New Employer's Guide Clarifies Pennsylvania's Complex Employment Issues
"For most people in positions where they must hire, manage or supervise employees, keeping up with all the latest changes in employment law can seem like a full-time job in itself. They already have enough duties on their plate and would welcome expert assistance. That is when the Pennsylvania Employer's Guide can help."
Those words come from Theresa Jones, Chief Executive Officer of Blue Gavel Press, a national information resource for America's business community. Blue Gavel Press has released the newly updated Pennsylvania Employer's Guide, 21st Edition. Updated annually, the guide is a key employment law resource for business owners, supervisors, managers, and human resources professionals statewide.
"The Pennsylvania Employer's Guideintegrates federal and state regulations and laws affecting the employer-employee relationship," Jones said. "Plus, it includes vital information on managing employees, developing employment policies, and avoiding liability for employment law violations."
No "Legal-Speak" Here
According to Jones, the Pennsylvania Employer's Guide is free of "legal-speak." "The guide's reader-friendly writing style eliminates legal jargon," Jones said. "A reference work that's hard to understand is only opened once. After that, it collects dust. This guide is meant for regular use."
Topics covered in the guide include Hiring; Managing Employees and Personnel Costs; Termination of Employment; Health and Safety; Employment Discrimination; Wages, Hours, and Child Labor; Employee Benefits and Leave; Personnel Records; Workplace Privacy; and Unions and Government Contractors. Highlights of the new edition include:
· New regulations clarifying the term “disability” under the ADA Amendments Act.
· New federal law requiring employers to provide specific benefits for nursing mothers.
· Updated sections on the Pennsylvania Construction Workplace Misclassification Act, which imposes new penalties on construction industry employers who misclassify employees as independent contractors.
· New cases involving employment discrimination under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.
· Updated sections on Pennsylvanialaw regarding trade secrets, wrongful discharge, overtime pay, and more.
· New regulations implementing the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
"We take care of all this research so business professionals statewide have more time for everything else on their to-do lists," Jones said.
Developed and updated by imminent legal authorities and compliance specialists, Blue Gavel Press employment guides provide up-to-date facts on top safety, human resources, compliance, and legal topics. Products offered by Blue Gavel Press have been helping the business community for more than 23 years.
To find out more about the Pennsylvania Employer's Guide, 21st Edition, visit www.bluegavel.com/products/118-pennsylvania-employers-guide.aspx.