For serious professionals in human resources, employment law or business management, The Dictionary of Human Resources and Employment Law Acronyms is a "must have" resource that delivers a wealth of knowledge from cover to cover. It helps decipher the growing tidal wave of "alphabet soup" gushing from the human resources, legal services and other fields every day. In our increasingly litigious world, this book fills a deep void to help human resources professionals understand employment law lingo, while also helping employment law professionals expand their knowledge of human resources terminology. This voluminous book unlocks the bewildering acronym maze that all human resources and employment law professionals must wade through to perform their jobs well. Developed meticulously over a six-year period, this book is for those professionals who are passionate about human resources or employment law and want to be much wiser about their particular craft.

As Socrates said, "Wisdom begins with the definition of terms." The Dictionary of Human Resources and Employment Law Acronyms "cracks the code" on thousands of human resources and employment law acronyms. All too often we see acronyms without their meanings clearly explained. We ask ourselves, "What do those letters mean?" It is an all-too-frequent question in today's labyrinth of acronyms, which seem to grow on a daily basis. This has never been truer than it is today because new terms – many with their own new acronyms – are constantly being created for new processes, systems, legislation and other activities and factors in human resources, legal services and related fields. Expecting professionals in human resources, employment law and other related disciplines to know a "tsunami" of acronyms is an unreasonable demand, even for people gifted with the best memorization skills. Precious time is squandered while searching for acronym meanings in massive documents or even on the internet, where typing, clicking, reading, scrolling and deciphering inconsistencies in meanings on various websites consumes valuable time. The Dictionary of Human Resources and Employment Law Acronyms helps professionals deal with this deluge of information and terminology. It is a single-source document to ease the burden that a profusion of human resources and employment law acronyms poses to busy professionals, helping them be more efficient, effective and productive.

Jeff Chaltas is a writer and editor with extensive experience in corporate and other types of communications. He has worked in the industries of telecommunications, legal services, higher education, government, engineering, healthcare and information security. In the legal field, he worked as a proposal writer and data steward for a leading employment law firm for five years. In his various communications roles, Jeff has frequently used his inexplicable curiosity (almost an obsession) regarding acronyms to develop industry-specific lists of acronyms and their meanings to the benefit of his employers. This internal driving force is one reason why Jeff accumulated thousands of human resources and employment law acronyms over six years while creating The Dictionary of Human Resources and Employment Law Acronyms. He is currently an editor – under contract to the U.S. government – of agricultural economics research reports. In his academic pursuits, Jeff earned two bachelor's degrees (journalism and horticulture) and two master's degrees (journalism and an MBA).