Item: an employer was sued successfully because his recruiter made a careless promise that was not immediately repudiated by the employer. Cost: $180,000.

Item: an employer thought she was hiring independent contractors. Not so, ruled a Tax Court judge. Cost: $138,000 plus the possibility of further liability for worker's compensation, unpaid income taxes, overtime, holidays, and more.

Legal issues around hiring and firing workers can cost your company a pile of money. Not to mention lost time, weakened morale and a damaged reputation.

Most employers don't intend to run into these problems. But they often do - simply because they are unaware of a few basic principles of Employment Law.

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• What happens when your sales manager suddenly leaves... and takes two of your top salespeople with him?
• How can you protect yourself against competitors stealing your best people - and your business ideas?
• Who "owns" employee e-mail?
• When do independent contractors become "employees" under the law - triggering all kinds of benefits, rights and taxes?
• Who do you speak with when you do have employment troubles? The Labour Board? Civil court?
• The keys to retaining your top staff
• How to avoid wrongful dismissal lawsuits
• Step-by-step checklists for hiring and firing the safe way

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