It’s vital for your senior management team to stay abreast of changing labor laws that may affect your organization. The beginning of the calendar year is a popular time for labor law changes that impact companies of all size. To enable employers to stay informed of...
Are you ready for OSHA’s new Hazard Communication Standard? The United States is changing from having its own separate system to using the international United Nations’ standards for the labeling of chemicals and will now use the international Safety Data Sheet (SDS)...
New York is now collaborating with the federal government to go after employers that misclassify employees as independent contractors.The US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) on November 18 entered into agreements with New York’s attorney...
Many employers adopt policies that restrict employee internet conduct that could impact the company’s business. While it is prudent to provide employees with clear rules in this area, employers must be wary of aggressive National Labor Relations Board activity in...
1) It frees them to concentrate on core competencies. HR does not produce a product, yet it can eat up a lot of an organization’s time and energy. A great HR department demands resources and continual oversight and innovation. Many organizations would rather focus on...
There have been many news stories recently about the Employment NonDiscrimination Act (ENDA), which the U.S. Senate appears certain to pass this month. Commentators have different opinions about whether the House of Representatives will also pass some version of ENDA....
