Summary
The plain-English legal resource every employer, manager and HR professional needs.
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.
The 9th edition has been fully revised to account for constantly changing rules and regulations that affect employers, including large changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act and recently issued guidelines on religion in the workplace. Plus, with the IRS cracking down on bogus independent contractors, you'll get fully up-to-date information on worker classification to help you avoid penalties.
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Press Reviews
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"Offers a sensible, real life approach to dealing with employees."
The Wall Street Journal
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"A bible for small business owners."
Small Business Opportunities
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"A comprehensive guide to the legal rights and obligations of employers."
Detroit News
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"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
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"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
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"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
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"To fully understand your rights and responsibilities as an employer, read The Employer’s Legal Handbook."
Working Woman
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"A useful summary of the law as it affects employers in areas ranging from hiring to benefits to workers' compensation."
Nation's Business
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"Readily accessible guide... a great resource... high on the 'must have' list..."
Roanoke Times
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"Ideal for those needing the basic guidelines for hiring and firing employees, as well as everything in between." American Reference Books Annual
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