Book Title:

The Employer’s Legal Handbook (Paperback)
by Fred S. Steingold (Author), Amy Delpo (Author)

Editorial Reviews:

Working Woman

To fully understand your rights and responsibilities as an employer, read The Employer’s Legal Handbook.

Small Business Opportunities

A bible for small business owners.

Book Description

New laws affect every aspect of being an employer-from interviewing and hiring, to handling employee benefits to firing.

The most complete guide to your legal rights and responsibilities, The Employer’s Legal Handbook 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.
  • 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: 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.

Whether you hire one employee or one hundred, The Employer’s Legal Handbook gives you the practical and legal guidance you need to run a fair and productive workplace, and stay out of legal trouble.

Book Info

Reveals how to comply with the most recent workplace laws and regulations, and run a safe and fair workplace and avoid lawsuits.

About the Author

Attorney Fred S. Steingold practices law in Ann Arbor, Michigan. An expert on small business law, he represents and advises many small businesses and frequently leads seminars on how to start and run small businesses. He is the author of Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business and Legal Forms for Starting and Running a Small Business. His monthly column, The Legal Advisor, is carried by trade publications around the country.