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WME Feature Book Review:
Federal Labor And Employment Laws
 Anyone
who deals with labor relation’s issues is well aware of how
employment laws can be confusing. Trying to find a current
publication that offers easy-to-understand information,
collected in a user-friendly way, is all but impossible – just
try searching “federal labor and employment laws” on Google!
What Every Business Manager And HR Professional Should Know
About Federal Labor And Employment Laws, co-authored by
Messer’s Louis P. DiLorenzo and Sheldon I London, goes a long
way in providing a complete, single-source guide on federal
employment laws. This one-volume, 301 page, soft cover book has
everything you need to know – all in one place.
The book is appropriately aimed at employers, business managers,
HR professionals – just about anyone who has employees – as well
as students majoring in human resource and labor relations. The
authors say, “We did not write this book to replace having a
lawyer, but rather to provide information to help professionals
better interact with outside counsel and build positive work
environments.”
Each of the 18 chapters focuses on particular aspects of federal
labor and employment law. The authors’ expertise in labor law
covers all the bases, including explanations of what the laws
are, coupled with relevant background information as to why and
how the laws were created. They interpret what each statute
means, and offer guidance as to what organizations can do to
ensure compliance and how to develop effective and positive
employee-related programs.
The book has numerous Q & A sections and special callouts that
address issues HR managers face every day. For example, there
are over 40 frequently asked questions (with answers) regarding
the Family Medical Leave Act. Helpful checklists, such as those
on hiring, evaluating performance and termination, offer a road
map as to how to proceed. Not only can you read about what you
should do, but identify “personnel practices to avoid” as well.
DiLorenzo’s and London’s combined 67 years of legal practice
working with employers is evident throughout the book. DiLorenzo
heads up a 53-person employment law division and London has
served as legal counsel for a number of prominent professional
business associations in the country.
What Every Business Manager And HR Professional Should Know
About Federal Labor And Employment Laws is applicable to
both large and small organizations. Large corporations will find
it a great resource for training HR and management staffs, while
the smaller companies (who have an HR manager wearing many hats)
will find it to be reference that lets them “get their arms
around” a very difficult subject. |
