Human Resource Tools

Constant changes in federal and state employment laws often lead to confusion, even for the best human resource professionals. Whether you have five employees or 5,000, the Maryland Chamber of Commerce’s human resource tools provide access to the information you need to run your business, a major benefit of Chamber membership.

HR Solutions Center: The Maryland Chamber’s Human Resources Solutions Center provides Chamber members a one-stop HR shop, offering information regarding human resource issues, employment laws and regulations impacting Maryland business. Members can access valuable tools like sample employment handbooks, detailed job descriptions, guidelines for Maryland and federal employment laws and more. In all, Chamber members receive free access to more than $1,000 worth of HR management tools and information. Members also have access to a free e-mail newsletter highlighting HR issues and discounts on valuable human resource publications by Ceridian. From recruiting to retirement, these solutions free you to focus on what means the most to you, growing your business. For more information, click here, or call the Chamber’s membership department at (410) 269-0642 or (301) 261-2858.

Maryland and Federal Employment Law Manual: For anyone who has ever been unsure about how to deal with critical personnel issues, the Maryland and Federal Employment Law Manual is a must-read. This manual is the premier guide for anyone who deals with the rapidly changing world of employment laws and regulations. It includes expert recommendations on what you can and can't do and explains how to deal with countless legal issues that can spring up at any time. This resource includes more than 450 pages of “plain-English” explanations of federal and state employment laws, confirmed by Shawe & Rosenthal, a leading employment law firm and fellow Maryland Chamber member. For more information, visit the Chamber’s HR Solutions Center or call 1-800-643-5999.

NationJob: The Maryland Chamber has teamed with NationJob, the No. 1 provider of community-based Internet recruitment solutions, to provide a low-cost, members-only recruitment solution that combines local, regional and national reach. For a single flat fee, your business receives an unbeatable package of benefits that include:

• Unlimited job listings (unlimited in length) for openings you have in the local area.

• A company profile (unlimited in length).

• A custom website that lists only your jobs and can function as the employment section of your website.

• Posting of your jobs on a website devoted exclusively to your community

• Posting of your jobs on more than 35 industry-specific websites (Specialty Sites™) which are promoted throughout the Internet

• E-mailing of your job listings to all matching job seekers out of a subscriber database of over 1,000,000 (NationJob's innovative P.J. Scout™ service)

• Reposting of your jobs on America's Job Bank and other sites at no additional charge

To learn more about NationJob’s service, click here or call Kim Turner at NationJob at 1-888-294-6088.