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For those times when all you want is essential information, our Human Resources Guidebook: A Pocket Guide to HR Challenges has everything you need to address HR challenges in a flash.

Never again will you be caught without a timely answer to an HR question. The answer will be right at your fingertips.

Human Resources Guidebook: A Pocket Guide to HR Challenges summarizes the major practical and legal issues you face as an HR manager. You won’t want to be without this handy and convenient reference tool. The almost 70-page Pocket Guide covers:

• Federal Laws
• Day-to-Day HR
• Benefits and Leave Management

Sometimes you don’t require all the minute details on a subject; you need just enough to refresh your memory or get information for someone else in your company. Save yourself time and aggravation with this useful guide.

• FMLA Fact Sheet
• Family and Medical Leave Request Form
• Employer response to request for leave
• Statement of family relationship
• Certification of Healthcare Provider (WH-381)
• FMLA Leave Periodic Status Report
• Fitness for Duty Certification
• Notice to employer of changes in leave

Here’s a closer look at what you get:

Federal Laws: You need to be aware of all the federal laws that cover your workplace. When questions come up, the guidebook gives you a concise summary of the laws, key exceptions to the laws, and your responsibility as an employer to comply with the laws, including:

• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)
• Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Civil Rights Laws
• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act)

When you need a top-level review of federal laws, Human Resources Guidebook gives you just the information you need to help you direct further research.

Day-to-Day HR: Part of the job of HR includes regular recurring tasks and events. From hiring to termination, Human Resources Guidebook gives you the essential guidelines for keeping your department running smoothly. Keep the guidebook on your desk for quick reference on:

• Hiring: job descriptions, background checks, immigration law
• Preemployment Inquiries: categories, what to ask (and what not to ask), how to have discrimination-free interviews, what to expect interviewees to ask you
• Records and Notices: detailed checklist of what records to keep (and where), how long to keep records, required notices, how/where/when to post notices
• Telephone/Email & Internet Issues: electronic monitoring guidelines for email, telephone, and Internet usage
• Sexual Harassment: description, liability list, complaint procedures, guidelines for notices and policy training
• Termination: employment at will, restrictions on termination, compliance issues

When it comes to quick and easy reference on daily HR duties, Human Resources Guidebook will save you time and keep answers close at hand.

Benefits and Leave Management:

• Health Care Insurance: coverage and benefit requirements, including HIPAA, COBRA, MSA, pediatric vaccines, coverage during leaves, and more
• Leave Management: FMLA, Title VII, Military Service Act, ERISA, Workers’ compensation, ADA, FLSA
• Workers’ Compensation: standards, no-fault system, employer monitoring, risk reduction
• Unemployment Benefits: who’s covered, who’s excluded, benefit audits, contesting claims
• Maternity and Pregnancy: EEOC guidelines, FMLA, state provisions, ADA exceptions
• Retirement: ERISA, Social Security, Medicare, ADEA, age bias waivers

Before you reach for the big compliance books, turn to the Human Resources Guidebook first for a summary of essential information. You might just find it tells you all you need to know.

Compact, yet Comprehensive

Human Resources Guidebook: A Pocket Guide to HR Challenges gives you HR answers in clear, simple English. If you have staff that need a quick reference (or if you’re a department of one and convenience is more a necessity than a luxury), Human Resourcs Guidebook puts all the essential information you need in one place... and for just $49!

Imagine having all the essential HR information you need, in one compact volume. Get Human Resources Guidebook and put it in an convenient spot. It will pay for itself in the time you save looking for HR information.

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