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Understand the 20 Key Federal Employment Laws

Lisa Guerin, an editor and author specializing in employment law, is author or co-author of The Manager's Legal Handbook, Create Your Own Employee Handbook, The Essential Guide to Workplace Investigations, and other Nolo books. Guerin has practiced employment law in government and private practice and is a graduate of Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.Amy DelPo is an author and contributing editor who specializes in employment and family law issues. She has written numerous employment law titles and her other books includes The Performance Appraisal Handbook, Dealing with Problem Employees and Create Your Own Employee Handbook.

Overview
Which Laws Your Company Must Follow	p. 4
Basic Compliance Tools	p. 17
If You Need More Information	p. 24
Updates	p. 25
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
Overview of the ADEA	p. 28
How the ADEA Is Enforced	p. 39
Complying With the ADEA	p. 40
Agency Resources	p. 42
State Laws Relating to Age Discrimination	p. 42
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
Overview of the ADA	p. 44
How the ADA Is Enforced	p. 61
Complying With the ADA	p. 61
Agency Resources	p. 62
State Laws Relating to Disability Discrimination	p. 64
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
Overview of COBRA	p. 66
How COBRA Is Enforced	p. 87
Complying With COBRA	p. 87
Agency Resources	p. 90
State Laws Relating to Health Coverage Continuation	p. 91
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
Overview of the EPPA	p. 107
Major Provisions of the EPPA	p. 112
How the EPPA Is Enforced	p. 127
Complying With the EPPA	p. 128
Agency Resources	p. 131
State Laws Relating to Polygraph Tests	p. 131
Equal Pay Act (EPA)
Overview of the EPA	p. 138
How the EPA Is Enforced	p. 145
Complying With the EPA	p. 146
Agency Resources	p. 148
State Laws Relating to Equal Pay	p. 148
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
Overview of the FCRA	p. 150
Major Provisions of the FCRA	p. 155
How the FCRA Is Enforced	p. 166
Agency Enforcement	p. 166
Complying With the FCRA	p. 166
Agency Resources	p. 168
State Laws Relating to Credit Reporting	p. 169
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Overview of the FLSA	p. 172
Major Provisions of the FLSA	p. 179
How the FLSA Is Enforced	p. 191
Complying With the FLSA	p. 193
Agency Resources	p. 195
State Laws Relating to Wages and Hours	p. 196
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Overview of the FMLA	p. 216
Major Provisions of the FMLA	p. 221
How the FMLA Is Enforced	p. 244
Complying With the FMLA	p. 244
Agency Resources	p. 247
State Laws Relating to Family and Medical Leave	p. 248
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
Overview of GINA	p. 258
Major Provisions of GINA	p. 261
How GINA Is Enforced	p. 267
Complying With GINA	p. 267
Agency Resources	p. 268
State Laws Relating to Genetic Discrimination	p. 268
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA)
Overview of IRCA	p. 270
Major Provisions of IRCA	p. 276
How IRCA Is Enforced	p. 284
Complying With IRCA	p. 285
Agency Resources	p. 287
State Laws Relating to Immigration	p. 287
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
Overview of the NLRA	p. 290
Major Provisions of the NLRA	p. 297
How the NLRA Is Enforced	p. 309
Complying With the NLRA	p. 310
Agency Resources	p. 312
State Right-to-Work Laws	p. 312
The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act)
Overview of the OSH Act	p. 316
Major Provisions of the OSH Act	p. 320
How the OSH Act Is Enforced	p. 327
Complying With the OSH Act	p. 328
Agency Resources	p. 330
State Laws Relating to Occupational Safety and Health	p. 331
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)
Overview of OWBPA	p. 334
Major Provisions of OWBPA	p. 338
How OWBPA Is Enforced	p. 351
Complying With OWBPA	p. 352
Agency Resources	p. 352
State Laws Relating to Age Discrimination	p. 353
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)
Overview of PRWORA	p. 356
How PRWORA Is Enforced	p. 361
Complying With PRWORA	p. 362
Agency Resources	p. 363
State Laws Relating to New Hire Reporting	p. 364
Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)
Overview of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act	p. 366
How the Pregnancy Discrimination Act Is Enforced	p. 372
Complying With the Pregnancy Discrimination Act	p. 372
Agency Resources	p. 373
State Laws Relating to Pregnancy Discrimination	p. 373
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX)
Overview of SOX	p. 376
How SOX Is Enforced	p. 384
Complying With SOX	p. 386
Agency Resources	p. 387
State Laws Relating to Whistleblowers	p. 388
Civil Rights Act of 1866 (Section 1981)
Overview of Section 1981	p. 390
How Section 1981 Is Enforced	p. 397
Complying With Section 1981	p. 398
State Laws Relating to Race Discrimination	p. 399
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)
Overview of Title VII	p. 402
How Title VII Is Enforced	p. 414
Complying With Title VII	p. 415
Agency Resources	p. 416
State Antidiscrimination Laws	p. 417
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
Overview of USERRA	p. 432
Major Provisions of USERRA	p. 438
How USERRA Is Enforced	p. 450
Complying With USERRA	p. 451
Agency Resources	p. 452
State Laws Relating to Military Service	p. 453
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
Overview of WARN	p. 464
How WARN Is Enforced	p. 473
Complying With WARN	p. 474
Agency Resources	p. 475
State Laws Relating to Plant Closings	p. 475
Federal and State Agencies
Federal Agencies	p. 486
State Agencies	p. 490
SHRM and Nolo Resources
SHRM and Nolo Resources	p. 502
SHRM Resources	p. 502
Nolo Resources	p. 506
Index
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The Essential Guide to Federal Employment Laws

The Essential Guide to Federal Employment Laws

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