Lauren M. Bridenbaugh, Bradford T. Hammock, Sarah Martin and Chuck Trowbridge explore the third version of Virginia’s emergency COVID-19 regulation and its notable changes.
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Lauren M. Bridenbaugh, Bradford T. Hammock, Sarah Martin and Chuck Trowbridge explore the third version of Virginia’s emergency COVID-19 regulation and its notable changes.
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A recent amendment to child support laws will impose new and potentially onerous requirements on Florida businesses, starting October 1, 2021. The new law removes the current 250-employee threshold for new hire reporting, and, for the first time, requires businesses to report information regarding certain independent contractors.
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Michael Lotito weighs in on lawmakers trying to add penalties for workplace violations through a spending bill.
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The U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule on September 23, 2021 clarifying several amendments to section 3(m) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that concern tip pooling. The final rule reestablishes the DOL’s right to assess civil monetary penalties (CMPs), in an amount up to $1,100
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Executive Summary: Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits disability discrimination in places of public accommodation, which includes businesses (including transit) that are open to the public – like shopping malls, restaurants, movie theaters, medical offices, recreational facilities, airlines, etc.
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One of the biggest challenges that managers and leaders face is recruiting and retaining the right person at the right time for the right job.
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So … I posted a business cartoon (picture) last week (which was based on a tweet from Vala Afshar – a Digital Marketing Evangelist at Salesforce) about traits of great bosses.
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California state Treasurer Fiona Ma repeatedly shared hotel rooms with employees, a practice she says saved money but that business experts contend crosses an ethical line and can lead to lawsuits like one Ma now faces, the Sacramento Bee reported today.
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Activision Blizzard will pay $18 million to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed this week by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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The agency is looking to modernize its cybersecurity and also help states upgrade their unemployment insurance systems.
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In a post-pandemic world, the last quarter will be remembered for its very simple sense of normality.
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In the latest sign of the importance many companies are placing on having employees vaccinated against Covid, 75% of small businesses said in a survey they would fire workers for failing to comply with their vaccination policies.
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Businesses that have announced vaccine mandates say some workers who had been on the fence have since gotten inoculated against COVID-19
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Though many hospital and nursing home employees remain unvaccinated, officials say worst-case staffing shortages seem less likely.