Nov 7, 2024 | Company Culture, Employee management, Human Resources, Small Business
By Pamela B. Linberg & Ashton P. Hoffman, Jackson Lewis, Attorneys at Law. The U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision overturned the decades-old Chevron doctrine of judicial deference to a federal agency’s interpretation of an ambiguous statute. This change in...
Nov 7, 2024 | Compliance, Employee management, Human Resources, Small Business
Under federal law, workplaces aren’t allowed to discriminate against applicants and employees during their hiring and employment practices. However, specific states take these laws further with mandated anti-harassment training. For example, California requires...
Nov 7, 2024 | Anti-Harassment Training, Compliance, Employee management, Human Resources, Small Business
While managers and employees should both be given anti-harassment training, the type of training they receive should be different. Managers are responsible for creating a safe, supportive working environment. They must be trained on how to recognize harassment and...
Nov 6, 2024 | Compliance, Human Resources, Small Business
By Justin R. Barnes & Laura A. Mitchell, Jackson Lewis, Attorneys at Law Federal contractors may need to be prepared to increase pay for employees working on, or in connection with, covered federal government contracts. The hourly minimum wage for employees...
Nov 6, 2024 | Compliance, HR Management, Human Resources, Workplace safety
“I’ll make it really easy. Everybody has to do it or should do it to protect their company.” In episode #123 of Mission to Grow, the Asure podcast that serves as small business owners’ guide to cash, compliance, and the War for Talent, VP of HR Compliance and...
Nov 5, 2024 | Company Culture, Employee management, Human Resources, Small Business
Today, 86% of HR professionals report that recruiting employees is becoming more like marketing. The same number of workers say they research a business before they consider turning in their application. In today’s job market, companies can’t just post a generic job...
