Accommodating essential staff during the COVID-19 pandemic is a challenge. Employers must follow federal guidance from the CDC and OSHA, as well as monitor state...
Employers large enough to be covered by federal or state WARN Acts that believe layoffs or closing will be longer than six months need to send notices.
Despite pronouncements by politicians seeking to reassure an increasingly nervous public, getting workers’ compensation coverage for COVID-19, the illness caused by...
Here’s what you need to know about what you can say and do under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other laws protecting privacy.
Assuming the Senate doesn’t amend it, the bill will go into effect immediately after the president signs it. Here are the provisions of interest to Payroll and HR.
Federal, state and local laws afford great protection to employees who report dangerous working conditions or illegal employer activities to the authorities. Almost all...
The NLRB recently proposed a rule that addresses the longstanding issue of whether students who are compensated at private colleges and universities can form a union.
Get ready for the new HR rules that will greet employers with the new year including new overtime regulations, new state laws on salary histories, and more.
ADA accommodations are part of an overall ADA policy every employer must have. Use an interactive process to decide which accommodations are reasonable.
The ADA does not require employers to tolerate current illegal drug use. But employers do have options to help return addicted workers to productivity.
