Georgia Human Resources Library—Online Only

Description

Complete online access to in-depth HR guides to Georgia and federal employment. Includes what to do and how to do it for everything from pre-hire through post-termination. These publications are prepared exclusively for Georgia employers and made available by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce in a continuing effort to provide reliable and practical information for our members and the Georgia business community.

Your subscription includes:

• Digital HR Library: Regularly updated so that you will always have the latest policies at your fingertips
• hr|you: weekly e-newsletter highlighting the top HR trends and best practices
• Customer Service: If you still can't find the answer you're looking for, our friendly customer service representatives can point you in the right direction.

The Georgia Human Resources Manual will help you to become an expert in:

• Understanding state and federal specific compliance thresholds
• Anticipating and being prepared for an HR Audit with our Self-HR-Audit
• Managing the recruiting and hiring process lawfully
• Understanding NDAs, intellectual property and trade secret law
• Managing employee relationships
• Conducting workplace investigations
• Avoiding costly non compliance penalties on both the state and federal level
• Filing personnel and medical records
• Filing applications and other non-medical records
• Knowing what questions you can and can't ask
• Understanding sensitive topics and questions
• Confidently writing a harassment policy
• Legally performing drug and alcohol tests
• Handling workplace violence before, during, or after it happens
• Reinstating a veteran after military leave
• Creating and managing email, Internet and other communications policy
• Obtaining authorization from employees before generating consumer reports

The Model Policies and Forms for Georgia Employers is the second publication in the Georgia Human Resources Library and includes form and policy templates you can download, edit, save and print such as:

• Basic workplace policies for Georgia
• Time Off and Leaves of Absence policies
• Georgia required postings
• Personnel Records and Recordkeeping Requirements
• Employee Benefits
• Georgia specific Termination of Employment
• New Hire Reporting Form
• Confidentiality and Conflicts of Interest
• Georgia leave requirements, including statewide mandatory sick leave law, domestic violence leave, Georgia military family leave
• Georgia privacy laws
• (OWBPA) The Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
• Family medical leave