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For some employees, getting their work computer up, running, and ready to perform each day is a complicated and time-consuming process. When should an employer pay for that daily process?
Most companies would love workers to dedicate their lives to their jobs and sacrifice personal hobbies and relationships to pursue their passion for work. But such workers may be difficult to find given younger workers’ tendency to engage in one or more side hustles, or alternative sources of income and uses of their time. Moonlighting […]
Were you one of the many employers that brought workers back in late spring, only to furlough or lay them off in early summer due to rising rates of the coronavirus? If so, you’re not alone, but now that your workers have been furloughed again the next question becomes: when can we really bring them […]
As an employer, your interest is in finding a reliable and dedicated team, which may include impaired persons. However, before proceeding, you want to know whether they can keep up with the workload and work efficiently or effectively, as well as the legal obligations to adding them to your team. While doing all this, you […]
Four thousand New York City Police Department (NYPD) sergeants are not exempt executives under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) because their primary duty is law enforcement, not management, a federal court has found. As a result, the court found the city liable to the sergeants for back overtime pay going back to 2001. The […]
It’s telling that our former first lady didn’t wear her hair in braids, a typical African-American hairstyle, until AFTER she was out of the White House. It can be presumed Michelle Obama didn’t think the general public would react positively if she wore her hair in this hairstyle. Aside from Michelle Obama, there are countless […]
Without 6-month parental leaves after the births of her two children, as well as a flexible work arrangement, attorney Lisa J. Pirozzolo says she wouldn’t have been able to achieve as much as she has in her career at WilmerHale. “From my personal experience, I wouldn’t be here as a partner with the firm, if […]
The holiday season can be a very joyous time of year, but it can also be one of the most stressful times of year—especially for employees. According to survey results highlighted in Safety+Health magazine, 32% of respondents claimed that balancing holiday and work obligations makes the holidays more stressful for them and that they feel […]
Gender pay equity is a perennial social, political, and ultimately legal issue in our country. Corporate general counsel and HR professionals have watched this issue ebb and flow, and we are now seeing a new flow, but not from where it was expected.
As HR Employee Benefits Week comes to a close, we want to look back at all the offering and events that transpired throughout this exciting event! Monday Feature Article | All Aboard: You Can’t Change Healthcare Unless Your Members Opt In Why do half the people who need healthcare opt out, choosing not to utilize their healthcare benefits? […]