Labour Employment Compliance in United States

Derived from the International Labor and Employment Compliance Handbook, this volume outlines labor and employment compliance laws and regulations in the US. The authors, attorneys in the country, explain the legal framework of employment laws; employment contracts; recruiting, interviewing, screening, and hiring employees; managing performance and conduct; termination for performance or disciplinary reasons; layoffs, reductions in force, and redundancies; issues in the acquisition or sale of a business; the use of independent contractors, contract employees, and temporary or leased workers; trade unions and collective bargaining; working conditions like hours, wages, benefits, and leaves of absence; workers' compensation; workplace safety; immigration, secondment, and foreign assignment; restrictive covenants and protection of trade secrets and confidential information; protection of whistleblowing claims; prohibition of discrimination; smoking, drugs, and alcohol in the workplace; AIDS, HIV, SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), and bloodborne pathogens; dress and grooming requirements; privacy, technology, and transfer of personal data; workplace investigations for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, fraud, theft, and whistleblowing; affirmative action and non-discrimination; resolution of disputes; recordkeeping, data protection, and employee access to personnel files and records; and required notices and postings. Each chapter ends with a checklist. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)