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HR Insights: Pay Secrecy And How It Affects Employee Morale

There are many reasons why an employer may want to prevent employees from discussing their wages, salaries, bonuses, or other compensation. Pay disparities - even if based on differences in ... READ MORE

HR Insights: Banning Salary History From Hiring Practices

State governments have started to take strong action against what they view as unfair employment practices. Legislatures are passing new laws about hiring practices quite frequently over ... READ MORE

NLRB Issues New Joint-Employer Final Rule

For the past several years, attempts at the federal and state level to clarify rules on joint employment situations have caused considerable heartburn and anxiety for employers. While ... READ MORE

The Delicate Balance And Risks In Non-Compete Clauses

Employment contracts are different from most other types of commercial contracts. A host of unique rules apply to employment contracts. At the end of the day, though, they are still ... READ MORE

Post-Accident Investigations and Recreational Marijuana Use

As more and more states legalize marijuana use for recreational and medicinal purposes, employers face a significant conundrum. Employers have to decide how to treat positive marijuana ... READ MORE

Meeting ERISA Bond Requirements & Protecting Your Business

Retirement plans are an excellent way for employers to attract and retain key employees by offering non-salary compensation. Most employers in the modern era offer some form of 401(k) or ... READ MORE

New Rules And Regulations: Joint Employer Relationships

On April 1, 2019, the Department of Labor proposed a new regulation, and it wasn’t an April Fool’s joke. The new regulation would seek to update the Department’s sixty year old test for ... READ MORE

Compliance Update: New Salary Minimum From the DOL

The Fair Labor Standards Act sets national standards for wage and hour issues related to employees. The law empowers the Department of Labor to set eligibility standards for overtime pay as ... READ MORE

What Companies Need To Know Before Implementing Biometric Security

The increased ability to use biometric data for a variety of purposes has the potential to improve security and privacy in the cyber world significantly. Voice recognition software, ... READ MORE

New Handbook Rules From NLRB Are More Employer-Friendly

As part of a widespread regulatory overhaul, the National Labor Relations Board recently issued new guidance on employee handbooks. The new handbook rules are considerably friendlier to ... READ MORE