Table Of Contents - The Essentials Of HR Law
Legislation, Case Laws, Trends, and Hot Issues
- The most important employment legislation and how it affects your workplace and job
- What you must know about the Americans with Disabilities Act as it relates to interviewing and hiring
- COBRA requirements — an update on the latest changes
A Fresh Look at Essential Employment Practices
- Why how and where you recruit can inadvertently constitute discrimination
- Hiring practices that will stand up under an EEOC undercover audit
- Documentation you must have if you're called to court
- Words you must never use in describing classes of employees
Practical Insights into HR Administration and Benefits
- Tips to help you avoid common mistakes in meeting the requirements of FMLA
- Up-to-date COBRA changes that affect the way you administer benefits
- New legalities in reporting incentive pay, benefits, and other perks
- How to successfully evaluate, discipline, and correct performance problems among managers
The Legalities of Policies, Procedures, and Employment Handbooks
- How to communicate policies and procedures so they will be easy to understand — and hold up in court
- What you must do to ensure that employment policies and procedures comply with the law
- How to recognize legally weak language, unclear definitions, and vague employee rules
- What absolutely must be achieved during employee orientation for legal reasons
