Author Description

Our 12th Edition of the Guide is a concise and authoritative employment law manual for managers and personnel administrators in health care facilities, nursing homes, clinics, and medical practices. The Medical Employer¿s Guide is abreast of issues confronting today¿s professionals in the health care industry. In an easy-to-read, jargon-free format, The Guide discusses such relevant topics as: major changes to federal overtime rules and COBRA notice requirements initiatives addressing the nursing shortage, mandatory overtime, and foreign healthcare workers HIPAA medical records privacy, security, electronic transaction, and national identifier rules new sections on employee evaluations, investigating employee misconduct, and posting and recordkeeping requirements. The Medical Employer¿s Guide discusses federal laws and contains numerous charts about state laws, including discrimination, overtime rules, family and medical leave, and recordkeeping and posting requirements. State laws on a variety of other topics - unemployment compensation, workers¿ compensation, occupational safety and health, and many more - are also covered. Each chapter includes citations For The laws discussed. Appendices list state and federal agencies, including Internet addresses. Updated annually.