Employer’s Legal Handbook, The: How to Manage Your Employees & Workplace

Product Description

Handle employment decisions legally and effectively―from hiring to firing
Employment laws change often. Staying on top of them is essential to running an efficient, fair workplace―and heading off expensive lawsuits. Use this must-have desk reference to find answers to workplace questions, quickly and easily.
The Employer’s Legal Handbook is the go-to guide for business owners and managers. It covers the most common and current employment law issues you need to know about, including:

applications, interviews, and hiring
must-have personnel policies
wage and hour laws
employee discipline and performance reviews
health care insurance and other employee benefits
employee taxes and payroll
family and medical leave
employee privacy
illegal harassment and discrimination
terminations, downsizing, and layoffs.

The 15th edition provides updated 50-state legal information and explains the latest developments in employment law, including the rise of the remote workforce and other issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Review

“Offers a sensible, real life approach to dealing with employees.”
The Wall Street Journal
“Belongs on every business owner’s bookshelf.” Los Angeles Times
“A comprehensive guide to the legal rights and obligations of employers.” Detroit News

About the Author

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.

Aaron Hotfelder is a Social Security Disability attorney practicing in Columbia, Missouri. He represents claimants at all stages of the disability process, from the initial application to the hearing and appeal. His other areas of expertise include Workers’ Compensation and Long-Term Disability. He received his law degree from the University of Missouri School of Law, where he participated in internships with the Midwestern Innocence Project and the Missouri State Public Defender. He is an active member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives (NOSSCR), and also belongs to the Boone County Bar Association and the Missouri Bar. Prior to law school, he earned a degree in Criminal Justice from Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.