Research and Markets: How to Prevent Damaging Employee Lawsuits: The Employer's Practical...

Research and Markets: How to Prevent Damaging Employee Lawsuits: The Employer's Practical Legal Guide About Current Employment Law

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c9910e/employers_practic)
has announced the addition of the "Employer's Practical Legal Guide:
Plain Language About Current Employment Law" report to their offering.

Protect your organization with the comprehensive and
easy-to-understand instructions in this Practical Legal Guide.
Prepared by top employment attorneys--then translated into plain
language for business people--this must-have manual has everything you
need to know to stop trouble before it starts ... and limit the damage
from innocent mistakes. More than 80 checklists and self-audit
questionnaires help you target your company's weak spots and correct
them quickly.

Order your copy of Employer's Practical Legal Guide today!

Summary:

U.S. employers today face an unprecedented number of state and
federal regulations, many of which overlap. Some regulations apply to
all employers, while others cover only employers of a certain size or
as public entities. It's no wonder then that the courts are
overflowing with employment law cases. It's also not surprising why
many employers feel they're mired in a minefield of potential lawsuits
surrounding every employment actions -- from hiring and firing to
promotions and wage-and-hour issues.

Recently, back wages have emerged as one of the hottest areas of
litigation. Several lucrative, high-profile lawsuits against corporate
giants like Wal-Mart have led employees (with due encouragement from
class-action attorneys) to take a new, hard look at any time they may
be working off the clock, either voluntarily or involuntarily. Five
minutes here or there taking phone calls over breaks or waiting after
shifts for security checks can add up to a tidy sum when multiplied
over a period of weeks or years, then compounded with overtime pay and
interest. Multiply that again over many employees, and a
multi-million-dollar lawsuit can quickly ensue.

Other large verdicts over the past year resulted from employers
misclassifying workers as salaried instead of hourly or as independent
contractors instead of employees. Age discrimination, pregnancy
discrimination, negligent hiring and retaliation have also been
litigious areas for employers. In addition, the EEOC has blended
several types of discrimination to create a class of "caregiver
discrimination."

But the good news: Employers do have rights. As long as you know
your rights, you can proceed with confidence that you've treated
employees fairly under the law. Also, even though you can't always
prevent a lawsuit lodged by an employee, you can defend yourself
against damages by having proper policies and documentation along with
you in court.

Employer's Practical Legal Guide provides the information you need
during every phase of employment. Each section deals with a specific
employment phase so that you can quickly find answers to all you
questions. Every year, we update this report to keep you informed of
the latest changes and trends in employment law.

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Key Topics Covered:

- Screening/Hiring
- Employee Conduct/Performance
- Employee Handbooks
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Independent Contractors
- Workers' Safety/Health
- Terminations/Layoffs
- Alcohol/Drug Testing
- Gender/Age Discrimination
- Civil Rights Act of 1991
- Sexual Harassment
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- Your Rights in a Union Situation
- ERISA
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http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c9910e/employers_practic.

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