What is it? A plain-English reference guide to every state and federal employment law that Indiana employers are responsible to comply with, and a source of legal advice on a variety of other employment-related topics.
How many pages is it? This guide contains more than 400 pages of easy-to-read text that include everything employers need to know to stay in compliance with state and federal employment law.
Who wrote it? A team of attorneys from the law firm Baker & Daniels.
Who should order this product?
- Benefits administrators
- Employee relations specialists
- Human resource professionals
- Office managers
- Management consultants
- Payroll specialists
- Personnel managers
- Business owners
- Supervisors
- Presidents
- Anyone interested in keeping their company in compliance!
What topics are covered? This new publication covers everything employers need to know:
- Employment at-Will Doctrine
- Written Employment Contracts
- Unfair Competition
- Hiring Process and Related Issues
- Employment Discrimination
- Workplace Harassment
- Independent Contractors/Temporary Labor
- Affirmative Action and EEOC Reporting Requirements
- Privacy in the Workplace
- Immigration
- Post-Hire Employment Practices
- Personnel Files, Mandatory Workplace Posters and Record Retention
- Wage and Hour Requirements
- State and Federal Child Labor Laws
- Employee Benefits
- Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Diseases
- Unemployment Compensation
- Leaves of Absence
- Veterans’ Reemployment Rights
- National Labor Relations Act and Labor Relations
- Alcohol and Other Drugs in the Workplace
What's new in the 7th edition? This handbook covers new laws that have been passed since the publication of our 6th edition, including the following:
- State laws concerning the possession of guns/firearms
- State and federal laws regarding lactation support for new mothers, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
- The federal Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act
- Indiana's Military Family Leave Act
- Recent updates to the FMLA
- Discussion of the interaction between USERRA and the FMLA
- ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA). Signed into law September 25, 2008, the ADAAA significantly expanded the scope of the ADA for cases arising as of January 1, 2009
Other notable updates to this edition include the following:
- The IRS's revised test for determining whether a company must withhold and/or pay various taxes
- A self-test with real-life scenarios to help you understand how to correctly classify a worker as an independent contractor or an employee
- Updates to the law that deals with independent contractors and their eligibility for unemployment compensation and worker's compensation benefits
- A revised Form I-9 and the new dollar amounts of the civil monetary penalties for violations
- Changes to TN visa approvals
- Increased minimum wage
- Class action trends regarding the FLSA
- Changes regarding the employment of minors
- Updated government agency contact information
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