
Category: Employment Law
Do you know you have to pay employees for…

On Monday, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance for how employers should track unscheduled work hours now that remote work is a reality for many businesses due to the Coronavirus. Essentially, an employer must pay for all hours worked including work an employer does not request where an employee […]
Tue Aug 25, 5:41pm Share
School’s back…now what?

Considering kids are supposed to start school any day and school districts’ plans are still in flux, many questions are being raised related to remote learning and childcare. As you may know, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) kicks in when an employee is caring for a child and the […]
Tue Aug 11, 7:54am Share
Vacation Requests

Summertime means employee vacation requests. But, with COVID-19 still very prevalent and even surging in some locales, the handling of such requests can be troublesome for employers. In addition, how you handle a vacationing employee upon their return, will depend upon where they went and what they did. In short, […]
Mon Jul 6, 8:55pm Share
Supreme Court Ruling – Job Discrimination

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that existing federal law forbids job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and transgender status. In decisions on two separate cases, the court held Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which makes it illegal for employers to discriminate because of […]
Mon Jun 15, 5:22pm Share