Hiring Your First Employee: Best Practices in Human Resources Recruitment, Compliance and Management

Are you thinking about hiring additional help?

Could you use a refresher on the laws and best practices around human resources?

Our panel of experts in Human Resources will discuss your options for hiring your first employee as an independent contractor, virtual assistant or part-time, temporary, or full-time employee.

They will also introduce you to strategies that will help simplify your many obligations as an employer and review the legal do's and don'ts of recruiting, interviewing, hiring and terminations, to help you stay out of hot water from the start!

Specific topics include:

Major laws that employers must follow
What FLSA and I-9s mean to you
Independent Contractors v. Employees…which way to go?
Recruiting tools and advertising options
Hiring and Interviewing: Do’s and Don’ts
Easing in to full-time: Temps, Part-time, Interns, and Virtual Assistants
Tax credits and incentives available through Montgomery Works
Managing your HR System
Employee Manuals: When do I need one and how do I get one?
Staying compliant with payroll and taxes
Benefits options and management

Panelists include:

Meredith Campbell, Attorney, Shulman Rogers
Celia Delgado, CEO, Biztant Virtual Assistance
Jody Friend, President, JLM HR Consulting, LLC
Paul Love, President, Foster, Soltoff & Love, Ltd.
Michael Weiner, Account Executive, Payce Payroll

Sponsored by: Montgomery County Department of Economic Development

Location: Montgomery County Executive Office Building, Auditorium, 101 Monroe Street, Rockvlle, MD

Fee: $40 Continental breakfast included