New York Employer's Guide, 20th Edition
With Authority Comes Responsibility

ISBN: 9781599592770

Format: Looseleaf in Binder
Last Updated: August 2011

Do you work in a position where you must hire, manage or supervise employees? If so, the New York Employer's Guide from Blue Gavel Press can provide you with a solid foundation of knowledge regarding employment law and regulations. Developed by imminent legal authorities and compliance specialists, this guide is a vital tool for business owners, supervisors, managers, and human resource professionals. Free of "legalese" and confusing terminology, the New York Employer's Guide offers a straightforward explanation of the areas of employment law that most directly affect employers.
  
The New York Employer's Guide is organized into ten (10) chapters, providing an in-depth look at each of the most important aspects of the employment relationship: 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.
  
Important updates and improvements to this 20th Edition include:
  

• The New York Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights, which provides that certain domestic workers are entitled to minimum wages and other rights

• Updated sections regarding benefits for same-sex partners, wages for tipped employees, the New York WARN Act, arbitration agreements, and employment discrimination

• The New York State Construction Industry Fair Play Act and the New York State Wage Theft Prevention Act, both of which contain new penalties for non-compliant employers

• Changes in federal unemployment taxes and federal income taxes, including computation and reporting requirements

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

• Federal immigration laws: vital information on foreign workers, undocumented workers, and more

• Proposed amendments to the National Labor Relations Act which could change the way unions are recognized

• New federal law requiring employers to provide specific benefits for nursing mothers

• New federal regulations governing the employment of children ages 14 and 15

Hyperlinks at the end of each chapter will lead you to additional online information, including relevant citations and contact information for pertinent state and federal agencies. The New York Employer's Guide is updated annually - a guarantee that this is, and will continue to be, one of the most current employment law books available anywhere.

  
Please note: The price of $339.95 covers the current edition in its binder and one annual update, providing you with two years of vital compliance information. You can rest easy, knowing that when it is time for the next edition, you will automatically receive updated contents to insert in the distinctive Blue Gavel Press binder.