Dealing with Problem Employees: A Legal Guide »

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.

An employer s nightmare? Problem employees, of course. But in today s world, many business owners, supervisors and managers often want to work effectively with difficult employees rather than fire them and Dealing With Problem Employees shows them how.

This book combines the practical and legal information employers need.  Providing a plain-English overview of employment law, Dealing With Problem Employees also shows readers how to:

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"Offers proven techniques for creating a trouble-free workplace and offers immediate fixes for handling your problem employee of the moment."

1.   What s Your Problem?

2.   Employment Law Basics

3.   Performance Evaluations

4.   Progressive Discipline

5.   Complaints and Investigations

6.   Making the Decision to Fire

7.   Planning For The Aftermath

8.   Severance and Releases

9.   How to Fire

10.  Looking Forward

11.  Hiring a Lawyer

Appendix

         Federal Agencies Enforcing Workplace Laws

         Federal Fair Employment Laws

         State Laws Prohibiting Discrimination in Private Employment

         State Agencies that Enforce Laws Prohibiting Discrimination in Employment

         State Labor Departments

         State Departments of Insurance

         State OSHA Laws

         State OSHA Offices