Employment Laws

Independent Contractor Agreements Don’t Protect Employers

May. 6, 2019

You’ll want to think twice before classifying your new hire as an independent contractor, even if they signed an independent...

How to Eliminate Implicit Bias In Employment Decisions

Apr. 22, 2019

Implicit Bias is a hot topic these days, and one that could easily creep into the fabric of your company...

Borrowing Employee Handbook Policies Is a Bad Idea

Apr. 16, 2019

So, you know you need an employee handbook but you aren’t sure where to start (for the record, we suggest...

Religious Accommodations for Biometric Security: The Mark of the Beast

Mar. 12, 2019

Picture this: you’ve just purchased a flashy new biometric time clock and you and your staff couldn’t be happier. It’s...

Accurate Timekeeping More Important Than Ever in California and Beyond

Nov. 29, 2018

What is the morning routine in your office? Every office usually has an early bird, arriving first, making the coffee,...

The Price of Non-Compliance: Can You Afford to Pay?

Feb. 9, 2018

Dotting your legal i’s and crossing your compliance t’s can feel like a hassle, but as companies across New York...

DACA Decoded: 8 Cold, Hard Facts About a Human Problem

Oct. 13, 2017

DACA is back in the news, and the debate has escalated. Here’s how this affects you as an employer. On...

Affordable Care Act (ACA) Compliance for Small Employers: You Have Options!

Nov. 11, 2016

It’s about time to renew health benefit plans for 2017, and the Affordable Care Act — also known as the...

Trending in Employment Law: Equal Pay Legislation

Sep. 28, 2016

Employment laws are sometimes like dominos. Once one state passes a law, others tend to follow suit. For example, the...

Smile! Or Don’t! Positivity Policies and the NLRB

Jul. 28, 2016

The NLRB, an organization whose negativity regularly sends chills down our spines,, recently came down hard on positivity policies. You...

Overtime Exemption Rules Infographic

Jul. 27, 2016

Wouldn’t it be great if the FLSA exemption rules were simple to learn and follow perfectly? Well, we can’t change...

Working from Home: Employee Dream, Employer Nightmare

Jul. 6, 2016

More and more frequently, employees ask for and value the opportunity to work remotely from home—and in many ways, technology...