Discrimination

• Employment Discrimination Laws You Should Be Aware Of  Employment discrimination laws affect employment practices from hiring to firing employees and everything in between.
• Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Defined  Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature.

Employee Privacy

• Employee Monitoring Considerations  An employer's legitimate business need to monitor employees must be balanced with the employees' right to privacy.
• Employer Use of Lie Detector Tests  Use of such tests is extremely limited and should be used with great care.
• What Employers Need To Know About Drug Testing  If you are thinking about instituting a drug testing policy for your company's employees, you might want to think again.
• When and How Can You Give Polygraph Tests to Employees?  You must follow very strict rules and procedures to administer such tests.

Employment References

• Avoiding Defamation in Giving Employment References  When giving employment references for a former employee, there is a danger that you may end up being sued for defamation if the reference is negative and your former employee doesn’t get the job. 

Hiring and Firing

• Activities that Constitute cause for an Employee's Dismissal
• Documentation and Procedures to Ease the Firing Process
• Documenting Workers Authorization to Work in the US  The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires employers to verify the identity and employment authorization of all employees.
• Illegal Hiring Questions  Even if an employer naively asks a certain question with no intention to discriminate, it could form the basis of a discrimination claim if the particular candidate is not hired.
• Interview Questions Do's and Don'ts  An employer must avoid asking questions that might indicate discrimination against certain individuals even if that was not the employer’s intent. 
• Items to Include as Part of Your Application for Employment  There are so many questions that employers are not allowed to ask potential employees, how do you know what information you can request on an employment application? Read on for items that should be part of your application for employment.
• Items to Include In Your Hiring Package
• Obtaining A Release  A release is an agreement between an employer and its former employee where the former employee agrees not to file suit against the employer in exchange for some benefit provided by the employer.
• Post Termination Employment Benefits  Federal and/or state laws may require employers to continue some benefits for former employees.
• Procedures for Documenting Disciplinary Problems  Careful documentation early on can save you a lot of headaches down the road.
• Reasons To Contest Unemployment Claims  What should you do if a fired employee makes an unemployment claim – contest it or forget about it? The answer really depends on your reason for firing the person and whether or not you can defend it.
• What You Can't Fire Someone For
• What You Need to Know Before Hiring A Minor  If you're thinking about hiring a teenager to work in your business, you'll need to be familiar with the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• Which Workers Can You Let Go For Economic Reasons?

Policies and Procedures

• How and Why to Create an Employment Manual  An employment manual lets your employees know the ground rules.

Taxes

• Employee or Independent Contractor?  In order to determine whether someone who does work for you is an employee or an independent contractor, you need to evaluate several factors regarding your relationship with the worker.
• Payroll Taxes for Independent Contractors
• Payroll Tax Exceptions For Family Members

Employment Laws 

• Employment Laws Every Business Owner Should Know About  As a business owner you need to be aware of the various employment laws and how they affect your employment practices and procedures.
• Controversy over Bush nominee serves as a reminder of employment laws

Workers Compensation 

• Frequently Asked Questions About Workers Compensation
• What To Do After An Accident At Work If you are injured in an accident at work you are probably entitled to workers compensation.

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