The 2009 Federal Manager's Guide is available on CD-ROM (single-user access). It's the same content as the print edition, but the CD-ROM is key-word searchable.

The 2009 Federal Manager’s Guide explains all the rules and regulations you need to follow, so you make decisions that treat every employee fairly and consistently — from FMLA requests and termination notices, to disability accommodation and computer misuse.

This must-have reference is updated annually to make sure you have the latest guidance to comply with current law. You'll learn how to:

• Successfully recruit and hire
• Avoid saying the wrong thing during the hiring process
• Handle performance problems
• Develop performance standards
• Ensure you don't unknowingly discriminate on the basis of age, race or color
• Determine whether your employee has a disability and how to determine whether an accommodation is reasonable
• Respond to allegations of sexual harassment
• Delegate work as fairly as possible
• Perform your role in labor-management relations
• Use alternative dispute resolution
• Deliver termination notices
• Tackle computer misuse
• Address suspected sick leave abuse
• Handle FMLA requests
• Manage a contractor workforce
• And much more

Plus, the 2009 Manager's Guide includes new sections that detail your role in handling:

• Probationary employees
• Workplace etiquette
• Writing position descriptions
• Progressive discipline
• Whistleblowing
• Weingarten and official time