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Essential Guide to Federal Employment Laws, The  (7th Edition) Spiral-Bound | May 31, 2022

Lisa Guerin, Sachi Barreiro

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  • This book will help managers, HR professionals, and business owners understand how the most important federal employment laws work. It breaks down 20 key laws, devoting a chapter to each, and points out differences in state laws with 50-state charts.
  • Newly updated to explain how federal employment laws apply to remote workers.
  • Includes up-to-date information on rapidly changing areas of law, such as employee drug testing, sexual harassment and discrimination, paid family and sick leave, and issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.


Quick answers to questions about 20 Key Employment Laws

This book explains, in plain English, the 20 most important federal employment laws that come up in the workplace. You can look up what each law allows and prohibits, which businesses must comply, and how to fulfill record-keeping, posting, and reporting requirements. Each chapter covers one law, including:

  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act
  • Fair Labor Standards Act
  • Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Immigration Reform and Control Act
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act
  • Pregnancy Discrimination Act
  • Equal Pay Act
  • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, and
  • Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.

The 7th edition includes COVID-19 guidance for employers as well as the latest Supreme Court cases, government regulations, and state laws.

Publisher: Ingram Publisher Services
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 496 pages
ISBN-10: 1413329799
Item Weight: 2.0 lbs
Dimensions: 7.0 x 1.5 x 9.0 inches
Customer Reviews: 3 out of 5 stars Up to 30 ratings
Author comment: "Navigating an employer’s obligations under federal employments laws can be confusing and overwhelming. The FMLA, ADA, FLSA, NLRA – it can be difficult just to keep the acronyms straight! This book will help managers, HR professionals, business owners, and others understand how the most important national employment laws work. It breaks down 20 key laws, chapter by chapter, and points out differences in state laws with 50-state charts."

"Compliance sections in each chapter help employers understand what they must report, the records they must keep, and what penalties might befall them if they fail to comply." Library Journal

"[This] clear, informative condensation of this vast and complex subject is probably the best available..." American Reference Books Annual

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

"Guerin and Barreiro present readers with a comprehensive examination of twenty key federal employment laws. Over twenty chapters, the authors cover twenty laws. Each chapter is devoted to one law. Laws examined include the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the Equal Pay Act, and many others. Lisa Guerin and Sachi Barreiro are both former attorneys now devoting their time to writing legal texts." Eithne O'Leyne Editor, ProtoView

Lisa Guerin is the author or co-author of several Nolo books, including The Manager's Legal Handbook, Dealing with Problem Employees, The Essential Guide to Federal Employment Laws, Workplace Investigations, and Create Your Own Employee Handbook. Guerin has practiced employment law in government, public interest, and private practice where she represented clients at all levels of state and federal courts and in agency proceedings. She is a graduate of Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley.