Yes, in two circumstances. First, you can discipline the employee if their other job violates your outside employment (aka moonlighting) policy. Second, you can discipline an employee who obtained FMLA leave fraudulently. If, however, you do not have a policy that specifically prohibits employees from...
Are you rethinking your workforce strategy? The pandemic drastically changed markets. Many businesses closed in 2020, others retrenched and still others boomed. As you address your company's needs, are you wondering if you have enough workers to operate effectively? Rightsizing is the process of making a...
Reimbursing your employees for work-related expenses is nothing new, but the practice was primarily limited to on-site employees. However, with the arrival of COVID-19 and the pandemic that forced people into an unparalleled shift toward the remote-work lifestyle, the question of whether or not remote...
Whether you need to offer benefits depends on your health plan eligibility terms. However, offering benefits to interns can enhance your employment brand and reputation in college placement offices and within the labor marketplace overall. Summer interns by nature are “temporary” employees as their duration of...
Question: What should we do if a job candidate asks us not to contact their current employer? Answer: It’s ultimately up to you, but we’d generally recommend that you honor the request. The job candidate may have a good reason for asking you not to contact their current...
On May 25, 2022, during Mental Health Awareness Month, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor, the agency responsible for enforcing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), issued Fact Sheet # 28O and related Frequently Asked Questions, which discuss mental health and leaves...
In 2020, the FBI reported 1.4 million cybersecurity complaints, mostly identity theft, up from 651,000 in 2019. The Federal Trade Commission received 4.8 million cybercrime complaints in 2020, up from 3.3 million in 2019. According to the Internet Crime Report, the cost to victims was...
Summer brings daydreams of the beach, cookouts and lazy afternoons by the pool. But all those things have one common denominator: no school. Kids love the freedom summer brings from structured classes but that same absence of structure is often a childcare nightmare as parents...
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation and telecommunications. If someone is limited in walking, talking, seeing or learning because of a physical or mental impairment, that person is covered by the...
Healthy employees are best. They’re less likely to take sick days and can help reduce your health care costs. They are often more productive, focused, creative and increase staff morale. Good health is in everyone’s best interest but it’s something not typically addressed much in...