Category: Labor Law & Compliance
Implicit Bias in the Workplace: What It Is, What It Impacts, and What We Can Do About It
July 1, 2020
Written by John Sample, Ph.D., SHRM-SPC, SPHR Human resources professionals have been schooled in social and legal issues regarding discrimination...
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HR quick links and tips for nondiscrimination/anti harassment
June 24, 2020
A landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 15, 2020, held that an employer that "fires an individual merely for...
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New Proclamation Formalizes Temporary Ban on Entry for Nonimmigrants seeking to enter on H-1B, H-2B, L-1 and J-1 Visas
June 24, 2020
On June 22, 2020, and citing economic recovery needs and unemployment due to the pandemic, President Trump issued “Proclamation Suspending...
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Out-of-State Workers Can Create Tax Headaches for Employers
June 18, 2020
If a business has employees who reside and work in a state different from where the business is physically located...
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EEOC Answers More Coronavirus Questions as Employees Return to Work
June 17, 2020
How can employers best comply with federal anti-discrimination laws while responding to the coronavirus crisis? The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
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Overtime Calculation Changes: Fluctuating Work Week
June 11, 2020
After decades in limbo, regulations that clarify certain overtime pay practices have been released by the U.S. Department of Labor...
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Unemployment: Gov’t quick links for Reporting Employees Who Refuse to Return to Work
June 10, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor has released updated resources for employers, workers and states as businesses begin to reopen across...
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Paycheck Protection Program Updates
June 6, 2020
The Small Business Administrator Jovita Carranza and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin recently announced that recipients of Paycheck Protection Program...
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Pay Cuts Become More Common in Pandemic Downturn
June 2, 2020
How to keep affected employees motivated A growing number of companies in sectors hit by the corona virus pandemic are...
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Global Fraud Epidemic: How to Keep Your Organization Safe
May 30, 2020
Could your organization be the next victim of fraud in an increasingly tense global marketplace? No one wants to believe that...
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