Sometimes business is booming. Other times, not so much. We appear to be heading into a downturn, and that means you may have to make some hard decisions, including terminations of some long-time employees. Is there a way to do so compassionately? According to lawyers at Littler participating in a recent webinar, the answer is yes. Here’s how to do so.
If all three bills are enacted and signed by the president, all employers would soon be able to offer comp time in lieu of overtime, the Department of Labor would be limited in which employees it considers tipped employees and the DOL’s PAID program would become an official part of the FLSA.
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Generally, employers can require employees to treat customers with respect and consideration. But can they really require workers to fake it?
If you haven’t required supervisors to get HR involved in the approval process, you should. A supervisor’s informal accommodation can backfire otherwise, making it very hard to revoke the accommodation. That’s what happened in one recently filed lawsuit.
• Why you need to limit where remote work takes place, whether it happens regularly or occasionally.
• Learn why in most cases remote work isn’t a right, but sometimes is a required reasonable accommodation, including new rules for religious accommodations.
• Discover how to ascertain if one of your teleworkers is also working for another employer.
• Hybrid work doesn’t fix your remote-work legal problems–in fact, it could multiply them. Learn how to minimize the risk.
• Why you need harassment rules for telework NOW.
• Comply with laws that require you to pay remote and hybrid workers for the surprise expenses they incur on your behalf.
•Understand state and federal laws on timekeeping and breaks for remote staff.
• Learn how to properly classify remote workers as exempt vs. non-exempt, and employee vs. independent contractor.
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We tend to think of national origin discrimination as discrimination against employees from countries other than America. The EEOC’s latest initiative, however, is aimed at national origin discrimination against American citizens.
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We have an employee on intermittent FMLA for a chronic health condition. They work a second (part-time job) and often call in because that job causes flare-ups in their condition. They discuss this with co-workers, causing resentment. Any suggestions you have as to how this should be handled would be greatly appreciated.
