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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.

Fred Steingold practices law in Ann Arbor, Michigan

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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