| Autore |
Fleischer Charles H
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| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Naperville, Ill., : Sphinx Pub., c2005
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (346 p.)
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| Disciplina |
658.3
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| Soggetto topico |
Personnel management
Small business - Personnel management
Labor laws and legislation
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| ISBN |
1-4237-2311-2
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
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.
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| Altri titoli varianti |
Human Resources for small business
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817357403321 |
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HR for small business [[electronic resource] ] : from hiring and firing and everything in-between / / Charles H. Fleischer
