California Employer's Guide, 23rd Edition - 23rd Year

ISBN: 9781599593272

Format: Looseleaf in Binder
Last updated: 2011
   

Do you work in a position where you must hire, manage or supervise employees? If so, the California Employer's Guide from Blue Gavel Press can provide you with a solid foundation of knowledge regarding employment law. This guide is a vital tool for business owners, supervisors, managers, and human resources professionals. 
    
The California Employer's Guide allows you to make informed decisions so that you can comply with state and federal laws and avoid civil and criminal penalties. It boils down state and federal laws to help you to understand your legal responsibilities.

Free of legal-speak, this easy-to-use guide offers clear explanations of today’s complex employment laws, regulations, and court decisions. Hyperlinks at the end of each chapter will lead you to additional online information. The guide is regularly updated with the most current information available.
   
Chapters 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.
   
The California Employer’s Guide includes discussion of these and other current topics:
        

· New California law restricting the use of credit reports by employers

· New notice requirements for new employees who are eligible for overtime pay

· California law requiring employment contracts involving commissions to be in writing

· Updated sections on California law regarding arbitration agreements, the California Occupational Safety and Health Act (Cal/OSHA), employment discrimination, wages and hours, notices of computer security breaches, and prevailing wages

· New penalties under California law for employers that misclassify employees as independent contractors.

· New regulations clarifying the term “disability” under the ADA Amendments Act

· New law requiring employers to provide specific benefits for nursing mothers

· New regulations implementing the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

· Federal immigration laws: vital information on undocumented workers and foreign workers

· Changes in unemployment taxes and income taxes, including computation and reporting requirements

·  Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding retaliation claims by third-parties related to individuals involved in discrimination claims, employee privacy and electronic communications, arbitration agreements, and more

·  Proposed amendments to the National Labor Relations Act

· New laws affecting employee retirement plans, new rollover provisions for 401(k) plans, and proposed regulations concerning ERISA