Managers at all levels are constantly challenged to do more with
fewer employees, to motivate diverse groups of people, and to face
up to tough people problems in their workforces. An important key
to managers' success is accomplishing these goals while protecting
themselves and their companies from legal liability. Yet some in
management tend to blame legal requirements for hindering progress
toward solving problems. U. S. law, however, provides managers with
broad discretion in many employment situations and in most cases
helps ensure that managers perform their essential functions in a
way that is fundamentally fair while still supporting company
goals.
A Manager's Guide to Employment Law will help managers
make day-to-day decisions on how best to manage their employees and
handle issues of legal liability. Expert author Dana Muir
identifies the subtle and unnecessary mistakes managers make that
cause legal headaches and shows how becoming familiar with basic
principles of employment law will enable them to develop an
internal compass to help make the right decisions. Each chapter
focuses on legal concepts of broad application in today's
workplace, providing real examples of problems managers face and
offering strategies for addressing those problems.
