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Expand Your Small Business Growth With the Right Technology Tools
When you only have a handful of employees, you have to be strategic about every process you develop. The policies and procedures you choose today will determine your company’s future growth. While many small businesses operate on a shoestring budget, there is a...
Expand Your Small Business Growth With the Right Technology Tools
When you only have a handful of employees, you have to be strategic about every process you develop. The policies and procedures you choose today will determine your company’s future growth. While many small businesses operate on a shoestring budget, there is a...
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Small Business 101: Focus on Your Hiring Process To Drive Future Growth
When you only have 1 to 15 employees, the people you hire are especially critical for your success. As you grow, you’ll need to standardize your hiring process and onboarding to welcome all of your new employees. From finding the right talent to employee retention,...
Labor Trends in Restaurant Industry: How QSRs and Gen Z are Impacting Employee Activism
By Laura A. Pierson-Scheinberg and Lorien E. Schoenstedt with Jackson Lewis P.C. As restaurants emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, employers in the industry continue to face new challenges with organizing activity on the rise and new generations leading the...
ACA Penalties Going Up in 2023
Ensuring your business remains in compliance with federal laws and regulations is more important now than ever before. Especially since the IRS increased ACA (Affordable Care Act) penalties for non-compliance with the Employer Mandate. Also, the extension to the...
April is Workplace Conflict Awareness Month
Conflict in the workplace can be difficult to avoid. Some would even say it’s inevitable. According to a survey conducted by the Harvard Business Review, 89% of workers report having to deal with some degree of conflict in the workplace. It’s not realistic to...
HR Compliance Update | April 7, 2023
HR regulations and requirements are constantly changing. Here’s a summary of the latest Federal and state updates that may impact businesses in your jurisdiction. FEDERAL UPDATES FMLA Intermittent Leave: A Department of Labor opinion letter recently addressed whether...
Weeding Out Employees: The Ups and Downs of Drug-Testing Manufacturing Workforce
By Paige T. Bennett and Matthew F. Nieman with Jackson Lewis P.C. Finding and keeping dependable employees has always been a priority for employers. For manufacturers, drug testing is a tried-and-true method of weeding out employees who may be less dependable....
New Law Rewarding Whistleblowers May Lead to Substantial Increase in Whistleblower Claims
In late December 2022, in conjunction with an omnibus spending bill, Congress passed the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act, which President Biden signed into law on December 29, 2022. This law permits whistleblowers to receive 10% to 30% of...
Hiring Mistake With Legal Ramifications: The Salary History Ban
The male-female pay gap is persistent. Women earn only 83 cents for every dollar a man makes. The National Committee on Pay Equity launched Equal Pay Day to illustrate this gap. In 2023, this day falls on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. This represents how long women...
150+ Cities Enforce “Fair Chance” Laws for Employers
The U.S. has the second-highest prison population in the world, with over 1.6 million people behind bars. After paying their debt to society, many of these Americans struggle to get jobs. A 2021 report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) highlights that out...
Reassuring Asure Clients Regarding Silicon Valley Bank Closure
According to a press release from the FDIC, Friday, March 10, 2023, “Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, California, was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as...
U.S. Supreme Court Holds Employees Paid on a ‘Day Rate’ Basis Are Entitled to Overtime Pay
By Jeffrey W. Brecher with Jackson Lewis P.C., Justin R. Barnes with Jackson Lewis P.C., and Charles H. Wilson with Jackson Lewis P.C. Affirming an en banc decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that an...
HR Compliance Update | April 21, 2023
FEDERAL UPDATESExempt Salary Threshold: As May approaches, we are continuing to hear about proposed changes to the exempt salary threshold, but for now there is little measurable progress to report. While the “Restoring Overtime Pay Act” was recently...
NLRB GC Guidance on NLRB Decision Invalidating Confidentiality, Non-Disparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements
By Kevin M. Sibbernsen with Jackson Lewis P.C. On March 22, 2023, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) General Counsel Jennifer A. Abruzzo issued a memorandum to all NLRB Field Offices on the implications of the Board’s February 21, 2023,...
Websites: A Growing Compliance Concern – CCPA, HIPAA, Accessibility, State Laws
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti with Jackson Lewis P.C. Websites play a vital role for organizations. They facilitate communication with consumers, constituents, patients, employees, donors, and the general public. They project an organization’s image and promote...
April is Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month: Protect Your Employees and Business
Every 73 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. This alarming fact from the DEA tells us we all need to do a better job protecting each other. As a business owner or HR person, you can do your part to lead by example. Treat your teammates with respect and...
7 Qualities to Look for in a Payroll Reseller Partner
The cost of living has tremendously increased. With the current inflation level of 6.4%, many people struggle to make ends meet. Payroll errors can mean a further squeeze on their disposable income. The American Payroll Association (APA) recently...
HR Compliance Update | March 24, 2023
HR regulations and requirements are constantly changing. Here’s a summary of the latest Federal and state updates that may impact businesses in your jurisdiction. FEDERAL UPDATESSeverance Agreements. In a move that affects both union and non-union employers, the NLRB...
Seattle Enacts First-of-Its-Kind Law Protecting Individuals Against Discrimination Based on Caste
By Samia M. Kirmani, Monica H. Khetarpal, Michelle E. Phillips, and Megan Burrows Carpenter with Jackson Lewis P.C. The Seattle City Council passed a first-of-its-kind ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on caste in employment, housing, and public...
Labor Board Reinstates Standard Restricting Employee Severance Agreements
By Jonathan J. Spitz with Jackson Lewis P.C. and Richard F. Vitarelli with Jackson Lewis P.C. The National Labor Relations Board has returned to its pre-2020 standard restricting certain confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses in departing employees’...
2023 Paid Leave Laws Going into Effect
Any employer knows the importance of staying current on the constant changes in the business world. One important trait that successful employers share is knowledge of the state, federal, and local laws pertaining to their business. This...
New Pay Transparency Laws Impact 25% of Employees
Almost sixty years after President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act of 1963 banning pay discrimination based on sex, the gender pay gap still exists. Women earn only 83 cents for each dollar a man makes, losing around $417,400 over a 40-year, full-time...
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