The Employer's Legal Handbook: A Complete Guide to Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities,9780873375887

The Employer's Legal Handbook: A Complete Guide to Your Legal Rights and Responsibilities

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Edition: 4th
ISBN13: 9780873375887
ISBN10: 0873375882
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-01-01
Publisher(s): NOLO PRESS
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Summary

The law affects every aspect of being an employer. The Employer's Legal Handbook shows readers how to comply with the most recent workplace laws and regulations.

Specifically, this edition covers:
-- hiring
-- smart personnel practices
-- employee benefits
-- workplace health and safety
-- discrimination
-- termination
-- laws affecting small business practices

Whether readers have one employee or 100, this book provides the guidance employers need to run a fair and safe workplace, and avoid lawsuits.

Author Biography

Fred Steingold practices law in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Table of Contents

Hiring
Legal Guidelines for Hiring Employees
3(14)
Job Descriptions
17(3)
Job Advertisements
20(1)
Job Applications
21(8)
Interviews
29(3)
Testing
32(18)
Investigations
50(14)
Making a Job Offer
64(2)
Rejecting Applicants
66(1)
Tax Compliance
67(1)
Immigration Law Requirements
68
Personnel Practices
Employee Files
3(8)
Employee Handbooks
11(6)
Employee Performance Reviews
17(10)
Disciplining Employees
27
Wages and Hours
The Fair Labor Standards Act: Coverage
4(8)
Pay Requirements
12(15)
Calculating Pay
27(2)
Calculating Workhours
29(7)
Keeping Records
36(1)
Child Labor
37(3)
Payroll Withholding
40
Employee Benefits
Healthcare Coverage
3(20)
Retirement Plans
23(6)
Other Employee Benefits
29
Taxes
Employer Identification Numbers
3(5)
Federal Employment Taxes
8(5)
Self-Employment Taxes
13(1)
Tax Deductions for Salaries and Other Expenses
14(6)
Independent Contractors
20(2)
Statutory Employees
22
Family and Medical Leave
Who is Covered
3(1)
Reasons for Taking a Leave
4(3)
Scheduling Leave
7(1)
Temporary Transfer to Another Job
8(1)
Substituting Paid Leave
9(1)
Advance Notice of Leave
10(1)
Certification
11(4)
Health Benefits
15(1)
Returning to Work
16(2)
Related Laws
18(13)
Enforcement
31
Health and Safety
The Occupational Safety and Health Act
4(7)
Getting Help
11(12)
State Osha Laws
23(5)
Hazardous Chemicals
28(2)
Workers' Compensation
30(8)
Disease Prevention
38(1)
Tobacco Smoke
39(1)
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
40(4)
Repetitive Stress Disorder
44
Illegal Discrimination
Titile VII of the Civil Rights Act
3(7)
Sexual Harassment
10(7)
Age
17(3)
Pregnancy
20(2)
Citizenship
22(1)
Gay and Lesbian Workers
23(3)
State and Local Laws
26
Workers With Disabilities
The Americans with Disabilities Act
3(3)
Businesses That Are Covered
6(1)
Who is Protected
7(7)
Exceptions to Coverage
14(2)
Providing Reasonable Accommodations
16(9)
Workers with Emotional or Mental Impairments
25(5)
Financial Assistance
30(3)
Health and Safety Standards
33(1)
Medical Exams
34(1)
Enforcement
35
Termination
Wrongful Discharge Cases
4(4)
Guarding Against Legal Claims
8(3)
Guidelines for Firing Employees
11(4)
Investigating Complaints Against Workers
15(3)
Alternatives to Firing
18(2)
The Firing Process
20(10)
Heading Off Trouble
30(1)
Final Paychecks
31(5)
Continuing Health Insurance
36(1)
Unemployment Compensation
36(6)
Protecting Your Business Information
42(3)
Handling Postemployment Inquiries
45
Independent Contractors
Comparing Employees and Independent Contractors
2(7)
The IRS Rules
9(11)
Workers Automatically Classified as Employees
20(1)
State Laws
21(1)
The Risks of Misclassification
22(1)
Hiring Independent Contractors
23
Unions
The National Labor Relations Act
2(1)
Unionizing a Workplace
3(4)
Employer Rights and Limitations
7(2)
Employee Rights and Limitations
9(1)
Making Unions Unnecessary
9
Lawyers and Legal Research
Getting Help from a Lawyer
3(3)
Paying a Lawyer
6(5)
Resolving Problems with Your Lawyer
11(2)
Legal Research
13
Appendix
Index

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