Many employers - such as United Airlines, Tyson Foods, Google, and the federal government – have decided to make the COVID-19 vaccine a condition of employment. Other employers have opted for a gentler approach: all employees must either be vaccinated or produce...
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3 Tips for Complying With the Family and Medical Leave Act
The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and corresponding state laws require employers to offer 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for qualifying family or medical purposes. The employee’s health benefits are to continue during this leave. When an...
Should Employers Care if Their Remote Employees Move to Another State?
Over the course of the pandemic, many employees have been given the freedom to work from home, or even move around the country while working remotely. For many employers, remote work has not presented any problems in terms of employee productivity or supervision. ...
Discrimination Audit: People With Black Names Get Fewer Callbacks
Three researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Chicago recently released a major audit of discrimination in hiring among large corporations in the United States. After sending out pairs of identical resumes, half of which had...
I’m Paid a Salary. Does That Mean I’m Exempt From Overtime?
If you work for a set salary, you may be under the impression that you aren’t entitled to extra pay if you work more than 40 hours in a week. That may not be true. Depending on your job duties and the rate you are paid, you may be entitled to time-and-a-half after you...