Keep Your HR Policies in Compliance! Employment Law Answer Book, Seventh Edition by Mark R. Filipp, James O. Castagnera List Price: $355.00   Eligible for Free Standard Shipping on U.S. Prepaid Orders Imprint: Aspen Publishers ISBN: 9780735582033 Format: Hardcover Publication Cycle: Supplemented annually Last Updated: 9/4/2012 Automatic Supplementation More Info. Available: Item ships in 3-5 Business Days

Getting accurate answers to employment law questions is crucial to establishing sound personnel policies and procedures in today's litigious environment. That's why thousands of employers, HR managers, attorneys, and business owners rely on Employment Law Answer Book, Seventh Edition in order to achieve compliance with ever-changing employment rules. The handy Q&A format provides clear, concise answers to over 1,000 key questions in employment law, related to: Health Care Reform Americans with Disabilities Act COBRA HIPAA Fair Labor Standards Act Family and Medical Leave Act OSHA And much more! Packed with concrete examples, practical pointers, and proven employer strategies to minimize legal risk, Employment Law Answer Book places at your fingertips the latest laws, analysis, and guidance on: Age, racial, and sexual discrimination Privacy rights Immigration and naturalization Sexual harassment Workplace safety Wrongful termination Labor unions And many other major employment issues Employment Law Answer Book discusses the latest cases, statutes, and developments, including: Discussion of the EEOC's current four-year strategic plan and updated charge statistics Recent cases analyzing the ADEA and ADA, including "association discrimination," a relatively rare theory of liability Further analysis of the "investigative-use" exception under the EPPA ERISA cases reviewing a plan administrator's discretion to deny plan benefits Recent cases under the Equal Pay Act (EPA) analyzing the "equal work" requirement under the EPA And much more! View the Highlights for this title. 1. The Legal Framework Federal Employment Law Federal Enforcement and Penalties State Law and Its Relationship to Federal Law 2. The Employment Relationship The Employer-Employee Relationship At-Will Employment Public Policy Employment Contracts and Agreements Other Employment Relationships 3. Hiring and Evaluating Employees Advertising and Recruiting Applicant Evaluation Negligent Hiring Assessing Honesty in Applicants and Employees Medical Examinations Performance Evaluations Attendance Work Rules Disciplinary Programs and Procedures 4. Employment Discrimination Title VII General Principles of Discrimination Law Racial Discrimination National Origin Discrimination Discrimination Based on Religion Gender-Based Discrimination 40 Sexual Harassment The Americans with Disabilities Act Age Discrimination Tax Issues The Equal Pay Act Retaliation Claims 5. Personnel Files and Privacy Issues Personnel Files Access to Personnel Files by Third Parties Retention of Personnel Files Employee Privacy Surveillance 6. Security Issues Employee Dishonesty and Theft Safety and Violence in the Workplace Computer Security Copyright Trade Secrets and Confidentiality Agreements Non-Competition Agreements 7. Job Safety OSH Act Enforcement Workplace Inspections Penalties Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning and Right to Know Act Smoking in the Workplace AIDS Drug Abuse Workplace Violence Ergonomics 94 Pandemic Flu 8. Employee Compensation and Fringe Benefits Fair Labor Standards Act Child Labor Compensation and Withholding COBRA and HIPAA 9. Government Contractors Security Clearances Affirmative Action Wages and Benefits Whistleblowers 10. Public Employees Collective Bargaining Constitutional and Civil Rights Compensation Ethical Issues Occupational Health and Safety 11. Labor Unions Union Organizing The National Labor Relations Board Representation Elections Bargaining Units and Related Employment Practices Illegal Activities Grievance Arbitration Disputes and Decertification Bankruptcies, Mergers, and Acquisitions Picketing Unfair Labor Practices 12. Immigration and Naturalization Basics Discrimination Against Aliens Immigration Act of 1990 Relationship of Other Laws to Aliens and Immigration 13. Employment Termination Termination Issues Severance and Release Agreements Plant Closings, Mass Layoffs, and WARN Termination Documentation and References 14. Managing Labor and Employment Litigation The Litigation Process Case Management Alternative Dispute Resolution Avoiding Employee Claims 15. Employment Law in the Global Marketplace International Labor Relations Employment Law and Multinational Corporations International Taxation Employee Safety Concerns in the Global Marketplace International Organizations TABLES United States Code Code of Federal Regulations Table of Cases INDEX “Wow! Employment Law Answer Book, Seventh Edition is a must-have book. This is the book to use if you're looking to find a quick answer to any basic employment law question. What makes it so unique is that it covers many topics which are usually not found in one book, such as FLSA, COBRA, HIPAA, the ADAA, Employment Discrimination, Workers Comp, Immigration and more - all under one roof!” Mitchell Rubenstein, Adjunct Professor of Law, St. John's Law School & New York Law School Employee Relations Law Journal Steven A. 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