There were many changes to the employment law landscape last year, but unless you have a live feed to lawmakers, it’s impossible to find all the information in one place. You could spend hours searching the Internet for answers, but your time is too valuable. Everything you need is contained in the Nebraska HR Library. With these up-to-date publications, you'll be equipped with the tools you need to navigate through the hidden pitfalls and traps that await employers.
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Nebraska Human Resources Manual
$99/$79 (NE Chamber member/non-member)
Authored by: Knudsen, Berkheimer, Richardson & Endacott
The Nebraska Human Resources Manual is an HR Manager’s dream come true, covering everything from pre-hire through post-termination. Written in plain-English, you'll find chapters on:
Recruiting and hiring
Wages and hours
Independent contractors
Discrimination
Worker’s compensation
Unemployment compensation
And MORE!
Purchase of this manual includes a FREE digital download, which allows you to search the entire book on your computer.
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Model Policies and Forms for Nebraska Employers
$99/$79 (NE Chamber member/non-member)
Authored by: Knudsen, Berkheimer, Richardson & Endacott
This resource contains hundreds of pages of forms, checklists, sample policies, and author commentary so you know what is optional and what is legally essential when it comes to creating and maintaining employee handbooks and personnel files.
Purchase of this manual includes a FREE digital download of the policies and forms, which allows you to easily personalize and print what you need with a simple click of a button.
Includes chapters on:
Job descriptions and employment applications
Time of hire
Reviews and promotion
Recordkeeping requirements
Complaint procedures
Termination
And MANY more!
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Health Care Reform – A Year-By-Year Guide for Employers
$48/$60 (NE Chamber member/non-member)
Authored by: Barran Liebman LLP
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), sparking large-scale changes in the health insurance market and massive confusion amongst employers. This guide for employers aims to simplify the Health Care Reform transition by providing 13 chapters and 4 appendices on subjects of most concern to you. It includes in-depth explanations, tips for compliance, an employer checklist, timelines, and a year-by-year breakdown of the things you need to do to keep your business out of trouble.
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Wages and Hours – An Employer’s Guide
$48/$60 (NE Chamber member/non-member)
Authored by: Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP
The Department of Labor estimates that nearly 70% of employers are in violation of the Fair Labor and Standards Act (FLSA). With fines and penalties, small errors in wage and hour administration can snowball quickly into embarrassing and expensive situations for your company. When to pay, who to pay, how much to pay – there are so many questions employers have to answer! This easy to read, up-to-date manual will assist you with all of these challenging topics. In addition to in-depth material concerning the FLSA, this guide is complete with state-by-state charts breaking down specific, local regulations.
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Employee Benefits – An Employer’s Guide
$48/$60 (NE Chamber member/non-member)
Authored by: Ogletree Deakins LLP
The laws governing employee benefits are very detailed and complex. Benefits take many forms, from simple holiday pay to complicated pension plans, this guide is intended to provide a well rounded overview of the complex principal laws that apply when an employer provides benefits for its employees. From basic definitions to information on particular types of benefits, this guide includes in-depth explanations, tips for compliance, and a break down of benefit types to keep your business out of trouble and in compliance.
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A Guide to FMLA and ADA
Print and digital version: $48/$60 (NE Chamber member/non-member)
Digital version only: $38.40/$48 (NE Chamber member/non-member)
Authored by: Ford & Harrison LLP
This guide walks you through the many complicated procedures associated with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Including forms, checklists, tips and tricks, you will be an expert on employer coverage and employee eligibility, reasonable accommodation, notice and documentation – employee obligations and employer challenges, recent developments, enforcement, and much more!
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Workplace Safety and Health Compliance Manual
$48/$60 (NE Chamber member/non-member)
Authored by: Fisher & Phillips LLP
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) has been the principal force of change acting to reduce work-related injuries, deaths, and diseases in American workplaces. It has led to the issuance of hundreds of safety and health regulations that affect every type of workplace – from the clerical office, to the industrial plant, to the construction site. This publication makes understanding the employer’s general duties, OSHA recordkeeping requirements, developing a comprehensive health and safety program, and much more easy to understand.
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Hiring, Firing, Discipline for Employers
$48/$60 (NE Chamber member/non-member)
Authored by: Ford & Harrison LLP
This book is designed to help you avoid the many pitfalls that await employers in three of the most treacherous areas of the employment cycle: hiring, firing and discipline. Get an in-depth look at the dos and don'ts and find the answers you need! In addition to the laws you must comply with, you'll also find key tips that will help you manage your employees on a day-to-day basis. Includes chapters on: pre-employment issues, background checks, new hire reporting, employment contracts, interviews, layoffs and more!
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Employment Verification –
An Employer’s Guide to Immigration, Form I-9, and E-verify
$48/$60 (NE Chamber member/non-member)
Authored by: The Cavanagh Law Firm.
This guide deciphers the many complicated procedures associated with verifying the work authorization of your staff and maintaining a business that is in compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA). Enforcement of these immigration laws has never been greater and this appears to be part of the trend to increase worksite enforcement. With our informative, plain-English guide, you’ll have all the information you need on important issues concerning immigration, expired documents and the I-9 Form, no-match letter and wage reporting compliance, and many more.
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