HR for Small Business 2E An Essential Guide for Managers Human Resources Professionals and Small Business Owners Quick Start Your Business 2nd Edition by Charles Fleischer ISBN 978-1572486904 1572486902
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ISBN 10: 1572486902
ISBN 13: 978-1572486904
Author: Charles Fleischer
“”One of the few [references] geared to the bulk of American business.” – Booklist “HR For Small Business explains in simple, clear language what business owners and managers need to know about their relationship with their employees in order to comply with the law and protect themselves and their business from being sued. The new edition of this book includes everything from recruiting and hiring to discipline and termination and everything in between. Updated legal information has been added on the new minimum wage law that employers must be aware of, the right to privacy for employees, especially in terms of their email, Internet usage, and phone calls, and what employers need to do to comply with disability laws and FMLA. The appendices in this book include required postings in the workplace, legal holidays, online resources for employers and human resource professionals, a sample employee handbook outline, an employer tax calendar, and a complete glossary of terms.””Absolutely indispensable for anyone in business.” – Edie Fraser, President, Public Affairs Group, Inc., an iVillage Company” Interview questions Reference checks Benefits and taxes Leave policies Unemployment insurance Privacy and confidentiality Employment discrimination Sexual harassment Workers’ compensation Telecomuting and job-sharingEmployees are your greatest asset. However, the days when employee matters were simple are gone. To keep your business running successfully, you need a guide through the many issues facing employers today.Charles Fleischer, successful attorney, lecturer, and author, makes this complex area of the law easy to understand. His practical advice answers the questions you have, such What steps do I take in the hiring process? How can I use performance evaluations as a productive tool? How can I cut overtime expenses? How can I control costs and still offer attractive retirement and health insurance benefits? How do I make a clean termination? How do I protect myself against discrimination claims? What types of insurance must I carry? How long must I hold a position for someone on maternity, military, or other leave?Start building a stronger workforce today.
Table of contents:
CHAPTER 1: The Employment Relationship
Employees, Independent Contractors, and Agents..
Statutory Employees and Nonemployees.
The Employment At-Will Doctrine.
Employment Contracts
Arbitration Agreements
Business Owners’ Employment Status
CHAPTER 2: The Hiring Process
Steps in the Hiring Process.
New Employee Procedures.
Employee Handbooks.
Personnel Files
CHAPTER 3: Evaluating Performance
Reasons for Evaluating
Legal Considerations
Disciplinary Actions.
CHAPTER 4: Termination
Exit Interviews.
Termination for Cause
Constructive Discharge
Retaliation
Whistleblower Regulations
Abusive Discharge
Defamation Liability
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
Corporate Ethics and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Employee Due Process.
Downsizing and Mass Layoffs
CHAPTER 5: Wage-and-Hour Requirements.
Minimum Wages
Overtime
Alternatives to Overtime
Exemptions from Overtime Requirements.
Settling FLSA Wage Disputes
Other Wage Regulations
Child Labor
Priority of Wages and Benefits in Bankruptcy.
Antitrust Considerations
CHAPTER 6: Wage Attachments and Assignments
Garnishments.
Withholding Orders.
Tax Levies
Debtors in Bankruptcy.
Department of Education Garnishments
Wage Assignments
CHAPTER 7: Tax Considerations.
Deductibility of Wages and Benefits.
Limitations on Deductibility
Independent Contractors
Federal Withholding Requirements
Tips
Other Taxable Payments
State Withholding Requirements
Earned Income Credit
Deposit and Reporting Requirements.
CHAPTER 8: Leave Policies
Vacation and Sick Leave.
FMLA Coverage and Eligibility
FMLA Benefits.
Military Leave
Other Types of Leave.
Paid Time Off
CHAPTER 9: Deferred Compensation and ERISA
Deferred Compensation.
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
ERISA
Spousal Rights to Pension Benefits.
Top Hat and Excess Benefit Plans
CHAPTER 10: Group Health and Other
Voluntary Plans…
COBRA
HIPAA
Mandated Benefits
Qualified Medical Child Support Orders.
Claims Administration
Gender-Specific Coverage
Stock Options.
Employee Stock Ownership Plans
Other Plans
Domestic Partners
CHAPTER 11: Workers’ Compensation
Coverage
Course and Scope of Employment.
Claim Procedure.
Benefits
Second Injury Fund
Rights against Third Parties
CHAPTER 12: Unemployment Insurance.
Employer Contributions.
Coverage and Eligibility
Misconduct and Quitting for Cause
Claim Procedure
Benefits
CHAPTER 13: Workplace Safety.
Overview of OSHA
Safety and Health Standards.
Record-Keeping
Inspections and Citations
FDA’s Food Code.
Retaliation and Refusal to Work.
State Requirements
Smoking.
Ergonomics.
Violence in the Workplace.
Disaster Planning
CHAPTER 14: Discrimination in General
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act…
Covered Employers
Religious Discrimination under Title VII
Other Antidiscrimination Laws
State and Local Prohibitions.
Professional Codes of Ethics.
Discrimination Based on Genetics
Contingent Workers.
Record-Keeping
Employment Practices Liability Insurance
CHAPTER 15: Gender Discrimination.
Equal Pay Act
Pregnancy.
Harassment in General.
Employer Liability for Harassment.
Sexual Orientation.
Other Issues.
CHAPTER 16: Age Discrimination
Covered Employers
Exceptions
Benefit Plans.
Proving Age Discrimination
Release of ADEA Claims
CHAPTER 17: Persons with Disabilities.
Definition of Disability.
Medical Examinations
Duty of Reasonable Accommodation.
Other Prohibited Conduct.
Direct-Threat Defense.
CHAPTER 18: Employee Privacy.
Private Places.
Sensitive Records
Surveillance
Electronic Monitoring.
Lie Detectors
Drug Testing and Drug-Free Workplaces.
Employee Mail.
Consumer Reports
Criminal Records.
Driving Records.
Identity Theft.
CHAPTER 19: Employee Loyalty
Competing with an Employer
Trade Secrets
Computer Fraud.
Loyalty by Contract.
Remedies for Breach of Contract.
Employee Dishonesty.
CHAPTER 20: Alternative Work Arrangements
Telecommuting
Flex time.
Contingent Workers.
CHAPTER 21: Foreign Workers
1-9 Requirements
Work Visas Generally.
High Tech H-1B Visas.
H-2B Visas..
TN Visas under NAFTA.
Workplace Protections.
Remedies Available to Undocumented Workers
CHAPTER 22: Government Contractors..
Statutory Framework
Executive Orders
Rehabilitation Act
Veterans.
Drug-Free Workplace.
State and Local Government Contractors
CHAPTER 23: Nonprofit Organizations.
Tax-Exempt Status.
Employee Compensation and Withholding
Executive Compensation
Benefit Plans.
Unemployment Insurance
Religious Organizations
Tenure
CHAPTER 24: Unions and Labor Relations
NLRA Coverage.
Concerted Activities.
Representation Elections
Duty to Bargain
Other Unfair Labor Practices
Union Security and the Right to Work.
Strikes and Lockouts
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