Hiring New Employees: Employment Law

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	Sharing the Cost of Business When it comes to passing along certain business expenses to your employees, be sure to know when and where it's legal to do so. Pay Discrimination Developments Women: Your 'Contractor' Might Be an Employee Editor's Picks Your Right to Employee E-Mail If you want to access employee e-mail and computer usage, make sure you're clear about your rights from the start. Is Your Employee Data Secure? Lock up employee data, or face the consequences. Religion and the Workplace Know what accommodations you're legally required to make when employees need time off work for religious observances. The Rules on Comp Time How to determine whether you can give your employees comp time instead of overtime Do the Right Thing Business ethics aren't the same everywhere, so stay on the right side of the law. More Articles Creating a No-Spouse Rule Can you keep spouses from working together? How Does the EEOC Fare in the Discrimination Wars? The EEOC just passed a milestone, but we're still striving for workplace equality. Monitoring Your Employees' E-Mail Just how closely can you keep an eye on what your employees are sending and receiving via e-mail? Office Romances Could Be Bad for Business One person's promotion is another's harassment claim. Writing an Employee Handbook It's a big undertaking but one that will protect you. Here's what you need to include. Legal Regulations and Employee Pay Many aspects of how you pay employees are mandated by federal and local laws. Here's a brief primer on some of the rules you need to be aware of. Establish a Workplace Safety Policy Not only do you owe your workers a safe workplace, it just makes good business sense. Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Policies It's imperative that you provide a safe and comfortable working environment for your employees. What Should Your Personnel Files Contain? Don't get burned by overly personal personnel files. Are You Liable for Your Employees' Bad Actions? The courts seem to think so. Monitoring Your Staff's Personal Habits Controversy heats up over off-the-clock regulation. Classifying Independent Contractors Avoid independent-contractor snags. Article Archive	Employee Management with David Javitch Entrepreneurs Need Social Networking Dan Schawbel, a leading expert in social networking and a Gen-Y branding expert, explains what business owners need to know about the trend. Selected articles by David Javitch The Entrepreneur as Leader What to Do When an Employee Leaves Don't Hire People Just Like You More articles » Related Products Ultimate Guide to Workers' Compensation Insurance The secrets you need to know to reduce workers' compensation costs. Learn more » Ultimate Book of Business Forms 199 forms you can customize! Learn more »