Social media, with its ability to reach millions of potential customers with the click of a mouse, can be a marketing boon to companies. It can also present some serious challenges for employers due to the fluid nature of the boundaries between personal and company social media.
The New Year is fast approaching, along with new state minimum wage requirements for some employers. Before you begin the year, make sure you know the law in your state and be prepared to adjust your wage payments if necessary to comply with any required changes.
Election Day is November 6, 2012. With less than two weeks to go, you may be wondering if you must give your employees time off to vote during the workday. While federal law does not require voting leave, most states do mandate some type of leave to vote.
Even if your company has only a few employees, a number of federal laws require you to display labor posters in your workplace which inform employees and applicants about relevant employment laws. State laws have their own requirements, so keeping on top of your workplace poster obligations can seem like a daunting task.
September marks "back to school" time for many youths, some of whom may be on your payroll. Youth employment is heavily regulated by federal and state law, including restrictions on work hours during the school year, and employers may be subject to significant penalties for violating the rules. Need a quick lesson? The following Q&As can help get you started with federal law:
The New Year is fast approaching, along with new state minimum wage requirements for some employers. Before you begin the year, make sure you know the law in your state and be prepared to adjust your wage payments if necessary to comply with any required changes.
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act requires employers with 5 or more employees to grant an employee disabled by pregnancy a reasonable period of time for disability leave (up to 4 months), called pregnancy disability leave or PDL. PDL is available when an employee is actually disabled as a result of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. On October 6, 2011, Governor Brown signed into law an amendment to the state’s PDL law. Effective January 1, 2012, the new law:
The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities has released an updated poster which includes “gender identity or expression” as a basis of prohibited discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations, and credit transactions. The new poster is dated October 1, 2011. To download and print the revised poster, please click on a link below.
