HR Resources

Resources to help you find the right candidates:

» Interviewing Candidates

» Working with your agency

» Gone in Thirty Seconds: How to Review a Resume

» Top Job Interview Questions to Help You Select the Best

» How to Interview Legally and Effectively

» Motivation Job Interview Questions

» Teams and Team Work Job Interview Questions

» Leadership Job Interview Questions

» Interpersonal Skills Job Interview Questions

» Management Skill Job Interview Questions

» Communication Job Interview Questions

Hr Law resources:

» AHI's Employment Law Resource Center
Articles on employment related legal issues, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and others; email newsletters Employment Law Today, Benefits Alert, and HR Soapbox.

» Excellent FREE reports on various topics related to employment law: State Family/Medical Leave Laws, Termination Pay, Legal Lessons For A Lawsuit-Free Hiring Process, and more.

» Legal issues related to benefits
Here are the answers to many of your legal questions about benefits. Topics include 401(k), ADA, Divorce, FMLA, Independent Contractors and Unemployment Benefits, Jury Duty Leave, Leave, Long-Term Disability, OWBPA, Paid Time Off, Pregnancy / Maternity Leave, Tuition Reimbursement.

» Legal issues related to discipline
Here are the answers to many of your legal questions about disciplining employees. Topics include Excessive Absenteeism, Alcohol/Drugs, Bad Attitude, Confidentiality Rules, Dating, Dress Codes, Performance Problems, Progressive Discipline, Violence, and Insubordination.

» Legal issues related to Hiring
Here are the answers to many of your legal questions about hiring. Topics include Background Screening, Conviction Records, Discriminatory Recruitment Efforts, FCRA, Oral Promises as Implied Contracts, New Hire Training, Non-Compete Agreements, Probationary Periods, and References.

» Legal issues related to Termination
Here are the answers to many of your legal questions about terminating employees. Topics include Application Falsification, Constructive Discharge, Defamation, Employee Assistance Programs, Employment-At-Will, Off-Duty Misconduct, Reductions-In-Force, Termination Used As Motivation, Voluntary Termination, Waivers, WARN Act, Unemployment Insurance, and Verbal Promises.

» Legal issues related to Testing
Here are the answers to many of your legal questions about testing employees. Topics include Drug/Alcohol, Honesty/Psychological, Polygraph Testing, Skills, Post-Accident Drug Screening, and Pre-Employment Testing.

» US Department of Labor
Specific information on labor laws relating to wages and hours worked; benefits and retirement; hiring and termination issues, and more. Also find information on the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family and Medical Leave Act (MFLA), and Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA).

» US Department of Labor's eLaws
The eLaws Advisors are interactive tools that provide easy-to-understand information about federal employment laws.

» US Department of Labor's FairPay Overtime Initiative
The FairPay Web site is designed to help you understand the DOL's new FairPay rules that strengthen overtime protections. The effective date of the regulations is August 23, 2004.

» Employment Law Guide: Laws, Regulations, and Technical Assistance Services
This Guide describes the statutes and regulations administered by the Department of Labor (DOL) that affect businesses and workers. The Guide is designed mainly for those needing "hands-on" information to develop wage, benefit, safety and health, and nondiscrimination policies for businesses in general industry.

» Overtime Pay Requirements of the FLSA
This fact sheet provides general information concerning the application of the overtime pay provisions of the FLSA.

» US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Employer and Employee rights and responsibilities; EEOC regulations and a Compliance Manual; Enforcement and Employment statistics, and more.

» ADA Handbook: A Primer for Small Business While the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to all businesses with 15 or more employees, this handbook is intended primarily for businesses with 15 to 100 employees and smaller businesses expecting to expand to have at least 15 employees in the near future. It will provide you with an easy-to-read, overview of the basic employment provisions of the ADA as they relate to employees and job applicants.

HR Trends and Statistics:

» Bureau of Labor Statistics
The principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. This site features detailed statistics on wages, earnings, and benefits, a wage calculator, safety & health statistics, and more.

» American Society for Training & Development
A select number of free reports on workplace trends and practices.

General HR issues:

» HR Gopher
HR Gopher hosts over 50,000 HR related links on virtually all relevant topics. This site can be used, for instance, to look up examples of employee handbooks to help you decide what to include in your own.

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