In addition to disseminating the employee handbook to all employees, employers should require each employee to sign a form acknowledging receipt of the employee handbook and the responsibility to review the same. Signed acknowledgment forms should be maintained in employee…
“What did you make at your last job?” is becoming another question prospective employers cannot ask in more and more places. Effective January 1, 2018, California public and private employers will not legally be allowed to ask applicants about their…
An employee handbook can only reduce potential liability if the policies therein are legally compliant. Accordingly, it pays to review your handbook periodically to ensure that your policies are up to date. For example, multi-state employers need to be vigilant…
Smart Summary for Employers Sub. H.B. 27, containing numerous Workers’ Compensation provisions, became fully effective on 9/29/2017. New provisions alter old rules or create new rules on filing limitations, intoxication and incarceration, attorneys’ fees, firefighters and more. The Ohio Legislature…
In case you didn’t know, Oregon enacted the “Fair Work Week” law, making it the first state to legally restrict the scheduling practices of employers in the service sector. The highlights include: an obligatory rest period for employees between shifts,…
The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) has issued proposed rules for the implementation of the Fair Workweek Law in an attempt to clarify and assist employers with compliance. The Law is intended to reform scheduling practices for…
It is benefits open enrollment season for many employers, which means that employers will soon be providing employees with a number of notices relating to their benefit plans. The following is a checklist of the notices that are generally required…
Every day, we make choices about where we shop, who we bank with, what cars we drive, and on and on. Yet despite our consumer culture, some people aren't even aware they can choose what hospital they go to. We're…
The day has finally arrived. Yesterday, on October 31, 2017, a new law took effect prohibiting public and private employers of any size in New York City from inquiring about a job applicant’s salary history and/or relying on an applicant’s…
An employer’s investigation of an employee’s potential misconduct can give rise to various claims relating to invasion of privacy. Employer investigations can take many forms, from physically searching an employee’s desk, locker, or automobile following a complaint of stolen property,…