The only book that addresses the specific needs of anyone hiring an employee for the first time!Hiring anyone can be intimidating -- 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 hiredetermine the salary or wageconsider benefits to offerobtain an employee identification numberwrite a job descriptionfind and screen applicantsprepare the necessary paperworkmaintain employee filesdeal with health and safety issuesdeposit payroll taxesdeduct employment expensestroubleshoot employee problemsHiring 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.