Complete Guide to Human Resources and the Law, 2013 Edition:

It brings you the mostup-to-date information as well as practical tips and checklists in awell-organized, easy-to-use resource.The 2013 Edition provides new and expanded coverage of issues such as:At the very end of the term, a divided Supreme Court did not find the healthcare reform law unconstitutional and permitted it to go into effectAgencies continued issuing guidance on the ACA, and businesses continued toprepare, as various provisions come on lineA 5-4 Supreme Court decision held that the states cannot be sued for moneydamages under the FMLA's "self-care" provision (leave taken for the employee'sown illness rather than to care for a family member)The EEOC published a final rule on recordkeeping requirements under theGenetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), requiring retention ofrelevant personnel and employment records for at least one year, or untilfinal disposition of any GINA charges filedWashington state and Maryland passed same-sex marriage statutes; a similarstatute was passed in New Jersey but vetoed by the governorThe Treasury proposed a rule under which Qualified Longevity Annuity Contracts(QLACs) would be a permissible planning measureThe employee (but not the employer) share of FICA tax was reduced to 4.2%(thus making the rate for self-employed persons 10.4%) by the TemporaryPayroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, and this was extended to the end of 2012 bythe Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012Late 2011's Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) to Hire Heroes Act, provides anew tax credit for hiring veterans; the credit can be as high as $9,600, for aveteran with service-related disabilitiesThe Department of Labor published a final rule on the "408(b)(2) notice" - thedisclosures that a plan's service providers must give to the plan's fiduciary,to demonstrate the reasonableness of the compensation paid from plan assets tothe service providersAnd much more!