Ebook: The SHRM Essential Guide to Employment Law: A Handbook for HR Professionals, Managers, Businesses, and Organizations

Provides comprehensive and authoritative guidance for the more than 200 workplace law topics and offers a broad understanding of employer-employee relations, what pitfalls to anticipate, and when to seek professional advice. The Essential Guide explains in simple, clear language what HR professionals, managers, and employers need to know about their relationship with their employees to comply with the law and protect themselves and their business from legal action.Includes everything from the hiring process and evaluations to disciplining and discrimination. Coverage of new topics include:•Marijuana legalization•Guns in the workplace to work•Wellness programs and the ADA•Mandatory flu vaccinations•Mandatory paid leave in the private sector•Nursing mothers•Sexual orientation/transgender discrimination•New limitations on interview questions•Discrimination against the unemployed•HRAs, HSAs, FBAs, etc.•Cafeteria plans•Unpaid interns•Joint employers for NLRA/EEOC purposes•E-verify•SEC rules on executive pay•Discriminating against smokers•Social media policies•Defend Trade Secrets ActAlso addresses alternative work arrangements, foreign workers, government contractors, nonprofit organizations, and union and labor relations. The appendices include required postings in the workplace, legal holidays, online resources for employers and human resource professionals, a sample employee handbook outline, an employer tax calendar, and a complete glossary of terms.