Massachusetts Employers Guide

Author : Summers Press, Inc. Staff
Publisher : Aspen Law & Business
ISBN 13 : 9780735580152
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Massachusetts Employer's Guide 2009 written by Summers Press, Inc. Staff and published by Aspen Law & Business. This book was released on 2009-08-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Massachusetts Employer's Guide is an authoritative and accessible book that provides the "lay of the land" about employment law. the Guide integrates federal and Massachusetts laws that affect the employer-employee relationship, plus it includes valuable information about managing employees, developing employment policies, and avoiding liability for employment law violations. The Massachusetts Employer's Guide is written and updated annually by an employment law attorney. We have eliminated legal jargon, offering clear and concise explanations of today's complex labor laws, regulations, and court decisions. Relevant state and federal agencies are listed at the end of each of the ten chapters, along with citations for the information discussed. A valuable resource for business owners, managers, and human resource professionals, the Massachusetts Employer's Guide includes discussion of these and other current topics: new section on the Massachusetts Equal Rights Act, which prohibits discrimination based on sex, race, color, creed, or national origin by employers with fewer than six employees updated section on the Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act, which now applies to both male and female employees new Massachusetts law prohibiting discrimination against breastfeeding mothers the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, which extends the time during which pay discrimination claims may be filed new regulations that significantly affect employer rights and responsibilities under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding union organization and payment of dues, Title VII retaliation claims, and more the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, which greatly broadens the reach of the Americans with Disabilities Act new subsidies for certain COBRA premium payments and new tax credits for hiring disadvantaged workers, which are components of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) involving information security breach notification requirements and new health insurance enrollment and notice requirements