Vaccine mandates reach 25% of companies after Biden order
Companies expect to lose between 2% and 8% of their employees due to vaccine mandates, Gartner found, either because they quit or they’re terminated for noncompliance.
Compliance
Benefits Think The impact of social distancing on workplace culture
The more we understand what our culture was, the more we can understand what is happening to our culture now as employers make decisions about returning to work.
Jordan Birnbaum
ADP
A new tool for employee temperature checks ensures safety and security of workers
A company created a kiosk to help employers deal with privacy concerns over taking temperatures at the office.
Employers must revisit workplace compliance amid COVID-19 pandemic
The spread of coronavirus requires employers to consider regulations that might not have applied before, and makes a strong case for teleworking.
PNC ordered to pay $2.4M to former employee in sexual harassment case
The wealth manager claimed bank management knew a customer had a history of sexual harassment, but allowed him to continue doing business at the branch anyway.
Benefits Think It’s time to update your employee handbook
Refreshing your company policies will help avoid legal and liability issues.
Jeffrey Smith
Fisher Phillips
LinkedIn chief people officer resigns over compliance issues
A violation of company rules led to the ouster.
Benefits Think It’s time to consider a wage and hour audit
As the DOL moves to modify regulations, it may be worth confirming that all pay practices comply with the law.
Scott Allen
Foley & Lardner LLP
DOL’s new fluctuating workweek rule may pave road for worker bonuses
The Labor Department’s proposal on fluctuating workweeks will make it easier for employers to provide additional compensation for certain workers.
Here’s what employers really want in a benefits broker
Advisers are being asked to take on more consultative roles, but there are a few ways they can improve their services.
Compliance conundrum: 10 key issues impacting HR
From managing paid leave policies to addressing employee drug use, employers can expect to have their hands full in the coming year. But these strategies can help.
Benefits Think The (new) ABCs of classifying employees and independent contractors
There’s no cookie-cutter approach since the latest California Supreme Court ruling and missteps could lead to extremely costly litigation.
Harrison Thorne
Vedder Price
Benefits Think Marijuana is now legal in my state, but is it a ‘lawful product?’
Employers have to navigate through an ever growing patchwork of state laws surrounding cannabis use and the workforce.
Patrick J. McMahon
Foley & Lardner LLP
Benefits Think NYC marijuana bill puts employers in a sticky situation
If signed into law, it will become an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer to require a job applicant to submit to marijuana testing as a condition of employment.
Stefan M. Canizares
Foley & Larder
Benefits Think What to keep in mind ahead of DOL’s overtime rule
If and when the changes will take effect is unknown, but employers should be thinking ahead.
Kenneth C. Broodo
Foley & Lardner
7 ways employers can defuse tax season stress
Submitting taxes can be stressful. Here are tips to help companies best prepare.
How to help clients this tax season
Submitting taxes can be a stressful time for employers and employees. Here’s how advisers can help them make sure they are prepared this year.
Benefits Think Deferred compensation plans and FICA taxes: Match or disaster?
Companies often fail to implement the unique FICA tax rules applied to NQDC plans and this can create confusion.
Kathleen Dreyfus Bardunias
Foley & Lardner
Benefits Think Is being overweight an impairment?
A recent court case reviews whether a job applicant’s weight cost him the employment opportunity.
Bennett Epstein
Foley & Lardner
Benefits Think Employees now have more power in discrimination lawsuits
A federal appeals court overturned decades of precedent to revive workplace claims and employers need to know how this impacts them.
Susan Schaecher
Fisher Phillips