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The Sexual Harassment Handbook
Our Price: $14.99

By Linda Gordon Howard

Do you think you have to put up with inappropriate sexual behavior to get ahead in your career? Or have you been the victim of sexual harassment and don’t know to do about it? Are you concerned that anything you do or say could be interpreted as sexual harassment? What are the rules and boundaries?

Here’s the first book that gives you the insight to assess a sexual situation on the job and take effective action, before the lawyers are called in. You’ll find out what to do if you’re being harassed, what to do if you’re accused of harassment, what to do if one of your employees complains of harassment by someone else, and how to prevent harassment in your workplace.

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Colorado Employer's Guide, Third Edition
Our Price: $188.50

This authoritative yet accessible book provides the “lay of the land” about Colorado employment law for business owners, managers, and human resource professionals.

Written without legal jargon and from an employer's point of view, it offers clear and concise explanations of today's complex labor laws, regulations, and court decisions. You'll get everything you need regarding hiring, managing employees and personnel costs, termination of employment, health and safety, employment discrimination, wages and hours, child labor, employee benefits and leave, personnel records, workplace privacy, unions, government contracting and more.

The latest annual edition includes a discussion of these and other current topics:
 * New federal minimum wage rate information, as well as Colorado Minimum Wage Order 24
 * The Colorado Labor Peace Act and its unique features, as well as Colorado laws requiring leave for adoptive parents, crime victims, volunteer firefighters, and military personnel
 * Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on age discrimination claims, lawsuits by 401(k) plan participants, arbitration agreements, and more
 * The Colorado Wage Transparency Act, which gives employees the right to disclose and discuss their wages
 * The E-Verify system and increased penalties for employers that violate federal immigration law
 * Colorado laws on security breach notifications, destruction of records, and use of Social Security numbers
 * The new I-9 employment verification form and Colorado law requiring employers to verify the legal status of new hires

792 pages; published in 2009.
Employer's Guide to Union Organizing Campaigns, 2009 Edition
Our Price: $275.00

This book will help you guide your company through every stage of union organizing campaigns so you can react quickly, effectively, and legally even before organizing begins. In one practical volume, you'll learn how to recognize union tactics, including new tactics such as the corporate campaign and the request for card-check recognition, and effectively respond to union organizing without violating the law, alienating the workforce or creating ill-will in the community. You'll also get sample letters, checklists, and documents ready for your immediate use and up-to-date coverage of current legal developments.

526 pages; includes latest annual supplement.
Employer's Guide to Workplace Privacy, Ninth Edition
Our Price: $186.50

By Amy L. Greenspan

This book is a must-read for business owners, managers, and human resource professionals who need to know how privacy law applies to employees! Now you can get real answers on these difficult topics:
 * Employee and applicant tests
 * Confidentiality and access issues involving employee records
 * Employee and applicant investigations
 * Off-duty activities
 * Employee monitoring and surveillance
 * Alcohol and drug testing
 * Monitoring electronic communications
 * Background checks
 * Medical and psychological testing
 * Criminal history checks,
 * Credit investigations
 * Medical records privacy
 * Using Internet search engines to investigate job applicants and employees
 * Electronic completion and storage of I-9 forms
   
You'll also get more than a dozen sample policies, including policies on smoking, personal appearance, interpersonal relationships, and workplace searches.
Family and Medical Leave Guide
Our Price: $309.00

Here’s a complete guide that answer all the complex questions that arise as leave is administered day-by-day. You’ll get a clear understanding of how the FMLA works and how you can be compliant. Plus, you’ll get detailed discussions of:
• The new FMLA regulations
• Covered employers
• Eligible employees
• Leave situations
• Serious health conditions
• Employer/employee notification obligations
• Certification requirements
• Who is a health care provider
• Intermittent and reduced schedule leaves
• Recordkeeping requirements
• Designation of leave
• FMLA's relationship to other laws and employer policies
• Prohibited practices
• Enforcement and remedies

You’ll also get:
• Easy-to-understand, non-technical explanations and analysis
• Forms, documents and posters
• Dozens of example scenarios and real-life cases that help to clarify complicated rules and requirements
• And more!

612 pages; supplemented annually.
Maryland Employer's Guide, 18th Edition
Our Price: $188.50

Here’s an authoritative yet accessible book that provides the lay of the land about Maryland employment law.  It integrates all federal and Maryland laws that affect the employer-employee relationship. Written from the employer’s point of view, it eliminates legal jargon and offers clear and concise explanations of today's complex labor laws, regulations, and court decisions.

The latest edition includes:
• A new section on Maryland's statewide living wage law
• Information on increases in the federal and state minimum wage rates
• A new section discussing the Maryland Flexible Leave Act
• The new procedures and remedies under the Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act
• The Maryland Personal Information Protection Act and the Maryland Clean Indoor Air Act
• The new I-9 employment verification form
• The new E-Verify system and increased penalties for employers that violate federal immigration laws
• Recent U.S. Supreme court decisions on age discrimination claims, lawsuits by 401(k) plan participants, arbitration agreements, and more
• New FMLA leave for military families, along with proposed FMLA regulatory changes

Published in 2009.
Massachusetts Employer's Guide, Eighth Edition
Our Price: $175.50

Here’s an authoritative yet accessible book that provides the lay of the land about Massachusetts employment law.  It integrates all federal and Massachusetts laws that affect the employer-employee relationship. Written from the employer’s point of view, it eliminates legal jargon and offers clear and concise explanations of today's complex labor laws, regulations, and court decisions.
Medical Employer's Guide
Our Price: $186.50

By Amy L. Greenspan

Here’s a concise and authoritative employment law manual for managers and personnel administrators in health care facilities, nursing homes, clinics, and medical practices. It uses an easy-to-read, jargon-free format to keep you abreast of issues confronting today's professional in the health care industry. Highlights of this latest edition include:
• Discussion of how the revised federal labor law definition of “supervisor” applies to nurses
• New federal minimum wage rate information
• Discussion of new standards for wage payment claims under federal discrimination laws
• New section on employee wellness programs
• Updated discussion of verifying employees' Social Security numbers and work authorization, including “no-match" letters
• The new "discovery" rules requiring employers to have systems in place for accessing and preserving electronic records
Michigan Employer's Guide
Our Price: $175.50

Here’s an authoritative yet accessible book that provides the lay of the land about Michigan employment law. It integrates all federal and Michigan laws that affect the employer-employee relationship. Written from the employer’s point of view, it eliminates legal jargon and offers clear and concise explanations of today's complex labor laws, regulations, and court decisions.

The latest edition includes: • New laws on the Michigan minimum wage rate and overtime pay • Michigan laws on same-sex relationships and benefits • Updated sections on Michigan discrimination law • The revised definition of "supervisor"" under federal labor relations law • Recent pension reform legislation • An updated section on identity theft notice guidelines

North Carolina Employer's Guide
Our Price: $175.50

Here’s an authoritative yet accessible book that provides the lay of the land about North Carolina employment law.  It integrates all federal and North Carolina laws that affect the employer-employee relationship. Written from the employer’s point of view, it eliminates legal jargon and offers clear and concise explanations of today's complex labor laws, regulations, and court decisions.