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Employment Law Basics for Employers

Employment Law Basics for Employers is a software program that presents the essential facts and nuts-and-bolts information any employer needs to know about the major laws and legal concepts regarding employees and the workplace. Written by longtime employment law attorney William T. Simmons, it is a survey of all of the most important Texas and federal laws covering the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers. It is designed with a familiar interface, that of a Windows 98 Help file. The information is organized into small, logical topics that cover all phases of the employment relationship: hiring, pay and policies, work separations, and post-termination claims and lawsuits. Users can freely navigate from one topic to another using two different tables of contents, built-in and custom navigational buttons, and links within the topics. There is also a detailed index. One of the most useful aspects of the software is the full-text search feature - a user can type a word or words into the search field and get a list of topics containing the search terms; clicking on a topic name will take the user directly to the topic. This software program is presented free of charge; although it is oriented toward business owners, managers, and other supervisory personnel, it is a useful orientation for anyone needing basic answers to the most common employment rights questions.

System requirements: PC-compatible computer running Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0; approximately 1.3 to 2.5 MB free hard drive space (depending upon which files you already have on your system). Clicking the link below will allow you to download the installer file ("elbsetup.exe"). The installer file is a self-extracting archive-type executable file, 1.4 MB in size, that will take care of the installation details for you. It is suggested that you accept the default settings. The installer file will place the program files, two small text files, and some "DLL" files on your computer, and it will also place appropriate entries and icons on the "Programs" section of your "Start" menu. It is designed to install the DLLs only if your system does not currently have them. However, computers with older-generation OS versions may not have the very latest versions of the necessary DLLs (they are frequently revised by the OS vendor); if you have any questions about what will be installed or experience any problems running the software after installation, send an e-mail with your question or describing the problem in detail to the address below, and it will be forwarded to the author. Since this software is provided at no cost, no support is available beyond e-mail support with regard to installation issues. All legal questions should be addressed to a licensed attorney in your area.

Download Employment Law Basics for Employers now.
File size: 1.4 MB.
Download time: approximately four to six minutes with a 56K modem, depending upon the speed of your connection at the time of the download.
View online: Click here for an online view of what the book looks like.

Disclaimer: Employment Law Advisory Network, Inc. (ELANet) has taken great care to provide the most current and accurate information available on a wide variety of employment law topics. However, the information found herein is not intended as a substitute for individual consultation with a labor and employment law attorney of your choice. Interpretation of federal employment laws is not uniform throughout the country; indeed, federal courts and federal agencies often disagree on both major and minor points under various laws. The information appearing on ELANet represents the prevailing viewpoints of a majority of federal courts and federal agencies around the country. In some instances, other viewpoints will be noted with a reference to the area of the country in which the other viewpoint takes precedence. Because interpretation of laws is not uniform, and because each case must be decided on an individual basis, it is not always safe to assume that a particular case will result in a particular outcome. There is no substitute for individual consultation with an employment law expert. Any employer wishing detailed legal advice relating to a specific situation should regard ELANet as a way of conducting initial research into various areas of employment law and preparing for an individual consultation with an attorney who specializes in employment law. Using ELANet in this way should enable an employer to make the most efficient and cost-effective use of his or her attorney's time by knowing what issues are important and what questions to ask.

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