The California Employer’s Guide is an authoritative and accessible book that provides the lay of the land about employment law. The Guide integrates federal and California laws that affect the employer-employee relationship, making it a valuable resource for business owners, managers, and human resource professionals.
The California Employer’s Guide is written and updated annually by an employment law attorney. We have eliminated legal jargon, offering clear and concise explanations of today’s complex labor laws, regulations, and court decisions. Relevant state and federal agencies are listed at the end of each of the six chapters, along with citations for the information discussed.
Written from an employer’s point of view, California Employer’s Guide includes discussion of these and other current topics:
 New discussion of California hands-free cell phone use law;
Discussion of new increase in the state minimum wage rate;
Updated discussion of California employment discrimination law;
Updated discussion of California wage and hour, overtime, and meal break laws;
Updated sections on California unemployment and workers compensation laws and on Cal/OSHA;
Updated sections reflecting 2006 pension reform legislation;
Discussion of new regulations under the federal law on rights of employees serving in the military (USERRA);
New sections on safety training requirements and global outsourcing;
New federal regulations defining Internet applicant;
Discussion of new regulations on Social Security numbers and no-match letters, and more.
Table of contents:
Hiring: Initial Steps in the Hiring Process, Avoiding Discrimination in Hiring, Employment Agreements, Drug and Alcohol Testing, Other Investigations of Employees and Applicants, Immigration Laws and Hiring, Liability for Acts of Employees, Hiring Alternatives;
Termination of Employment: Discharging Employees, References, Unemployment Compensation, State Disability Insurance, Retirement Plans, Social Security, Layoffs and Plant Closings;
Health and Safety+California OSHA (Cal/OSHA): Injury Prevention Programs, Right-to-Know Rules, Workers Compensation, Employee Health Care Benefits, COBRA, Other Health and Safety Issues;
Civil and Other Rights: Overview of Employment Discrimination Laws, Discrimination Based on Race, Religion, and National Origin, Sex Discrimination, Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, California Discrimination Laws, Discrimination Complaints, Immigration-Related Discrimination, Rights of Military Personnel, Privacy in the Workplace and Other Rights;
Hours of Work and Payment of Wages: Payment of Wages, Minimum Wage and Overtime, Deductions from Wages, Child Labor Regulations, Fringe Benefits, Family and Medical Leave, Miscellaneous;
Unions, Government Contractors, and Miscellaneous Regulations: Federal Labor Relations Laws, Union Organizing, Unfair Labor Practices and Other Labor Regulations, California Labor Relations Laws, Government Contractors, Posting, Recordkeeping, and Miscellaneous Regulations.
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