Contents
Chapter One: HR Practices & Policies
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You Want To Clean Up Personnel Files
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You're Handling Employees' Medical Information
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You Want to Protect Confidential Employee Information
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You're Reviewing Your Attendance Policies
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You're Reviewing Your Leave Policies
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You Want An Effective Cell Phone Policy
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You Want Effective Computer and E-mail Use Policies
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You Want A Crisis Management And Response Policy
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You're Training Supervisors About The Law
Chapter Two: Hiring
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You're Hiring A Worker - In General
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You Require Health-Related Tests
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You're Doing A Reference Or Background Check
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You're Hiring A Foreign Worker
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You Want to Increase Diversity or Have An Affirmative Action Plan
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You're Hiring A Temporary Employee
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You're Hiring An Independent Contractor
Chapter Three: Employee Health and Leave Requests
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An Employee Has A Physical or Mental Condition - In General
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An Employee Requests Leave That Might Be FMLA
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You Think An Employee Might Be Disabled
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An Employee Is Expecting or Adopting A Child
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An Employee's Family Member Has A Physical or Mental Condition
Chapter Four: Safety
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An Employee Is Injured on the Job
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An Employee Complains About Safety
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A Tragedy or Disaster Occurs
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You're Facing An OSHA Inspection or Investigation
Chapter Five: Compensation and Benefits
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Wage and Hour Law - In General
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You're Deciding How Much Overtime to Pay
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You're Deciding Whether An Employee Is Exempt from Overtime
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You Want to Dock An Exempt Employee's Pay
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You're Responding to A DOL Wage and Hour Investigation
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You're Reviewing Your Employee Benefits Package
Chapter Six: Problem Employees
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Problem Employees - In General
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An Employee Complains - In General
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An Employee Has An Attendance Problem
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An Employee Has A Performance Problem
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You Suspect An Employee of Misconduct
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An Employee Shows Signs of Violence
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You Suspect An Employee of Substance Abuse
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An Employee Violates Your Dress Code
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You Suspect An Employee of E-mail or Internet Abuse
Chapter Seven: Harassment And Discrimination
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Harassment and Discrimination - In General
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Two Employees Are Romantically Involved
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An Employee Complains About Harassment or Discrimination
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An Employee Files An EEOC Complaint
Chapter Eight: Investigations and Monitoring
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You Want to Monitor Employees Electronically
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You're Talking to Employees In A Basic Investigation
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You're Gathering Evidence for A Complex Investigation
Chapter Nine: An Employee Leaves
Chapter Ten: Firing
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You're Firing Someone - In General
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You're Firing An At-Will Employee
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You're Making A High-Risk Firing Decision
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You're Downsizing
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You're Telling An Employee He's Fired
Chapter Eleven: Miscellaneous
