“A very thorough, very usable handbook for HR.”
-Attorney Maria Greco Danaher
Chair, Employment and Labor Law Group
Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, PC

HR professionals, managers, and employers have to deal with federal employment laws every day. These laws reach into nearly every stage of the employment relationship, from hiring and first-day paperwork, to providing benefits and time off, to handling employee performance and discipline issues, to employment termination and layoffs.

If you need information on how to understand your organization’s legal obligations and make sure you don’t inadvertently violate the law The Essential Guide to Federal Employment Laws is designed to save you hours of time and frustration. This book explains exactly what you need to know about the 20 most important federal employment laws in plain English.

Co-published by the Society for Human Resource Management and Nolo, this book is a must-have resource for any HR professional, manager, or business owner. It covers FLSA, OSHA, FMLA . . . and much more.

For each law, this indispensable book provides easy-to-access information on which companies must comply, which employees are protected, what the law requires and prohibits, recordkeeping, posting, and notice requirements, which federal agency enforces the law, penalties for violating the law, and resources for further information. This book is not just for HR professionals and consultants but a must for business owners, managers and supervisors, company policy setters and organizational development professionals.