The Employer's Legal Handbook: Manage Your Employees & Workplace Effectively / Edition 11

by Fred S. Steingold

Overview

New laws affect every aspect of being an employer -- from interviewing and hiring to handling employee benefits and firings.

The Employer's Legal Handbook is the most complete guide to your legal rights and responsibilities as an employer. This essential guide shows you how to comply with the most recent workplace laws and regulations, run a safe and fair workplace, and avoid lawsuits. Learn everything you need to know about:
. Hiring: Understand the legal guidelines for hiring employees, writing job descriptions, conducting interviews and investigating applicants.
. Smart personnel practices: What to include in employee personnel files, employee handbooks, performance reviews and references for former employees.
. Wages & hours: Comply with federal and state overtime and minimum wage requirements.
. Employee benefits: Learn the ins and outs of wage and hour laws, retirement plans and health insurance.
. Workplace health and safety: Comply with OSHA requirements, and implement policies on smoking, drugs and alcohol abuse.
. Discrimination: Prevent sexual harassment and discrimination based on age, race, pregnancy, sexual orientation and national origin.
. Termination and layoffs: Avoid wrongful termination cases, conduct a final meeting and protect your business information when employees leave.
. Laws affecting small business practices: Everything you need to know about the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, health and safety issues, employee testing and more.

This edition has been completely updated to reflect the most recent changes to the law, including information on healthcare reform, changes to the FMLA, laws that address social media and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781413318883
Publisher:	NOLO
Publication date:	05/31/2013
Edition description:	Eleventh Edition
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Attorney Fred S. Steingold practices law in Ann Arbor, Michigan. An expert on small business law, he represents and advises many small businesses. He is the author of Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business and The Employer's Legal Handbook. His monthly column, "The Legal Advisor," is carried by trade publications across the country.

Table of Contents

1 Hiring
2 Personnel Practices
3 Wages and Hours
4 Employee Benefits
5 Taxes
6 Family and Medical Leave
7 Health and Safety
8 Illegal Discrimination
9 Workers With Disabilities
10 Termination
11 Employee Privacy
12 Independent Contractors
13 Unions
14 Lawyers and Legal Research
 A  Appendix
 Index

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Offers a sensible, real life, approach to dealing with employees." The Wall Street Journal
"Belongs on every business owner's bookshelf. It covers everything from discrimination to using independent contractors and is written clearly and concisely. Spend $29.95 on this book and save yourself thousands in potential legal fees." Los Angeles Times
"Valuable information on hiring and firing, personnel policies, workers' compensation, health and safety rules, privacy rights and everything else you need to manage your staff." Accounting Today
"A bible for small business owners." Small Business Opportunities

Editorial Reviews

"Offers a sensible, real life, approach to dealing with employees." The Wall Street Journal

"Belongs on every business owner's bookshelf. It covers everything from discrimination to using independent contractors and is written clearly and concisely. Spend $29.95 on this book and save yourself thousands in potential legal fees." Los Angeles Times

"Valuable information on hiring and firing, personnel policies, workers' compensation, health and safety rules, privacy rights and everything else you need to manage your staff." Accounting Today

"A bible for small business owners." Small Business Opportunities

 

Offers a sensible, real life approach to dealing with employees.” The Wall Street Journal



“Belongs on every business owner’s bookshelf.” Los Angeles Times



“A comprehensive guide to the legal rights and obligations of employers.” Detroit News

From the Publisher

Readily accessible guide... a great resource... high on the 'must have' list...

Roanoke Times

If you want to know Georgia's law on health-insurance continuation, Nevada's rule on family leave, or what constitutes illegal discrimination in Utah, this book is for you.

Orange County Register

A useful summary of the law as it affects employers in areas ranging from hiring to benefits to workers' compensation.

Nation's Business

Belongs on every business owner's bookshelf. It covers everything from discrimination to using independent contractors and is written clearly and concisely.... Save yourself thousands in potential legal fees.

Los Angeles Times

Ideal for those needing the basic guidelines for hiring and firing employees, as well as everything in between.

American Reference Books Annual

Valuable information on hiring and firing, personnel policies, workers' compensation, health and safety rules, privacy rights and everything else you need to manage your staff.

Accounting Today

A comprehensive guide to the legal rights and obligations of employers.

Detroit News

A bible for small business owners.

Small Business Opportunities

Offers a sensible, real life approach to dealing with employees.

The Wall Street Journal

To fully understand your rights and responsibilities as an employer, read The Employer's Legal Handbook.

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