Fair, Square & Legal has long been the essential resource for organizations seeking to stay within the law
and avoid violating the rights of their employees. This new, extensively updated edition reflects the latest regulations
and court decisions, while retaining all the indispensable information readers have depended on for more than a
decade.
Readers will find information on a wide variety of legal issues including:
recruitment and hiring
sexual harassment
violation of privacy
evaluations and promotions
affirmative action issues
discipline and firing
The book covers the latest discrimination and EEOC guidelines, employee verification, and technology issues.
It also updates topics including management best practices and recruitment. Comprehensive and up-to-date, Fair,
Square & Legal is still the very best guide to keeping an organization out of hot water.
Table of Contents
Preface to the Fourth Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Safe Hiring Practices
p. 13
Safe Recruiting Practices
p. 23
Safe Interviewing Practices
p. 35
Safe Employment Decisions
p. 53
Preventing Sex Discrimination in Hiring
p. 69
Preventing Negligent Hiring
p. 89
Safe Management Practices
p. 99
Safe Evaluations and Promotions
p. 105
Safe Management, the Right to Privacy, and Defamation
p. 126
Safe Management of Family and Medical Leave
p. 162
Preventing Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment on the Job
p. 178
Mismanaging People with Disabilities
p. 212
Employee Action Rights and Labor Laws
p. 233
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA, 38 U.S.C. [actual symbol not reproducible] 4301-4333)
p. 246
Safe Firing Practices
p. 255
Safe Discipline and Firing Practices
p. 263
Public Policy
p. 283
Managing a Reduction in Force
p. 299
Safe Management of Older Employees
p. 305
What Civil Rights and Other Personal Protection Laws Say
p. 327
Index
p. 367
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