Pacific Northwest Employer's Guide

The Pacific Northwest Employer's Guide is an authoritative book that provides the lay of the land of employment law for business owners, managers, and human resource professionals. Written from an employer's point of view, the Guide integrates the federal and Oregon and Washington laws that affect the employer-employee relationship. Using plain English, this work explains the legal aspects of the events and situations most employers face.This 12th Edition of the Pacific Northwest Employer's Guide includes:discussion of the major 2004 changes to federal overtime rules and COBRA notice requirementsnew sections on employee evaluations and investigating employee misconductupdated sections on Oregon and Washington workers compensation, unemployment compensation, and child labor laws.Chapter headings are:HiringTerminationHealth and SafetyCivil RightsHours and PayUnions, Government Contractors, and Miscellaneous RegulationsThe Guide comes in a three-ring binder; each chapter is tabbed and includes numbered section headings in bold print for ease of use. Relevant state and federal agencies are listed at the end of each chapter, as well as citations for the information discussed.