State by State Guide to Human Resources Law, 2014 Edition

State by State Guide to Human Resources Law is the most comprehensive, authoritative guide to the employment laws of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. It is designed to provide quick access to each state's laws on the expanding number of issues and concerns facing business executives and their advisors--the professionals in HR, compensation, and employee benefits who work in multijurisdictional environments.

This #1 guide to HR law in every state will help you to:

• Find accurate answers - fast - with our easy-to-use format and full citation to authority
• Compare and contrast employment laws between states
• Ensure full regulatory compliance - and avoid legal entanglements
• Get instant access to clear coverage of key topics, including state health care reform initiatives, FMLA, same-sex unions, workers' comp - and much more!
• And much more!

Highlights of the 2014 Edition include:

• Analysis of recent Supreme Court decisions involving the marriage rights of same-sex couples
• Discussion of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision that declared recent recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional
• Coverage of the employment-related provisions of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, passed by Congress on January 1, 2013
• Examination of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), its effect on employers, and the latest developments regarding implementation, including the delay in enforcement of the employer mandate
• Update on health care legislation enacted in several states
• Coverage of the proposed Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 (H.R. 1406) that would amend the FLSA to allow private employers to offer compensatory time off to employees in lieu of overtime pay
• Analysis of private sector employment discrimination charges filed with the EEOC, including charge statistics, with a breakdown by type of discrimination alleged
• Discussion of federal and state legislation that would prohibit discrimination against the unemployed in hiring
• Coverage of recent state and federal legislative efforts to prohibit employers from requiring employees and job applicants to disclose their passwords to social media and private email accounts as a condition of employment. Several states have recently enacted such laws
• Analysis of recent Supreme Court decisions involving Title VII litigation (Vance v. Ball State University and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar) and arbitration under the FAA (American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant and Oxford Health Plans, LLC v. Sutter)
• Coverage of the EEOC's updated Enforcement Guidance on the use of arrest and conviction records in employment decisions
• Update on workplace violence issues, including state laws on possession of firearms at places of employment