{"product_id":"employment-law-for-the-modern-workplace-gerald-l-maatman-9781394394197","title":"Employment Law for the Modern Workplace: A Practical Guide for Business Owners, Managers, and Executives","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\" style='box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden; position: relative; caret-color: rgb(15, 17, 17); color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: \"Amazon Ember\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding-bottom: 24px;'\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: var(--__SARCET4AB,700) !important;\"\u003eA landmark resource for executives, managers, and business owners on mastering employment law\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin-top: -4px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThe first of its kind, this comprehensive guide is a roadmap for navigating employment law complexities while building stronger, more productive workplaces. Drawing from his four decades of frontline experience defending companies in employment litigation, Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. follows the chronological sequence of employment relationships – from hiring to firing, and everything in between – providing actionable strategies that have been stress-tested in courtrooms across America.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin-top: -4px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eNot stopping there, Maatman reveals the hidden dynamics of how judges and juries evaluate personnel decisions, sharing insights gleaned from winning and losing court cases, teaching trial advocacy, and hearing directly from jurors about what influences their verdicts. 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