TY  - BOOK
AU  - Steingold,Fred S.
TI  - The employer's legal handbook
SN  - 9781413321463
AV  - KF 3455 .S737 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Berkeley, California
PB  - Nolo
KW  - Labor laws and legislation
KW  - United States
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Law for laypersons
KW  - lcgft
N1  - "Manage your employees & workplace effectively"--Cover; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Hiring -- Legal guidelines for hiring employees -- Job descriptions -- Job advertisements -- Job applications -- Interviews -- Testing -- Investigations -- Making a job offer -- Rejecting applicants -- Tax compliance -- Immigration law requirements -- New hire reporting form -- 2. Personnel practices -- Employee files -- Employee  handbooks -- Employee performance reviews -- Disciplining employees -- 3. Wages and hours -- Overtime and minimum wage requirements -- Equal pay requirements -- How to pay employees -- Calculating work hours -- Record-keeping requirements -- Child labor rules -- Payroll withholding -- The consequences of bending the rules -- 4. Employee benefits -- Health care coverage -- Retirement plans -- Other employee benefits -- Benefits for domestic partners -- 5. Taxes -- Employer identification numbers -- Federal employment taxes -- Federal self-employment taxes -- Federal tax deductions for salaries and other expenses -- Independent contractors -- Statutory employees -- 6. Family and medical leave -- Who is covered -- Reasons for taking a leave -- Scheduling leave -- Temporary transfer to another job -- Substituting paid leave -- Advance notice of leave -- Certification -- Health benefits -- Returning to work -- Related laws -- Enforcement -- 7. Health and safety -- The Occupational Safety and Health Act -- Getting help -- State OSHA laws -- Hazardous chemicals -- Workers' Compensation -- Disease prevention -- Tobacco smoke -- Drug and alcohol abuse -- Repetitive stress disorder -- 8. Illegal discrimination -- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act -- Harassment -- Age -- Pregnancy -- Citizenship -- Genetic information -- Religion -- Sexual orientation -- State and local laws --; 9. Workers with disabilities -- The Americans With Disabilities Act -- Businesses that are covered -- Who is protected -- Exceptions to coverage -- Providing reasonable accommodations -- Workers with emotional or mental impairments -- Financial assistance -- Health and safety standards -- Medical exams -- Enforcement -- 10. Termination -- Wrongful discharge cases -- Guarding against legal claims -- Guidelines for firing employees -- Investigating complaints against workers -- Alternatives to firing -- The firing process -- Heading off trouble -- Final paychecks -- Continuing health insurance -- Unemployment compensation -- Protecting your business information -- Handling postemployment inquiries -- 11. Employee privacy -- Monitoring employees at work -- Searches -- Employee dating -- Other off-duty activities -- 12. Independent contractors -- Comparing employees and independent contractors -- The IRS rules -- workers automatically classified as employees -- State laws -- The risks of misclassification -- Hiring independent contractors -- 13. Unions -- The National Labor Relations Act -- Unionizing a workplace -- Employer rights and limitations -- Employee rights and limitations -- Making unions unnecessary -- 14. Lawyers and legal research -- Getting help from a lawyer -- Paying a lawyer -- Resolving problems with your lawyer -- Legal research -- Appendix. Labor departments and agencies -- State drug and alcohol testing laws -- State laws on employee arrest and conviction records -- State laws on access to personnel records -- State minimum wage laws for tipped and regular employees -- State meal and rest break laws -- State health insurance continuation laws -- State family and medical leave laws -- State laws prohibiting discrimination in employment -- Agencies that enforce laws prohibiting discrimination in employment -- State laws that control final paychecks
N2  - Provides the information employers need to handle every aspect of the employment relationship, including hiring, performance reviews, benefits, and layoffs
ER  -