This California-specific handbook’s question-answer format helps managers quickly understand key HR areas, ranging from hiring, policies and benefits to compensation, workplace safety and termination. Written in plain language, this essential guide helps you develop solid HR practices, with access to required and recommended forms. It is ideal for smaller businesses and staff new to HR. 300+ pages

The HR Handbook for California Employers guides any employer through key HR areas including: hiring, policies, benefits, compensation, workplace safety, preventing discrimination and harassment, and termination of workers.

Updates for 2012 include Workers’ Compensation required posting information, social media policy updates, health care reform timelines and requirements and information about creating job descriptions. Written in plain language with access to required and recommended forms, this is an essential guide to developing and using solid human resource practices.

Any size company can benefit from the employment law information in this handbook.

• Helps managers understand employment law what the law requires
• Identifies essential actions to prevent fines or legal actions resulting from noncompliance with the law
• Features easy-to-understand language and a user-friendly Q&A format
• Provides more than 100 required and recommended HR management forms in a downloadable format
• Contains a comprehensive list of terms, laws, acronyms and agencies
• Contains a full list of government agencies and resources

The Q&A format makes it easy to:

• Hire and terminate with confidence
• Create policies that promote productivity
• Pay fairly and within the law
• Keep discrimination and harassment out of the workplace