The Manager's Guide to HR: Hiring, Firing, Performance Evaluations, Documentation, Benefits, and Everything Else You Need to Know Book

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