Just when you think you've got the whole management thing down - your employees are
getting the job done, your projects are on schedule and below budget - comes word that you
need to double as an HR expert. In a workplace landscape that grows more legal-minded
every day, your company has got to protect itself from the repercussions of poor
decisions, inconsistent policy, and just plain ignorance.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Hiring 1
Introduction
Defining the Job
Writing the Job Description
Recruiting
Interviewing
Verifying Employment Eligibility
Chapter 2 Performance Evaluations 35
Introduction
The Job Description
Employee Self-Review
Structured Performance Reviews and Discrimination
Chapter 3 Training 41
Introduction
Strategy
Safety
Sexual Harassment
Trainig Records
Chapter 4 Benefits 51
Introduction: The Family and Medical Leave Act
Covered Entities
The Twelve-Month Period
Notice
Scheduling the Leave
The Workweek
Employee Eligibility
Eligible Reasons for Leave
Unpaid Nature of Leave
Maintaining Health Benefits
Serious Health Conditions
Health-Care Provider
Key Employees
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996-Preexisting Conditions
Chapter 5 Compensation: The Fair Labor Standards Act 87
Introduction
Minimum Wage and Overtime
Compensable Hours
Equal Pay for Men and Women (Equal Pay Act)
Child Labor
Coverage
Benefits and Payroll Practices Not Covered by the FLSA
Exempt vs. Nonexempt Status Under the FLSA
Wage and Hour Violations
Chapter 6 Employment Laws 117
Introduction
Key Federal Employment Laws
Prohibited Acts
Enforcement Mechanisms
Proof of Discrimination
Title VII Remedies
Federally Protected Classes
State and Local Protected Classes
Chapter 7 Hot-Button Issues: Sexual Harassment and Workplace Violence 165
Sexual Harassment: Introduction
Sexual Harassment Defined
The Ellerth/Faragher Defense
The Investigation
Workplace Violence
Chapter 8 Privacy Issues 201
Introduction
BackgroundChecks
Medical Information During the Hiring Process
Monitoring Employees in the Workplace
Invasion of Privacy
Defamation, Libel, and Slander
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress or Outrage
False Imprisonment
Chapter 9 Firing and Separation 231
Introduction
Policy Statements May Alter At-Will Employment
How to Reestablish the At-Will Privilege
Progressive Discipline
The Termination Session
Wrongful Discharge
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
Chapter 10 Documentation and Records Retention 247
Introduction
Personnel Records in General
Medical Information
Other Documents That Should Not Be Kept in a Personnel File
EEOC Minimum Document Retention Rules Under Title VII
Document Retention Policies
OSHA Record Keeping
Index 287
296 pages, Hardcover