05986nam 2200589Ia 450 991081735740332120200520144314.01-4237-2311-2(CKB)1000000000246552(OCoLC)567938040(CaPaEBR)ebrary10091908(SSID)ssj0000174666(PQKBManifestationID)11156038(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000174666(PQKBWorkID)10174633(PQKB)10632903(MiAaPQ)EBC3035115(Au-PeEL)EBL3035115(CaPaEBR)ebr10091908(OCoLC)61395907(EXLCZ)99100000000024655220050422d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrHR for small business from hiring and firing and everything in-between /Charles H. Fleischer1st ed.Naperville, Ill. Sphinx Pub.c20051 online resource (346 p.) Includes index.1-57248-504-3 Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Acknowledgment -- Contents -- Introduction -- 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 Regulations -- Employee Handbooks -- Personnel Files -- Chapter 3 -- Evaluating Performance -- Good Reasons for Evaluation -- 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 Liability -- 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 -- ERISA -- Spousal Rights to Pension Benefits -- Top Hat and Excess Benefit Plans -- Rabbi Trusts -- 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: 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 -- Foreign Workers -- Employment Practices Liability Insurance -- Chapter 14: Gender Discrimination -- Equal Pay Act -- Pregnancy -- Harassment, in General -- Employer Liability for Harassment -- Sexual Orientation -- Other Issues -- Chapter 15: Age Discrimination -- Exceptions -- Benefit Plans -- Proving Age Discrimination -- Release of ADEA Claims -- Chapter 16: Persons with Disabilities -- ADA in Employment -- Medical Examinations -- Duty of Reasonable Accommodation -- Reasonableness of Requested Accommodation -- Effect of Remedial Measures -- Accommodation and Seniority -- Other Prohibited Conduct -- Direct-Threat Defense -- Chapter 17: Employee Privacy -- Private Places -- Sensitive Records -- Surveillance -- Electronic Monitoring -- Lie Detector Tests.Drug Testing and Drug-Free Workplaces -- Employee Mail -- Consumer Reports -- Criminal Records -- Driving Records -- Identity Theft -- Chapter 18: Employee Loyalty -- Competing with an Employer -- Trade Secrets -- Computer Fraud -- Loyalty by Contract -- Work-for-Hire -- Remedies for Breach of Agreement -- Employee Dishonesty -- Chapter 19: Alternative Work Arrangements -- Telecommuting -- FlexTime -- Contingent Workers -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Appendix: Internet Resources -- Index -- Back Cover.Human Resources for small businessPersonnel managementHandbooks, manuals, etcSmall businessPersonnel managementHandbooks, manuals, etcLabor laws and legislationHandbooks, manuals, etcPersonnel managementSmall businessPersonnel managementLabor laws and legislation658.3Fleischer Charles H1619159MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817357403321HR for small business4034024UNINA