New legislation out of New York includes protection from gender identity or expression discrimination, as well as rising minimum wage and exempt salary levels.
As new gig economy options to hire employees emerge, employers may want to closely assess and proactively manage these methods to engage temporary workers.
Recent DOL Opinion Letters bring back up the importance of the reasonable relationship test for exempt employees and how to use it to figure compensation.
Innovation is a fleeting concept that eludes most companies. Here are 5 ways that prevent innovation from ever seeing the light of day at your company.
Employers must reasonably accommodate disabled workers so they can perform the essential functions of their jobs. But at what point does absenteeism make it impossible...
Final statewide sexual harassment policy and training guidelines have finally been issued in New York, and the rules differ significantly in several important ways....
Ensure that the method you use to track hours and calculate overtime is easily defensible and accurate. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, it is your responsibility to...
It’s good business to review your employee handbook once a year and revise it as necessary. Answer these 15 questions to gauge its thoroughness and reliability:
Turnover rates are expected to continue rising to record-high rates fueled by a number of economic, demographic and social factors. The good news for businesses is that...
The Pennsylvania Criminal History Records Information Act restricts how employers may use criminal records in hiring. That doesn’t mean employers cannot require a...
If you run into a string of these pesky nightmares, or even one whopper, it’s probably time to take stock of your situation and acknowledge your stress is worth...
