The Manager's Guide to HR

CONTENTS
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1:
HIRING
Introduction Defining the Job Writing the Job Description Recruiting Interviewing Verifying Employment Eligibility
CHAPTER 2:
PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS
Introduction The Job Description Employee Self-Review Specificity Structured Performance Reviews and Discrimination
CHAPTER 3:
TRAINING
Introduction Purpose Strategy Safety Sexual and Other Forms of Harassment Training Records
CHAPTER 4:
BENEFITS
Introduction: The Family and Medical Leave Act Covered Entities The Twelve-Month Period Notices 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 The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996-Preexisting Conditions The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA)
CHAPTER 5:
COMPENSATION
Introduction Minimum Wage and Overtime Compensable Hours The Equal Pay Act: Equal Pay for Men and Women 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
Introduction Key Federal Employment Laws Prohibited Acts Enforcement Mechanisms Proof of Discrimination Title VII Remedies Federally Protected Classes The Americans with Disabilities Act State and Local Protected Classes
CHAPTER 7:
HOT-BUTTON ISSUES: SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
Sexual Harassment: Introduction Sexual Harassment Defined The Faragher-Ellerth Defense The Investigation Workplace Violence
CHAPTER 8:
PRIVACY ISSUES
Introduction Background Checks M edical Information During the Hiring Process The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 Monitoring Employees in the Workplace The National Labor Relations Act

Max Muller (Overland Park, KS) has served as CEO or COO for numerous companies. An attorney and authorized OSHA trainer, his seminars have drawn more than 100,000 attendees.

"This book is a desktop must-have. It shows you what you need to know about hiring, firing, evaluation, documentation, and benefits..." "--Big Ideas for Small Business"