Aspen Publishers' Employer's Guide Series is made up of authoritative and comprehensive employment law manuals, each an informative resource for business owners, managers, and human resource professionals. Each Employer's Guide is written and updated annually by an employment law attorney. We have eliminated legal jargon, offering clear and concise explanations of complex labor laws. Written from an employer's point of view, each Guide integrates the federal and the particular state's laws that affect the employer-employee relationship. Chapter headings include: Hiring; Health and Safety; Hours and Pay; Termination; Civil Rights; and Unions and Government Contractors. Relevant state and federal agencies are listed at the end of each chapter, along with citations for the information discussed. Important recent additions include: new sections on managing personnel records, emergency preparedness, OSHA training, and global outsourcing, expanded discussion of controlling employee use of the Internet and "blogging," discussion of new regulations on employment rights members of the military, the definition of "Internet applicant," and employer use of Social Security numbers, discussion of new standards for retaliation claims, discussion of the 2006 pension reform legislation, and more.