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American Bar Association Guide to Workplace Law: Everything You Need to Know about Your Rights as an Employee or Employer

A clear and comprehensive guide, written and reviewed by America's finest lawyers, to all the law that matters at the workplace. The law affects just about every aspect of work, from hiring to firing to retiring. Now, as they've done with wills and estates, home ownership, family law, and consumer law, the American Bar Association has written a clear and compact guide to all the law that one needs to know, whether employee or employer. Among the topics covered are: age, race, gender, and religious discrimination; The Family and Medical Leave Act; workplace safety and workers' compensation; unemployment benefits; drug testing and privacy issues at the workplace; affirmative action; and employee termination. As in all of our ABA books, the advice is dependable and in plain English -- not "legalese". The result is a book that anyone can understand, and that everyone needs.

Our Price $14.50

9781413308600

California Workers' Comp: How to Take Charge When You�re Injured on the Job

Maximize the medical care and benefits you�re entitled to! From industrial injuries to carpal tunnel syndrome, more than a million Californians a year suffer job-related injuries or illness. For many, receiving compensation can be a nightmare. California Workers' Comp shows you how to handle a California workers' compensation claim from start to finish. Find out how to: * file a claim * protect your legal rights * receive the medical care you need * get the benefits you're entitled to * deal with uncooperative employers, doctors and insurance agencies * negotiate a settlement * present your case before a judgeThis edition is completely updated with the latest regulations and labor codes, and explains how the new AMA Guides affect your permanent-disability award.Recent laws give employers and insurance companies far greater rights and employees fewer medical benefits. Learn to work with your insurance company to receive the medical treatment and benefits you deserve.

Our Price $34.95

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Comp Control: Secrets to Reducing Workers Comp Claims

As many as half of all insured companies are being overcharged for workers' compensation insurance -- and most are unaware of the situation. In this one-of-a-kind guide, an industry expert tells business owners and managers exactly how premiums are arrived at, and how to catch mistakes before they happen.

Our Price $19.95

9781413310689

Dealing With Problem Employees

Do you have an employee who isn't performing, isn't producing or doesn't show up at all? Or does your workplace seem to be a breeding ground for all kinds of employee problems, large and small? No matter what the problem is, this book can help. Dealing With Problem Employees provides proven techniques -- and more importantly, immediate fixes -- for dealing with the inevitable problem employee. Find out how to: avoid hiring problem employees ; recognize who is and isn't a problem employee; help problem employees get back on track; investigate problems and complaints; conduct performance evaluations; apply progressive discipline; suspend employees; fire employees; handle severences and references; and institute effective policies and procedures. This edition is completely updated to reflect the latest employment laws in your state. It also provides sample policies, forms and checklists to help you create a trouble-free workplace.

Our Price $49.95

9781413310238

Employer's Legal Handbook

The most complete guide to an employer's legal rights and responsibilities, this book shows how to comply with workplace laws and regulations, run a safe and fair workplace and avoid lawsuits. It explains the latest laws concerning hiring and firing, personnel policies, employee compensation and benefits, discrimination and much more. Learn everything you need to know about: hiring (understand the legal guidelines for hiring employees, writing job descriptions, conducting interviews and investigating applicants); smart personnel practices (what to include in employee personnel files, employee handbooks, performance reviews and references for former employees); wages & hours (comply with federal and state overtime and minimum wage requirements); employee benefits (learn the ins and outs of wage and hour laws, retirement plans and health insurance); workplace health and safety (comply with OSHA requirements, and implement policies on smoking, drugs and alcohol abuse); discrimination (prevent sexual harassment and discrimination based on age, race, pregnancy, sexual orientation and national origin); termination and layoffs (avoid wrongful termination cases, conduct a final meeting and protect your business information when employees leave); and laws affecting small business practices (everything you need to know about the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, health and safety issues, employee testing and more).

Our Price $49.95

9781413310498

Essential Guide to Handling Workplace Harassment & Discrimination

The harassment and discrimination desk reference for every HR professional and manager.Employees filed more than 95,000 discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims against their employers in 2008, with the biggest jump occurring in age discrimination and retaliation claims. In these tough economic times, it's evident that more employees are considering taking their grievances to court.Enter The Essential Guide to Workplace Harassment & Discrimination, the essential reference for human resources professionals, managers and supervisors who are responsible for addressing and preventing harassment and discrimination problems in the workplace. Taking into consideration the practical realities of applying the law in everyday situations, this guide answers common questions that you're likely to encounter regularly. Though you'll read thorough explanations, in plain English, of the important legal principles that professionals must understand in order to deal with discrimination in the workplace, you'll also get samples, quizzes and audio scenarios that will help you to apply these principles in real-world situations. Find guidance on: * what harassment is and how to stop it * when and how discrimination occurs * how to draft and communicate effective policies * how to conduct training * how to handle employee complaints and investigate claims thoroughly * how to protect the company with proper documentation * what to expect if an employee files a charge or lawsuitThe Essential Guide to Workplace Harassment & Discrimination is packed with legal strategies and information for busy managers, giving you the tools to protect your employees -- and the company -- from workplace harassment and discrimination.

Our Price $39.95

9781413306910

Essential Guide to Workplace Investigation

Everything you need to investigate -- and resolve -- common workplace complaints and problems.The Essential Guide to Workplace Investigations is both a legal and practical book, packed with tips and strategies that will help you sort out your workplace problems, quickly and legally.It offers a 10-step plan that you can use to resolve all kinds of workplace complaints, including: * harassment * discrimination * workplace violence * employee theftThe Essential Guide to Workplace Investigations explains how to conduct an investigation that will stand up in court, helping you decide whether to investigate, do interviews, gather evidence, write an investigation report and make disciplinary decisions.The book provides forms, checklists, sample policies, sample documentation and legal resources for all 50 states. All forms, as well as audio interviews and scenarios, are included on a CD-ROM.

Our Price $39.95

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OSHA in the Real World

No single federal agency strikes as much fear in business people as OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), which oversees workplace safety throughout the U.S. This crucial, hands-on guide to complying with technical details includes OSHA compliance forms and checklists on disk.

Our Price $29.95

1563430673

Rightful Termination: Defensive Strategies for Hiring and Firing in the Lawsuit-Happy 90's

Highlights key issues such as job-applicant testing, at-will employment, civil rights claims, wrongful termination claims and termination methods. Case studies illustrate a manager's biggest challenges and best solutions in various workplace scenarios. Checklists and tear-out, self-help forms guide the reader through decision and response processes.

Our Price $29.95

0873374843

Sexual Harassment on the Job: What It is & How to Stop It

The most practical guide to dealing with sexual harassment, this book covers all aspects of the problem -- from annoying behavior to physical abuse. It describes what harassment is and details specific strategies to end it, including: -- confronting the harasser -- using a company complaint procedure -- filing a state or federal sexual harassment claim -- bringing a lawsuit It also offers guidance to employers who I want to create a policy against harassment and a procedure for handling complaints.

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Workers' Compensation for Employers: How to Cut Claims, Reduce Premiums, and Stay Out of Trouble

This book gives you everything you need to solve a problem every employer in America faces-the workers' comp monster. You won't find vague theory. Instead, the book makes sense of the idea of workers' comp, and it argues that all the tools for solving the problem lie within the grasp of every employer. It shows you step-by-step how to seize control of the problem from thse who have no interest in solving it-lawyers, doctors, politicans, bureaucrats and even insurers-and reform workers' comp in the only place that matters: your own business. You'll discover how to prevent workers' comp problems from happening in the first place, how to fight fraud and abuse, how to avoid claims involving stress and soft-tissue injury, how to get your injured worker back on the job fast, how to manipulate the system to the advantage of your company and your employees, and how to keep crooked lawyers and doctors at bay.

Our Price $29.95