Features of the HR Library

Employment laws are modified every year and staying up to date on all the changes can be a full-time job – and is, for human resources professionals and employers.  According to the experienced attorneys who write our books, this manual is one way to help businesses stay on the right side of employment law, minimize the risk of litigation, and avoid costly penalties.  This reference has been organized to fit your needs and outfitted with numerous features to help you make sure your policies and business practices are in compliance with the law.

• The snapshot and compliance threshold
• To start the book off with a bang, we’ve gathered a list of questions (provided in Chapter 1) that will create a snapshot for you to use in determining whether or not you are complying with fundamental employment laws.  If you do not know an answer to one of the questions, a page reference is provided so you can quickly find what you need to know and what you need to do.  Chapter 2 is formatted to help you determine what you are responsible for depending on the number of employees you have and lists prevalent employment laws, their compliance thresholds, and where they are discussed in this manual.
• The visual aids
• To make this book a more functional resource, we’ve displayed lots of the subject matter in lists, tables, and charts.  Don’t miss:
  • the Title VII vs. Section 1981 chart 
  • or
  • the list of Which policies are optional in a handbook 
  • or
  • the table answering the question What can you and can’t you ask applicants? in an interview setting. 
• And look out for:
  • sample policies and letters (such as the FCRA notice in Chapter 5, Background checks)
  • and
  • a flowchart to help you decide, Is an injury recordable?
• The content
• While we’ve worked to make this book as effective as possible – providing efficient ways to find specific content without expecting busy employers to sit down and read the text straight through – we want every chapter to be readable and uncomplicated, letting you know what to do, how to do it, and a little bit of why.  In case you don’t have time to read the whole book, here are some current hot topics we’d like to highlight:
  • Based on the growing trend of social media, Chapter 15, Electronic information and communication practices has been refocused to help you craft policies that keep pace with the explosion of Internet in the workplace.
  • The big changes in non-compete regulations have continued from last year, so check out Chapter 8, Restrictive covenants, trade secrets, and intellectual property to see the most recent developments.
• The connections
• As there is a lot of information in this book that requires interaction with different professional parties, contact information – including websites, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and fax numbers for many government departments and local organizations – is spread throughout the book.  In-text mentions of external sources are followed by links to make it easier for you to apply our text to your own business.  To continue the dialogue, look out for sections entitled, Where to go for more information.  Think of it as the most detailed address book you’ve ever owned!
• The appendices
• We’ve tried to make every section of this resource useful, not just the beginning; so don’t dismiss the appendices.  At the end of the resource there are a number of valuable resources for your use.  The topics include recordkeeping and posting requirements, both complete with federal and state constraints.  Find the exact information you need, compiled and at hand, ready for your use.
• HRsimple
• This publication also comes with a yearlong subscription to the Georgia Human Resources Manual on HRsimple.com – a website version of the text that provides the same great material in an online format. HRsimple allows you to access the information anywhere there is an Internet connection. It’s the HR Library you trust, for the digital era you live in. For more information, please contact us at (855) 477-4675.

So relax – from hiring to firing, this manual will be your personal bookshelf HR manager.