As the health risks of the pandemic wind down, the complexities of offering remote work endure. Some employers are still offering full remote work, while others offer a hybrid to remain competitive and retain employees. Indeed, workers regularly request expect at least a partial remote work schedule. Allowing any remote work by non-exempt employees has its risks. The following discusses some of the pitfalls that California employers should be mindful of when managing remote workers and best practices to help avoid them.
Employers are responsible for complying with all of the same wage and hour laws for non-exempt workers, whether they are remote or not. The hot spots related to these laws and remote workers are claims for off-the-clock work/unpaid wages, meal and rest break violations, and unreimbursed expenses.
Archives for April 3, 2023
Maynard Cooper & Gale and Nexsen Pruet Officially Merge to Become Maynard Nexsen
The fully integrated firm sees immediate client growth
New York Enacts Further Regulations on Extra Working Hours for Nurses
Under two amendments to its law regulating consecutive hours of work for nurses (Labor Law Section 167), New York has established monetary penalties for violations of the law and placed reporting requirements and other restrictions on healthcare employers that require nurses to work beyond their regularly scheduled hours.
Retail Industry Workplace Law Update β Spring 2023
With a White House and National Labor Relations Board that are more pro-labor than most recent past administrations, a βlabor renaissanceβ will be the overarching theme of 2023.
Goldberg Segalla Welcomes Rafick Issagholian
Goldberg Segalla addedΒ Rafick IssagholianΒ to the firmβsΒ Workersβ CompensationΒ group in Los Angeles.
Strategies for Preparing to Deal with Crisis in the Workplace
Increasingly, employers find themselves facing a variety of crises in the workplace and are called upon to respond in real time. Crises in the workplace can take many forms, but commonly include the following.
ChatGPT, Generative AIβ¦Concerns For Politics, and the Workplace
Last week, a New York Timesβ article discussed ChatGPT and AIβs βdemocratization of disinformation,β along with their potentially disruptive effects on upcoming political contests. Asking a chatbot powered by generative AI to produce a fundraising email is not the main concern, according to the article. Leveraging that technology to create
Broadcast News Is at Center of Fight Over Noncompete Clauses
Job-switching barriers are routine at TV stations, even for workers not on the air. A proposed federal rule would curb the practice across all fields.
Fixing a Self-Sabotaging Team
How to spot and counter dysfunctional group behavior.
Forget Job Titles: 7 Reasons To Take A Skills-Based Approach To Hiring Talent
Scan any resume, and take note of what pops: job titles, company names, college degrees.
The Supreme Court Should Not Rewrite Title VII
The Supreme Courtβs landmark decision inΒ Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC, on whether an employee declaring transgender status was fired unlawfully on the basis of βsex,β is expected to be released soon.
A new survey shows young workers hate their jobs β and employers should be really worried
Beyond Employee Appreciation Day: How Leaders Can Support Their Workforce All Year
The first Friday in March marks Employee Appreciation Day, an observance that allows employers to show staff that their hard work has not gone unnoticed.Β
Huge amounts of workplace data simply aren’t wanted or needed
With more attention being paid to data centers, and the huge amounts of energy required to keep them operational, a new report from NetApp has quantified just how much data weβre storing βfor no reason.β
Pandemic-era workplace updates are making it easier for women to return to labor force
Remote work policies and other workplace changes brought on by the pandemic are helping women get back to work at a faster rate than men.