Ensure that your company is in full compliance with both Federal laws ... and those of your state!
Can you be held liable if a customer comes into your company and sexually harasses one of your employees? How much of an employee’s earnings can be withheld toward garnishment for family support? Should you use a tape recorder when interviewing witnesses for a discrimination complaint?
The answers to these HR questions may surprise you — if you can find them!
Today, almost every HR decision you make is affected by a maze of confusing and constantly changing federal and state laws. You could spend hours researching a single “yes-or-no” question — only to find that federal law and the laws of your state conflict!
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BLR’s What to Do About Personnel Problems in Your State provides the state-specific guidance you need to comply with employment laws
The complete two-volume edition provides comprehensive, plain-English explanations of every major federal and state law that affects your operations — all in an easy-to-read format. Convenient alphabetical organization makes it easy to determine what the law requires — and what you have to do to stay in full compliance.
- Understand state and federal employment laws: topic-by-topic, plain-English guidelines explain exactly what the law requires in your state, and how to comply
- Find answers to your questions about more than 200 topics: reliable legal guidance covering topics from absenteeism to workers’ comp — right at your fingertips
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Have confidence in your company’s compliance
Make sure you have the information you need to comply with federal and state employment laws. What to Do About Personnel Problems in Your State helps you stay up-to-date on more than 200 changing topics, including:
- Affirmative Action
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- Vietnam Veterans
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- Waivers (ADEA)
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- …and much more!
Look for guidance on vital topics like these:
Bereavement Leave: There’s no law requiring it, but most employers give their employees paid time off when there’s a death in the immediate family. So you are free to set whatever policy you like, as long at the policy applies to all employees equally and is enforced consistently. Points you need to consider when developing a bereavement leave policy:
- Written Policy. Make sure all your employees are informed.
- Who is “immediate family”? Definitions can differ from one employer to another, so be clear on your definition.
- Funeral leave. Be clear on whether you will grant paid or unpaid leave — or a combination — for employees who must travel some distance to attend a funeral.
Gambling: Gambling exists, in one form or another, in almost every workplace. Loss of productivity is an obvious hazard; but gambling can also lead to fighting, lying, cheating, and financial difficulties. Whatever policy your company decides to implement, it must enforce it consistently, or run the risk of gambling running rampant. Some tips for implementing a gambling policy:
- Make your policy practical and enforceable
- Specify prohibited activities
- Specify permitted activities
- Learn to spot problem gamblers
Moonlighting: Some workers take on a second (or third) job in addition to their primary job. They do it for many reasons, including financial need. But sometimes employees work at another job which requires totally different skills. In many cases, an employee’s moonlighting has no effect on their primary job. But in some cases, moonlighting can cause problems at work.
Drawbacks
- An employee steals intellectual property from their employers and uses it in their own business
- An employee is overly tired and not very productive
- An employee abuses sick-leave benefits in order to work more hours at a second job
Benefits
- An employee who has become proficient in some aspects of the business while moonlighting helps his main employer and becomes a subcontractor in the process.
- An employee who works with vendors in his second job may learn skills to help improve her main employer’s business.
- An employer that doesn’t want to perform a service, but will contract it from a reliable employee, could become a major customer if the employee branches off.
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