The Shrm Essential Guide to Employment Law - 2nd Edition by Charles H Fleischer Paperback

About the Book

Learn how to navigate US employment law and avoid legal risk with this clear, comprehensive guide for employers and HR professionals.

Book Synopsis

Understanding workplace law is essential for managing risk and maintaining strong employer-employee relationships.

The SHRM Essential Guide to Employment Law is a clear, practical reference covering over 200 employment law topics that employers, HR professionals and small business owners are most likely to encounter. Using accessible language and real-world examples, it explains key legal principles, flags potential pitfalls and helps readers know when to seek professional counsel. Each chapter highlights core issues and offers concrete guidance to support compliance and better decision-making.

Fully updated in its second edition, the guide includes new content on remote work, severance agreement provisions, salary history inquiries, non-compete restrictions, NLRB rules and more making it an indispensable resource for today's workplace.

About the Author

Charles H. Fleischer is a member of the law firm Oppenheimer, Fleischer & Quiggle, P.C., of Bethesda, Maryland. Fleischer is the author of Employer's Rights (Sourcebooks, 2004), The Complete Hiring and Firing Handbook (Sourcebooks, 2005), HR for Small Business, 2nd Ed. (Sourcebooks, 2009), Will the Internet Abrogate Territorial Limits on Personal Jurisdiction?, 33 Tort & Ins. Law J. 107 (1997), Validity and Effect of Will-Not-Reapply Covenants in Employment Discrimination Settlement Agreements, 23 Labor Lawyer 151 (2007), and the "Employment Torts" chapter of the Maryland Employment Law Deskbook