Create Your Own Employee Handbook: A Legal & Practical Guide for Employers - Softcover

Guerin, Lisa; Delpo, Amy; Delpo, J. D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 141331385X ISBN 13: 9781413313857

Publisher: Nolo, 2011

Synopsis

Create a handbook for employees, spelling out your company's benefits, policies and procedures using this practical legal guide

Every company, no matter how big or small, needs to provide workers with an employee handbook. Create Your Own Employee Handbook gives you the information and policies all managers, HR professionals and business owners need to create their own reader-friendly guide, no matter what state you live in. Each chapter covers a different topic, including

at-will employment

hiring

pay and payroll

workdays and hours

performance evaluations

benefits

discrimination and harassment

complaints and investigations

leave

health and safety

substance abuse

privacy in the workplace

discipline

You'll get the lowdown on the legal and practical considerations that apply to each topic in your state, plus sample policies that you can use as-is or tailor to meet your needs. You can even cut and paste the language you need to complete your own handbook instantly.

The 5th edition is completely updated to reflect recent changes to federal and state law, and covers emerging workplace issues such as healthcare reform law and social networking policies.

About this title

About the Author

Guerin, an editor/author specializing in employment law, is author or co-author of several Nolo books, including The Manager's Legal Handbook, Dealing with Problem Employees, Nolo's Essential Guide to Federal Employment Laws, Workplace Investigations, Create Your Own Employee Handbook, and Nolo's Guide to California Law. Guerin has practiced employment law in government, public interest, and private practice where she represented clients at all levels of state and federal courts and in agency proceedings. She is a graduate of Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley.

Ms. DelPo is an author and consulting editor who specializes in employment and family law issues. She brings years of criminal and civil law experience to her work at Nolo, having litigated cases in all levels of state and federal courts, including the California Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court. She has written numerous employment law titles, including The Performance Appraisal Handbook, Dealing with Problem Employees, and Create Your Own Employee Handbook. She is also the editor of Parent Savvy, a book that answers parents' practical, financial, and legal questions. Ms. DelPo currently divides her time between writing on legal issues and chasing after her two busy children, Sophia and Charlie. Ms. DelPo received her law degree with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nolo
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 141331385X
• ISBN 13: 9781413313857
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 416