Hiring Your First Employee

All the legal and practical advice small employers need to ensure that hiring an employee—from obtaining an EIN to screening applicants to complying with payroll tax and other obligations—goes without a glitch.

The only book that addresses the specific needs of anyone hiring an employee for the first time! Hiring anyone can be intimidating ñ but this is especially true if you're considering hiring your first employee. A new level of laws and regulations kick in, not to mention all the costs involved. Fortunately, Hiring Your First Employee provides a complete, easy-to-read overview of hiring an employee, as well as legal and practical advice at every step. Written by bestselling business author and attorney Fredrick Steingold, this tightly focused book will help you: figure out if it's the right to time to hire; determine the salary or wage; consider benefits to offer; obtain an employee identification number; write a job description; find and screen applicants; prepare the necessary paperwork; maintain employee files; deal with health and safety issues; deposit payroll taxes; deduct employment expenses and troubleshoot employee problems. Hiring Your First Employee provides 50-state legal summaries in plain English, sample forms and charts that compare the pros and cons when making decisions about hiring someone.

Attorney Fred S. Steingold practices law in Ann Arbor, Michigan. An expert on small business law, he represents and advises many small businesses. He is the author of Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business and The Employer's Legal Handbook. His monthly column, "The Legal Advisor," is carried by trade publications across the country.