The Employer's Legal Handbook

by Fred S. Steingold

New laws affect every aspect of being an employer from interviewing and hiring, to handling employee benefits to firing. The most complete guide to your legal rights and responsibilities, The Employer s Legal Handbook 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 * Hiring understand the legal guidelines for hiring employees, writing job descriptions, conducting interviews, investigating applicants. * Smart personnel practices what to include in employee personnel files, employee handbooks, performance reviews and references for former employees. * Employee benefits learn the ins and outs of wage and hour laws, retirement plans and health insurance. * Workplace health and safety how to comply with OSHA requirements, implement policies on smoking, drug and alcohol abuse. * Discrimination how to comply with laws prohibiting sexual harassment and discrimination based on age, race, pregnancy, sexual orientation and national origin. * Termination how to avoid wrongful termination cases, conduct a final meeting and protect your business information when employees leave. * Laws affecting small business practices what you need to know about Americans With Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, health and safety issues, employee testing. Whether you hire one employee or one hundred, The Employer s Legal Handbook gives you the practical and legal guidance you need to run a fair and productive workplace, and stay out of legal trouble.

Genres: Nonfiction, Management, Business

501 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1997

Reviews

[Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

All around awesome book! Very insightful and easy to read. At times, I even found it enjoyable. The only reason I didn't give it a 5-star is because there is a consistent amount of advertising for Nolo (the publisher) and lawyer services. The book was written by an attorney, so it is easy to see why he would be selling hiring or consulting with a lawyer all throughout the book. Not necessarily a bad thing, but just more of an annoyance for me as a reader.

[Annie]

CYA: documentation!

[Nathan Newcomer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is actually one of the better textbooks I've read. The author is readable and really gets to his point without skirting around the issue or fluffing up the information.