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Wage-Hour Compliance Handbook is an all-inclusive, practical reference guide to wage and hour law. The Handbook contains concise and easy-to-understand explanations of key topics For The HR and Payroll practitioner, plus plain English language explanations of the laws. Updated annually, this essential reference offers you the information you need to stay in total compliance with state and federal wage- hour laws. The 2003 edition features: Completely updated state-specific chapters that spell out minimum wage, overtime, and child labor rules for all 50 states, plus information for each state on military leave payday laws, garnishment, prevailing wage, meal and rest periods, jury duty, and voting leave A special report on the dangers of class-action lawsuits and federal military leave requirements Recent case studies showing how the courts apply wage-hour law to real world situations Specific steps for conducting wage-hour audit before the labor department investigator arrives Government forms Posters Key web sites Directories Fingertip guides and provides coverage of: The Fair Labor Standards Act Exemptions from FLSA's Minimum Wage and Overtime Compensation Provisions: Application to Specific Jobs and to Specific Industries Equal Pay Act Family and Medical Leave Act Davis Bacon Act Walsh-Healey Act and much, much more