Human Resources Best Practices

• Posted by Geoffrey G. Gussis on July 25th, 2005


• Filed in Employment Law

Reed Smith has made another employment law resource available - this time it is a document titled Human Resources Best Practices.  Presented to the Advertising & Marketing International Network, it covers topics ranging from:

* Harassment
         
    o What is Hostile Work Environment Harassment?
         
    o How to Protect Against Workplace Harassment Claims
   

* Hiring
    o Helpful Hints for Hiring
       
    o Interview Questions:  Legal or Illegal?
         
    o Contacting Previous Employers
         
    o Tips for Avoiding Liability When Contacting Previous Employers
   

* Coaching, Counseling and Documentation of Employees
         
    o The Employment-At-Will Doctrine
         
    o Practice Progressive Discipline, But Never Promise It
    o Coaching and Counseling   
    o Building a Paper Trail to Improve Employee Performance and to Document Employee Misconduct 

* Discipline or Discharge of Employee
         
    o Before Implementing Discipline and Discharge
    o How to Actually Do the Firing
         
    o Tips to Avoid Liability When Laying Off an Employee
         
    o Waiver of Rights for Employees Over 40

Link: ADLAW By Request - Knowledge Base - Publications.

Don’t forget our earlier post on Interviewing Potential Employees.