Archive for October 2020
Election Day Leave Policies – What Employers Need to Know Before November 3
Even though it happens every four-years, it still tends to dominate the media, culture, and watercooler. We are, of course, talking about the presidential election. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, but citizens have been voting in some states since late September. As the airwaves become inundated with political ads, telephones get overwhelmed with robocalls,…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Related Litigation Surges: What Employers Can Do To Minimize Exposure
The much-anticipated surge of COVID-19 pandemic-related litigation has begun. As the pandemic continues to lay siege to the United States economy, claimants’ lawyers and government agencies have begun setting their sights on employers. In early May, we predicted an uptick in a variety of claims, including those relating to workplace safety, discrimination in furlough and…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Furloughs May Present WARN Compliance Risk ‘Very Soon’
Furloughs that last for six months — among other reductions — could trigger the law’s notice requirements. During the initial wave of COVID-19 business closures and public health orders, many employers dealt with uncertainty by placing employees on furlough rather than initiating layoffs. The situation is such that more than six months into the pandemic,…
Read MoreEmployees Are Responsible for Logging Remote Work Hours
Employers have struggled with identifying remote working hours for non-exempt employees juggling telework, child care and/or virtual learning during the pandemic. Employees will now bear the burden of properly recording those hours, under new enforcement guidance issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) in late August. Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), an employer…
Read MoreBack to Basics: Explaining Form I-9
Joel manages a garden center. He needs to hire a few extra hands to help with the extra customers shopping for mums, pumpkins and gourds in the fall. After interviewing a woman named Martha, he decides to add her to his team. Martha arrives for her first day. Joel gives her an apron, a nametag…
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