Human Resources Management

This complete compliance resource covers 150 hot employment law topics by state, including: employee rights, discrimination, employment at will, labor relations, privacy, workers' compensation, child labor, affirmative action, and much more.

Need to know how federal labor law differs from your state? It’s easy! Quick Guide to Employment Law provides you with easy-to-use charts comparing federal to state human resource regulations … so you can see which takes precedence.

Don’t waste your valuable time researching the answers to employment law topics. Just open up the Quick Guide to Employment Law and get capsule summaries and comparisons of HR laws in all 50 states plus Washington D.C.

In this unique chart-based reference guide on state employment regulations, you’ll find:

• Plain-English explanations of all major federal and state employment laws
• Three free updates and newsletters per year so you stay on top of the latest issues in employment law
• All corresponding regulations, statutes, and court cases
• Easy-to-read charts highlight federal and state employment laws side by side so you can quickly compare which takes precedence
• Extensive indexing system with convenient cross-references make research easy

Note:This program is available for all 50 states. Please select the specific state when placing your order online.

• Quick Guide to Employment Law $399.99 [Add to Cart]

Equip new supervisors with the confidence to step up fast to the critical demands of their new roles. These programs align together to help front-line supervisors, team leaders and new managers keep up with customer demands, manage team relationships and deliver bottom-line results.

The knowledge and skills in this five-program series build upon one another for breakthrough learning. The Steps to Supervisory Success include the following programs:

• Program 1. - Peer Today, Boss Tomorrow
  Help newly promoted supervisors navigate their changing roles and have immediate impact! Climb in the proverbial camper for an enlightening road trip with five friends who share experience and insights about making successful transitions from peer to boss. Key strategies, hands-on workshop activities and practical suggestions make this program an excellent choice for organizations that promote from within or train new supervisors regularly. (DVD Length: 22 minutes)

• Program 2. - It’s the Law: The Legal Side of Management
  In the effort to prevent employee lawsuits, are your managers assets or liabilities? By providing them knowledge and tools to handle workplace issues effectively, this program turns managers into a frontline defense against costly litigation. Armed with an understanding of the critical legal issues facing them today, your managers will take a wealth of practical knowledge back to their departments. This program explores critical issues--hiring/firing, discipline, harassment, the ADA and more (DVD length: 22 minutes)

• Program 3. - The Courage to Coach
  Effective coaching is the single most important factor in employee development today. This program turns common sense into common practice with a four-step process that can be applied to any employee performance situation. An award-winning video, hands-on workshop activities and a realistic range of tough employee performance situations make this program ideal for organizations committed to supervisory success. Version for retail audiences features scenarios specific to the demands of a fast-paced, customer-driven workplace. (DVD length: 19 minutes)

• Program 4. - Let's T.A.L.K.: Handling the Difficult Performance Appraisal
  How do your managers feel about giving performance appraisals? If the answers range from “pointless exercise” to “worst nightmare,” Let’s T.A.L.K. will change their minds. The T.A.L.K. approach (Tell it like you see it; Ask for feedback; Lead toward a solution; Keep at it) makes appraisals easier and more effective, keeping the focus on work-related issues, not on personalities. Dramatic examples demonstrate techniques that help managers communicate expectations effectively and encourage top performers to do even better. (DVD length: 20 minutes)

• Program 5. - I Wish My Manager Would Just...
  Twenty-five thousand employees can’t be wrong…when it comes to knowing what managers and supervisors can do to make their workplaces more productive, efficient and rewarding. Based on candid responses gathered in a large-scale, five-year survey, this program helps managers and supervisors consider the impact--positive and negative--that their management styles have on employees. It’s a refreshing and honest look at the relationship between employees and managers. (DVD length: 16 minutes)

The Steps to Supervisory Success program include:

• 5 DVDs
• Facilitator Guide for each program (with multiple agenda options)
• Reproducible Participant Materials
• Reproducible Self-Study Guide
• Online Program Resources
• Trainer Pack

• Steps to Supervisory Success - (5 DVD Set) $3,719.00 [Add to Cart]
• Steps to Supervisory Success - (10-Day Preview) $20.00 [Add to Cart]

This "plain-English" state-specific reference guide makes complying with employment laws easy. The 2008 Employment Law Guide delivers clear, straightforward answers to the state labor and HR laws that apply to your organization. It will tell you what all critical human resources regulations mean, what you need to do to comply, and how federal labor laws differ from those in your state.

This guide will provide you with the latest state and federal employment laws and regulations necessary to ensure that you are in compliance. Knowing the proper way to handle HR issues is the only way to protect your organization.

Covers more than 200 topics, including:

• Affirmative Action laws
• Age discrimination
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Background checks
• Child labor
• Civil rights
• Employee benefits
• ERISA
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• FMLA
• Hiring

Note:This program is available for all 50 states. Please select your specific state when placing the order online.

• 2008 Employment Law Guide $399.99 [Add to Cart]

Give your managers a clear, no-nonsense understanding of the primary legal responsibilities with the Legal Briefs Series. These eight programs deliver practical knowledge—all without mind-numbing "legal speak." Each title focuses on a specific area of law, identifies critical issues and common mistakes and presents managers a range of legal and appropriate actions to take.

The complete training programs includes the following programs:

• Discipline & Termination- This program remedies that with plain-speak language and practical examples that show managers protocol and procedures to follow if they are to stay out of court. In addition to preventing litigation, this information also helps an organization to maintain a quality workforce.(14 minutes)

• Harassment & Discrimination - This program brings them up to speed fast using straightforward language and real-world examples. Managers gain the knowledge, tools and insights they need to protect themselves and their organizations from lawsuits and regulatory actions. (14 minutes)

• Recruiting & Hiring: A Manager’s Guide to Staying Out of Court - This program equips them with the skills they need to avoid legal pitfalls in finding and hiring the right people. Also, it addresses the most common stumbling blocks, including job descriptions, job advertising, interviewing and equal opportunity concerns.14 minutes)

  Substance Abuse The Manager’s Role in Creating & Maintaining a Drug-Free Workplace - This program helps managers deal with the tough problems involving substance abuse in the workplace. Help your managers legally maintain a safe, drug-free work environment on and offsite. (17 minutes)

• The ADA: Tough Questions & Straight Answers - This program provides accurate legal information to help managers understand what is expected of them, how to sort through the tough issues and respond effectively. Your managers will get a better grasp of how the Act impacts them and find key answers to their most frequently asked questions.

• The Family & Medical Leave Act: What Every Manager Should Know - This program offers practical and clear examples that help eliminate confusion. Managers gain an understanding of what constitutes qualifying for a leave based on a serious health condition or medical certification. (15 minutes)

• Workplace Privacy: Does It Really Exist? - This program examines employees’ right to privacy and your organization’s rights to protect its information and property. Managers will learn how to effectively and legally establish, document, communicate and enforce policies regarding privacy.(16 minutes)

• Workplace Violence: The Legal Role in Keeping Your Workplace Safe - This program explores preventive measures and examines the legal obligations of managers and their organizations. Topics include hiring policies, appropriate responses to angry outbursts, dealing with employee threats, procedures for investigating rumors and the importance of maintaining confidentiality. (17 minutes)

  Each programs includes: 1 DVD, Facilitator Guide (with multiple agenda options), Ten Desk Reference Guides, Online Program Resources and Trainer Pack

  • Legal Briefs Series (8 DVD Set) $2,995.00 [Add to Cart]

Do Your Supervisors Need Better Hiring and Discipline Skills?

Easy Trainer Series in Microsoft PowerPoint gives you customizable, easy-to-use training sessions on key employment topics. This CD-ROM gives you the PowerPoint meeting outlines to train your supervisors to make smarter decisions on Hiring, Discipline & Termination.

You Get:

• Prewritten Speaker's notes that make you an instant trainer
• Quizzes that test your supervisors' knowledge before and after training
• Certificates of completion that can be printed to document training
• Reproducible handouts and training outlines in PowerPoint

The Easy Trainer:Hiring, Discipline & Termination PowerPoint on CD-ROM covers: Job Descriptions

• Interviewing
• Nondiscriminatory Hiring
• New Employee Orientation
• Turnover
• Alternative Work Arrangements
• Performance Appraisal
• Challenging Employees
• Progressive Discipline
• Measuring Job Performance
• Grounds for Termination
• Employee Theft

• Easy Trainer: Hiring, Discipline & Termination $399.99 [Add to Cart]

If you are covered by the new Privacy Rule of The Health Insurance Portability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the law requires that you train all affected members of your workforce so that they have an understanding and knowledge of the new Privacy Rule and Rule's impact on employee's job responsibilities. BLR's HIPAA Privacy training for Employers is a comprehensive training package for your HIPAA training needs.

The training CD-ROM contains:

• A 35-slide PowerPoint presentation
• Detailed training notes
• Student handouts
• trainee quiz
• Training Certificate
• 30 customizable Model Documents for HIPAA compliance
• Privacy notice, policies and procedures, certification and business associate contract
• Links to valuable HIPAA resources
• Full text of the HIPAA privacy regulations and other government documents

A-Z Wage and Hour Compliance Help for Your State - And Salary Data Too This unique service is your work-saving double threat. First, you will rely on it to understand the complicated web of wage and hour regulations that apply in your state. Then you will count on its reliable wage and salary survey data on hundreds of jobs to keep your pay scales competitive.

Arranged alphabetically by topic, this unique service explains in plain-English all key state and federal wage and hour laws - from minimum wage to overtime classification.

BLR’s exclusive wage and salary survey data insures your pay rates are right for any job in your state and region.

• A- Z State and federal compensation law explanations
  Get fast, practical answers, with federal to state comparisons - just look up the topic alphabetically!
• Recommended rate ranges specific to YOUR STATE and REGION
  BLR’s unique system of pay grades and rate ranges, plus point-factor analysis, lets you price any job in minutes
• Employee compensation and benefits surveys
  BLR’S exclusive survey data comes from thousands of organizations just like yours. You get 3 surveys: exempt compensation, nonexempt compensation, and employee benefits
• Free newsletter
  Employee Compensation newsletter helps keep you on top of new state and federal compensation and benefits laws. Six updates throughout the year keep your book current with all new compensation laws
• Job descriptions
  Complete instructions for the job descriptions process along with job description examples.
• Complete wage and salary administration guidance
  Walks you through the entire compensation process with step-by-step instructions for analyzing and pricing jobs, writing job descriptions, employee compensation policies, and more

Note:Please select your specific state when placing the order online.

• Employee Compensation in [Your State] $495.00 [Add to Cart]

Discover how companies nationwide are conducting HR practices. This twice-monthly newsletter service gives you the inside look at what other HR departments are doing. Concise, easy-to-read newsletter makes staying on top of trends manageable.

• Practical ideas to promote compliance.
• How other companies simplify human resource practices.
• What policies are going into effect to meet today's HR challenges.
• How your peers handle common human resource issues.
• Filled with informative case studies, human resource articles, and best practices.

• Best Practices in HR Newsletter $399.99 [Add to Cart]

Create Effective, Legally Appropriate Job Descriptions Descriptions Now is the fastest and easiest way to define jobs and hire more effectively. Simply choose from our library of thousands of jobs, then answer relevant questions about qualifications, physical demands, supervisory responsibilities, performance competencies, and work environment. Edit, and you're done!

From blank page to final description, you're finished in just minutes. It's that fast. It's that easy.

Generate interview questions and speed the process of writing and placing job advertisements - so you're attracting the right people, asking the right questions, and hiring the right candidates.

Hundreds of thousands of organizations, from small business to fortune 500 companies use Description Now to hire right and make the kind of employment decisions.

• Descriptions Now 5.0 $189.99 [Add to Cart]

A staff of experienced HR professionals has created this essential desk book with a plain-English explanation of every angle of FMLA, ADA, workers' compensation, plus the immediate help you need to ensure compliance. Count on this resource to help you navigate these laws successfully.

Created by employment law experts, this unique and practical handbook provides prewritten checklists that help spot and correct compliance problems before they become costly lawsuits. You get checklists on HR policies, job descriptions, safety and OSHA, compensation programs, hiring practices, performance measurement, and much, much more.

From Personnel Administration to Human and Organizational Capital Development

Elevate the role of HR to a truly strategic position in your organization Does your organization need more than compliance and reporting from HR? Are you being challenged to add value, act as a strategic partner and develop individual and organizational capabilities? Even if your organization only needs personnel administration, are you optimizing that role?

Whatever your organizational reality, this book provides a practical blueprint for HR transformation and a framework for ongoing analysis and development. Now you and your colleagues can meet changing demands and grow as HR professionals.

The book encourages you to:

• Assess your current situation
• Think about organizational readiness for change
• Develop action strategies to elevate your HR function

No other book takes such a systematic approach to HR optimization. The 14 chapters each discuss one HR function and its components, functions, processes, conditions and standards.

Each chapter includes a scale for assessing where you are and where you want to be, the reasons you need to look at things differently, critical success factors, and lessons learned.

This essential resource contains over 500 job descriptions arranged by job category. Includes suggested pay grades and a how-to section on writing and implementation. Free quarterly updates.

• Job Descriptions Encyclopedia - Binder $299.00 [Add to Cart]

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The statistics are simply staggering: more than eight times out of ten, a judge will rule in favor of an employee suing your organization for wrongful termination. This vital video program will provide your supervisors with a step-by-step approach to protecting your organization from these costly lawsuits. It takes a glimpse at both sides of termination (employer and employee) and will teach your managers how to prepare for and conduct a successful termination meeting.

• Progressive discipline
• The termination meeting
• Conducting exit interviews
• Avoiding the legal firing line

Added features and benefits of DVD training include:

• English and Spanish versions – many also include Portuguese
• A customizable PowerPoint™ presentation
• Informative training points and bonus material for refresher or training talks
• Video-enriched training organized by learning objectives that facilitates discussion
• A printable Leader's Guide
• Resourceful web links to organizations such as OSHA, FEMA, NSC and the CDC, where viewers can download and print information on regulatory standards

Length: 20 minutes

• Legal and Effective Employment Terminations - DVD $645.00 [Add to Cart]
• Legal and Effective Employment Terminations: DVD Rental $295.00 [Add to Cart]
• Legal and Effective Employment Terminations: Preview $0.00 [Add to Cart]

This practical safety handbook designed for the HR manager with safety responsibilities gives you the guidance and tools to develop and implement a successful workplace safety and health program.

Includes the role of the safety manager, how to obtain management support, the differences between safety law and employment law, how to identify hazards and neutralize their dangers, and OSHA and state safety regulations and the tools for achieving compliance.

Practical chapters show you how to keep your employees safe and keep OSHA away from your door:

• Set the stage for safety success
• Get familiar with OSHA
• Meet your legal obligations
• Identify, eliminate, and control hazards
• Model safety programs and policies
• Model safety checklists and training guides