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► Handling ADA Requests for Service Animals at Work
July 16, 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many remote employees have no doubt strength-ened their bonds with and emotional dependency on their pets and, in some cases, service animals. As a result, you should expect to see a surge in animal-related accommodation requests as workers return to their physical ...
► Things to Consider Before Reopening Your Workplace
July 14, 2021
As government regulations surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic begin to loosen, employers with remote operations will have more opportunities to transition people back into the physical workplace. Here are key issues to keep in mind. No One-Size-Fits-All Solution To facilitate ...
► EEO-1 Filing Deadline Has Changed
July 8, 2021
After delaying the opening of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 in light of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced last April that the collections will open in 2021. The initial deadline for filing was July 19, 2021, but on June 28, 2021, ...
► 4 Things Employers Should Do When An Employee Quits
June 24, 2021
When an employee quits, it can throw your business into chaos. While you’re juggling finding the person’s replacement and making sure he or she wraps up the projects he or she was working on, it’s easy to let things slip through the cracks. But a streamlined exit process is ...
► Plan Now for Changes Coming for Tipped Worker Pay
June 23, 2021
Employers of tipped workers need to start exploring how their pay and timekeeping policies may need to change once a new rule from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is finalized. The DOL announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on June 21 that includes limi-tations on the amount of ...
► Latest Supreme Court ACA Ruling Preserves Status Quo for Employers
June 21, 2021
In what is being called a signal to foes of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest ruling on the health care law preserves the status quo for employers. In a 7-2 decision, the Court found the states challenging the ACA’s legality in California v. Texas ...
► OSHA Relaxes COVID Guidance for Fully Vaccinated Workplaces
June 17, 2021
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is easing its COVID-19 recommendations for fully vaccinated workplaces, but the agency is still advising employers to take steps to protect any unvaccinated workers. On June 10, OSHA announced updated guidance along with new rules for ...
► Tips for Identifying and Combating Unemployment Fraud
June 14, 2021
After dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic for more than a year, employers also have witnessed a meteoric rise in unemployment compensation claims. As new jobless benefits programs come into play, fraud has become major problem with cost estimates ranging in the hundreds of billions of dollars. So, ...
► Best Practices for Data Breach Detection, Response
June 9, 2021
It’s not a matter of who will be affected by a data breach but when. The COVID-19 pandemic has awakened a Pandora’s box of data predators. For a company, the breaches can be costly, both financially and in other ways, including the devas-tating toll they can take on your reputation. ...
► EEOC Offers Clarifications, Cautions in New COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance
June 2, 2021
Updated technical assistance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) clarifies how employers can require or encourage employees to take a COVID-19 vaccine, but attorneys advising employers point out how the document also contains cautions. The EEOC updated its technical ...
