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State by State Guide to Human Resources Law is the most comprehensive, authoritative guide to the employment laws of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. It is designed to provide quick access to each state's laws on the expanding number of issues and concerns facing business executives and their advisors - the professionals in HR, compensation, and employee benefits who work in multijurisdictional environments.

Useful, time-saving features provided throughout State by State Guide to Human Resources Law include:

• Concise overviews of each topical area
• Dozens of at-a-glance tables summarizing the law in each state and how it applies to specific situations
• Citations to Authority with reference to court cases and state statutes giving you immediate access to original source
• And more!

State by State Guide to Human Resources Law has been updated to include:

• Coverage of the proposed American Jobs Act and its derivative legislation, which would provide payroll tax relief, extend unemployment benefits, and provide incentives to hire unemployed veterans
• In-depth examination of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and recent federal court challenges on the constitutionality of PPACA
• Analysis of recent Supreme Court decisions, including a class action alleging widespread sex discrimination by the nation's largest retailer (Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes), a case involving the Legal Arizona Workers' Act (Chamber of Commerce of U.S. v. Whiting), and a case brought under USERRA involving the "cat's paw" theory of liability (Staub v. Proctor Hospital)
• Coverage of private sector employment discrimination charges filed with the EEOC during FY 2010, with a breakdown by type of discrimination alleged
• Discussion of federal and state immigration reform and enforcement initiatives, including the completely redesigned Web interface for E-Verify launched by the USCIS after a year-long overhaul, controversial legislation enacted in Arizona authorizing law enforcement personnel to check a stopped or detained person's immigration/citizenship status, and recent stringent measures to counteract illegal immigrant hiring adopted in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, and South Carolina
• An updated discussion of legislative and judicial developments regarding same-sex unions and domestic partner benefits
• Coverage of a new Web tool that assists the search for health coverage options
• Examination of recent federal and state efforts to combat the problem of employee/independent contractor misclassification
• Revised and updated tables addressing state family and medical leave laws as well as state leave laws for blood, bone marrow, and organ donation
• Revised and updated tables concerning state blacklisting and job reference laws and other employee information and privacy issues

Additional Information

Name	State by State Guide to Human Resources Law, 2012 Edition
SKU	48.16030-12
Year published	2011
Page count	1410
Publisher	Aspen
ISBN	9780735509368
Author	John F. Buckley, Ronald M. Green
Format	Paperback

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