For any company of any size having an employee handbook is as important as any other foundational document. Your handbook should serve as a go to for both your employees and management alike. As with any organized system, businesses must have documents in place that...
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Supreme Court Limits The Reach of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
What Does That Mean For Employers Now? In June 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision authored by the Court’s newest member, Justice Amy Barrett, in a case involving the coverage of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (the “CFAA”). See Van Buren v....
Social Media Policies: The Law And Your Business
As a modern communicative practice, social media is subject to various types of laws created for the protection of users and other parties. It’s a relatively new way of communicating, so some of these laws and regulations are still in their infancy, but as we have...
FLSA Audit Checklist
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes federal minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor, and record-keeping standards. The rules and regulations set out by the FLSA are enforced by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor. They have the authority...
Changes in Employment Law: What to Expect Under the Biden Administration
UPDATE (10.5.2021): 2020 Rule fully rescinded effective October 5, 2021. Throughout his campaign, President Biden proclaimed his support for various legislative and regulatory proposals that would have a significant impact on labor and employment law: from pay...
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”)
FFCRA The recently passed Families First Coronavirus Response Act makes substantial changes to sick and FMLA leave for businesses and employees in 2020. The FFCRA provides new benefits to employees through two new laws: The Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the...
New Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) minimum salary thresholds for exempted employees and changes to the overtime exemptions
The FLSA On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a final rule change to the minimum salary threshold for exempted employees which goes into effect as of January 1, 2020. The new rule increases the minimum salary threshold for executive,...
8 Tips to Help You Mitigate Your Risk of Employee Lawsuits
Unfortunately, there is simply no foolproof way to guarantee that your company will never get sued. You can prepare all you want and take every step possible to try to prevent lawsuits, but we live in a litigious society where just about anyone can sue your business...
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