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title | : | The Complete Hiring and Firing Handbook : Every Manager's Guide to Working With Employees Legally 1St Ed. |
author | : | Fleischer, Charles H. |
publisher | : | Sourcebooks, Inc. |
isbn10 | asin | : | 1572484586 |
print isbn13 | : | 9781572484580 |
ebook isbn13 | : | 9781423719427 |
language | : | English |
subject | Personnel management--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Employee selection--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Employees--Dismissal of--Handbooks, manuals, etc. |
publication date | : | 2005 |
lcc | : | HF5549.17.F58 2005eb |
ddc | : | 658.3/11 |
subject | : | Personnel management--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Employee selection--Handbooks, manuals, etc, Employees--Dismissal of--Handbooks, manuals, etc. |
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THE COMPLETE HIRING AND FIRING HAND BOOK
Every Manager's Guide to Working with EmployeesLegally
By Charles H. Fleischer
Attorney at Law
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Copyright 2005 by Charles H. Fleischer
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Fleischer, Charles H.
The complete hiring and firing handbook : every manager's guide to working
with employees legally / by Charles H. Fleischer.-- 1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 1-57248-458-6 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Personnel management--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Employee
selection--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Employees--Dismissal of--Handbooks,
manuals, etc. I. Title.
HF5549.17.F58 2004
658.3'11--dc22
2005022919
Printed and bound in the United State of America.
BG 10987654321
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Contents
Introduction | ix |
PART IHIRING |
Chapter 1: To Hire or Not to Hire | |
Staying Small |
Alternatives to Hiring |
Chapter 2: Eligibility for Employment | |
Child Labor |
Foreign Workers |
Relatives |
Former Employees |
Volunteers |
Competitor's Employees |
Other Restrictions |
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Chapter 3: Discrimination | |
Adverse Action |
Disparate Treatment and Disparate Impact |
Covered Employers |
Counting Employees |
Foreign Employment |
Chapter 4: Specific Types of Discrimination | |
Religion |
Sex |
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Related Conditions |
Age |
Disability |
Military and Veteran Status |
Union Membership |
Sexual Orientation |
Genetics |
Reverse Discrimination |
Testers and Salts |
Chapter 5: Procedures and Remedies for Discrimination | |
Filing a Charge |
Processing a Charge |
Available Remedies |
Chapter 6: Job Description | |
Contents of Description |
Sample Job Description |
Describing Duties |
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Chapter 7: Recruiting | |
Classified Ads |
Referral Bonuses |
Chapter 8: Rsums and Rsum Fraud | |
Third-Party Liability |
Remedies for Rsum Fraud |
Chapter 9: Applications | |
Sample Employment Application |
Background Checks |
Prescribed Summary of Consumer Rights |
Chapter 10: Interviews | |
Disability-Related Questions |
Open-Ended Questions |
Employer Misrepresentations |
Testing |
Offers and Rejections |
Sample Offer Letter |
Chapter 11: Contracts of Employment | |
At-Will and Contract Employees |
Employee Handbooks |
Chapter 12: Noncompete and Other Agreements | |
Noncompete Agreements |
Nonsolicitation Agreements |
Confidentiality Agreements |
Intellectual Property |
Arbitration Agreements |
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Chapter 13: Requirements Applicable to New Employees | |
I-9 Requirements |
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