What employers should know as Hurricane Florence approaches
Companies, for instance, need to determine whether closing the office for the storm means having to pay employees who stay home.
Companies, for instance, need to determine whether closing the office for the storm means having to pay employees who stay home.
As Florida and the East Coast assess damage from Hurricane Irma, employers in the affected areas should consider how to address storm-related issues.
Companies that were forced to close need to determine whether they have to pay employees who stayed home as well as handle other employment issues that many may not have thought about before.
Companies need to determine whether closing the office for the storm means having to pay employees who stay home and being on the hook for unemployment compensation, and whether workers’ compensation applies to weather-related injuries.
Misclassifying employees can result in significant costs to a business and lead to audits, lawsuits and more, say FordHarrison partners Salvador P. Simao and Joanna S. Rich.
Misclassifying employees can result in significant costs to a business and lead to audits, lawsuits and more, say FordHarrison's Salvador P. Simao and Joanna S. Rich.