Monday, June 11, 2007

Thompson Publishing Group to Debut New Products at SHRM 2007

Washington, D.C. (June 11, 2007) – Thompson Publishing Group will exhibit new publications and online services at the upcoming Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) annual conference and exhibition in Las Vegas June 24-27, 2007.

"We're expanding our HR product line to focus on authoritative and practical solutions for all levels of the HR department," says John Ortman, Thompson's Editor in Chief. "We now offer a broad range of tools—both in print and online— to help HR professionals manage their responsibilities at both the strategic and the tactical levels."

Thompson's new publications and online services include:
• HR Compliance Online
This innovative website provides access to all of Thompson's authoritative manuals, books and newsletters, along with links to laws and regulations.
• FLSA Resource Center Website
Finally, a one-stop resource on the Web for all things related to the FLSA — from hours worked and compensation to recordkeeping to employee classification. Features practical, nuts-and-bolts answers to 125 of the toughest wage and hour questions.
• HR Question and Answer Book
Provides answers to 200 actual questions asked by HR managers, along with practical guidance and implementation tools like forms, sample policies and checklists.
• HR Guide to Business Continuity Planning: Preparing for an Avian Flu Outbreak
Written specifically for human resource professionals, this unique resource provides the step-by-step guidance needed to develop a successful business continuity plan
• Labor and Employment Law: An Employer's Compliance Guide
This comprehensive desktop resource profiles a broad range of employment law topics in an easy-to-use, affordable format.

This year, Thompson has also published new, up-to-date editions of these popular HR resources:
• Human Resources 2007: Answers to Your Top 25 Questions
Offers all the forward-looking insight on new developments, emerging trends, compliance deadlines and more
• Domestic Partner Benefits: An Employer's Guide
Investigates the intricacies of offering pension, welfare and other benefits to employees' domestic partners
• Employer's Guide to Military Leave Compliance
Maximizing compliance while minimizing disruptions to your business, this reference clarifies the legal and logistical complexities of USERRA
• Thompson's Employment Forms
Provides you with over 250 HR forms you need in one easy-to-use volume
• Practical Guide to FLSA Compliance
Provides an overview of all the federal employment laws affecting employers and offers guidance in complying with each statute
• Workplace Privacy: Real Answers and Practical Solutions
Explains to employers how to balance their need to know what their employees are doing with the employees' rights and expectations of personal privacy on the job

"This summer, look for updated editions of our widely used books on investigating sexual harassment, accommodating employees with disabilities and workplace retaliation," Ortman says.

Thompson Publishing Group, a Washington, D.C.-based information services provider, has been a leading source of analysis and guidance for business and government executives since 1972. Professionals rely on Thompson for help in tracking, and complying with, the dynamic regulatory mandates facing their organizations in a variety of areas including human resources; pensions and benefits; grants seeking and grants management; education, including Title I; FDA; environment and energy; and health care. More information can be found on their website: www.thompson.com




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