Employment Law Guide in Your State — 2011
Are you ready for 2011? The most up-to-date version of BLR’s Employment Law Guide—In Your State is now available. It pulls together all the federal and state laws you need to know about to stay in compliance. The guide includes all changes that federal legislators and regulators made during 2010—as well as those passed by legislators in your state. And, of course, there’s full analysis of all the laws that didn’t change.
Better still, the information you need to ensure your organization abides by these laws is delivered to you in plain English. Our legal editors have kept track of existing and new laws and explained in straightforward, easy-to-understand language exactly how they affect HR.
You can find out how laws in your state differ from federal ones and which ones to follow in different situations. You’ll also discover whether particular statutes or regulations apply to your organization.
Covers more than 200 topics, including:
- Affirmative Action laws
- Age discrimination
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Background checks
- Child labor
- Civil rights
- Employee benefits
- ERISA
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- FMLA
- Hiring
This guide will provide you with the latest state and federal employment laws and regulations necessary to ensure that you are in compliance. Knowing the proper way to handle HR issues is the only way to protect your organization.
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Monday, December 6, 2010
Challenge: Prevent Off-the-Clock Work and Time Thievery
HR’s challenge: making sure employees are not working off the clock (working too much) while at the same time, making sure that they work when they are getting paid (working too little). And to make it a little tougher, there’s a new sheriff in town, says attorney Bryan D. LeMoine.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
A Defense Lawyer’s Pipe Dream — and the Dreaded Audit
In yesterday’s Advisor, attorney Brian LeMoine helped with preventing time thievery; today, his take on defending against lawsuits, and an introduction to a special 10-minute-at-a-time training system that will help prevent those lawsuits.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
ADA versus FMLA—Untangling the Overlap
The key to untangling ADA and FMLA and workers’ compensation is understanding obligations under each statute, says attorney Susan Fahey Desmond. And then, if the laws conflict or are applied simultaneously, you grant the greater benefit and provide the greater protection.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
FMLA/ADA: Restoration. Light Duty, Hardship
FMLA and ADA: well intentioned but the devil to administer. In yesterday’s Advisor, attorney Susan Fahey Desmond covered job protection under FMLA and ADA; today, job restoration, light duty, and undue hardship, and an introduction to the “FMLA Bible.”
Friday, December 10, 2010
What Are Businesses Doing to Control Travel and Relo Costs?
For years, BLR® has surveyed HR and benefits professionals to see what benefits they are actually offering. This year, we have expanded our survey program by conducting a series of brief, targeted benefits surveys. Today’s topics: Travel and Relocation Benefits. (Survey results are presented in a future issue of the HR Daily Advisor.)