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    Employer's Legal Handbook, The: Manage Your Employees & Workplace Effectively
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    Employer's Legal Handbook, The: Manage Your Employees & Workplace Effectively

    By Fred S. Steingold

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    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.

    This edition has been completely updated to reflect the most recent changes to the law, including
    information on healthcare reform, changes to the FMLA, laws that address social media and much more.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNOLO
    Release dateMay 9, 2013
    ISBN9781413318890
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    Employer's Legal Handbook, The: Manage Your Employees & Workplace Effectively
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    Fred S. Steingold

    Until his death in 2017, Attorney Fred S. Steingold was a practicing attorney in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His main practice areas were real estate law and business law. He is the author of several Nolo books, including Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business and The Employer's Legal Handbook.

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