The Legal Context of Staffing

The Legal Context of Staffing discusses the reasons employment laws and regulations exist and the benefits and obligations of complying with them. The purpose of this book is to provide an overview of some of the key laws and legal issues surrounding staffing - including recruitment and hiring - and to identify resources for additional information. It also offers readers a better understanding of how to prevent discriminatory or illegal staffing practices. The book covers the primary laws and regulations regarding staffing, different enforcement agencies, and different types of staffing-related lawsuits. As the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit wrote, "Leaving managers with hiring authority in ignorance of the basic features of the discrimination laws is an 'extraordinary mistake' for a company to make." This book is a helpful learning tool for hiring managers as well as HR professionals.