This valuable tool is a human resources primer and is comprised of detailed chapters with narrative on the fundamentals of human resources.

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i. Preface

General

1 Selected Employment Law Requirements by Company Size

2 What California Wage Order are We Under

3 Guide to Acronyms in Human Resources

Records, Postings & Notices

4 Employee Notice Requirements for California Employers

5 Employee - Federal Notice Requirements for Employers

6 State - Personnel Record Retention Requirements

7 Federal - Personnel Record Retention Requirements

8 State - Posting Requirements

9 Federal - Posting Requirements

Employment

10 The Significance of "At-Will" Employment in California

11 Managing an Effective Progressive Discipline System

12 Turnover

13 Absenteeism

Exemption

14 "White Collar" Exemptions

15 Guide Lists for Determining Exemptions

Benefits

16 Counting COBRA Time Clocks Correctly

17 Unemployment Insurance

18 The In's and Out's of the Workers' Compensation Claims System

Compensation

19 Slaying the Daily Overtime Dragon

20 The Consumer Price Index (CPI)

21 Pricing Wage and Salary Structures

22 Payment of Wages

23 Garnishments and Withholding Orders

Leaves

24 Mandatory Leaves for California Employers

25 Military Leave

EEO

26 Equal Employment Opportunity and Employment Discrimination

Policies

27 Employee Handbook

Safety

28 Your Workplace Injury & Illness Program

29 Model Program for Workplace Violence

30 Safety Rules

31 Violence in the Workplace

32 Emergency Action Plan and Fire Prevention Plan

33 Bomb Threat Procedures

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