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Employee Handbooks are reference manuals for new and current employees on the policies and procedures of a particular employer. A comprehensive employee handbooks outlines expectations and obligations for both employees and employers and is an important part of effective human resource management. A proper handbook contains detailed information on non-disclosure and conflict of interest obligations, work schedules, employee compensation and benefits, anti-discrimination policies, and codes of conduct to name a few. less -

[Webinar] 2024 Labor & Employment Law Virtual Update - September 18th, 8:30 am - 11:00 am ET

Foster Swift Collins & Smith on 8/7/2024

It has been a particularly busy year on the labor and employment law front. To learn more about the major challenges employers face and developments your organization needs to address before year's end, we encourage you to...more

Key Updates for Employers in New York State: What Made the Budget and What Got Cut?

Fisher Phillips on 4/23/2024

Employers should get ready to comply with key workplace changes since New York lawmakers just finalized the state budget. The 2024-2025 budget – which was approved on April 20 – ushers in three significant updates impacting...more

2024 Employment Law Checklist

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC on 2/1/2024

Each year, LP’s Employment & Executive Compensation Practice Group is pleased to provide a short checklist of steps that all companies should consider taking to measure their readiness for the coming year. We hope you find...more

Employers Take Note: New Employee Paid Leave Laws for 2024

Venable LLP on 1/18/2024

As any savvy employer will tell you, the start of the new year comes with new employee leave obligations. Effective January 1, 2024, employers across the country must comply with various new employee paid leave laws and...more

If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 114: Minnesota Publishes Sample Earned Sick and Safe Time Employee Notice

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 11/13/2023

What You Need To Know: Earlier this month, the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) released an Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) sample notice....more

California's New Employment Laws: Get Ready for 2024

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 10/31/2023

Governor Newsom signed into law a plethora of bills that significantly expand the rights of employees in California, although notably vetoing a bill that would have prohibited caste discrimination. Most of the new laws take...more

[Webinar] New California Employment Laws and Developments for 2024 - November 28th, 9:30 am - 11:00 am PT

CDF Labor Law LLP on 10/23/2023

Join us for an in-depth complimentary webinar on November 28, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Pacific Time), presented by CDF Partners Mark S. Spring and Desiree J. Ho. This “Year in Review” webinar will cover 2023’s new...more

As School Bells Ring, Employers Should Review School-Related Activities Leave Policies

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 9/6/2023

Another school year is upon us, which means employers around the country should study up on school-related activities leave policies. While there is no federal law mandating that employers give employees time-off to attend...more

New Year’s Resolution: Update Your Employee Handbook

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/30/2022

Seyfarth Synopsis: Every year California enacts a host of new laws that mean even the most diligent employers need to give their handbooks and policies a review and make sure they are up to date with the latest developments....more

Duluth, Minnesota Adds Permitted Uses, Notice, Enforcement To Sick And Safe Time Ordinance

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 8/5/2021

Employers covered by the Duluth, Minnesota Sick and Safe Time ordinance will need to revisit relevant policies in light of amendments that will become effective August 19, 2021. The mayor signed File # 21-023-O (which...more

Amended House Bill Passes Senate

McGlinchey Stafford on 3/18/2020

The latest version of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201) passed through the Senate on March 18, 2020 after a brief delay and is headed to President Trump’s desk where he is expected to immediately sign....more

Top 10 Mistakes in Arizona Employee Handbooks

Jaburg Wilk on 1/28/2020

As an employment law attorney, I am frequently asked to review or prepare employer handbooks. Some of the most common mistakes or omissions that I see can create real problems for Arizona employers. The following are the top...more

Seven Ways Savvy HR Leaders in New York Are Spending Their Summers

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 6/18/2019

Ah, summer: less-demanding schedules, lighter workloads, and a more relaxed work wardrobe. In keeping with the professional reputation of lawyers as killjoys, however, we recommend that HR professionals act more like Aesop’s...more

Michigan Releases Paid Sick Leave FAQs and Poster Ahead of Law’s Effective Date

Epstein Becker & Green on 3/21/2019

Less than three weeks ahead of the effective date of Michigan’s paid sick leave law, the Paid Medical Leave Act (“PMLA”),[1] the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (“LARA”) has launched a website featuring a...more

New Jersey Expands Paid Family Leave: Action Items for New Jersey Employers

Flaster Greenberg PC on 2/28/2019

Earlier this week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a bill providing for an expansion of the New Jersey Family Leave Act (“NJFLA”) in important ways. Prior to this bill, the NJFLA required employers with 50 or...more

Get Ready! Michigan’s Paid Medical Leave Act Will Be Here Before You Know It

Fisher Phillips on 1/31/2019

In one of his last acts in office, former Governor Rick Snyder signed Michigan’s Paid Medical Leave Act into law, which will for the first time require employers in the state to provide paid sick leave to their workforces....more

The Employment Law Landscape in 2019

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 1/16/2019

States across the country have passed new laws addressing sexual harassment, paid family leave, and other labor and employment law issues. As many of these laws will soon become effective, employers should be prepared for the...more

New Policies, Procedures & Protections: Why Every New Jersey Employer Should Update Their Employee Handbook in 2019

Genova Burns LLC on 1/4/2019

2018 was a busy year in New Jersey with the passage of sweeping legislation affecting employers of all sizes across the state. In light of the explosion of employment litigation in New Jersey over the past decade, employees...more

Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave Affects Employers Beginning January 1, 2019, Are You Ready?

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 12/31/2018

Many Washington employers recently received a series of email alerts from the Washington Employment Security Department (“ESD”) with a reminder that the Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave is about take effect on January...more

NYC Employers Must Take Immediate Steps to Comply with Expanded Sick Leave Law

Fisher Phillips on 5/18/2018

New York City recently expanded its paid sick leave law to provide protected time off to employees who are the victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking and to broaden the definition of a...more

Safe and Sick Time Law: New York City Publishes Revised Notice of Employee Rights

Epstein Becker & Green on 5/8/2018

The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs has issued a revised Notice of Employee Rights under the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (“ESSTA”) (formerly called the Earned Sick Time Act, or “ESTA”)....more

New Jersey’s New Paid Sick Leave Law: What Employers Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 5/3/2018

New Jersey has now become the tenth state to enact a statewide mandatory paid sick leave law. The New Jersey Paid Sick Leave Act was signed into law today by Governor Phil Murphy and will go into effect on October 29, 2018....more

Web Exclusive December 2017: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 1/9/2018

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. December was no different,...more

New York Mayor Expands Paid Sick Leave Law: Employers Required to Provide Paid ‘Safe Leave’ for Abuse Victims

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/21/2017

Earlier this month, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed the “Earned Safe and Sick Time Act” into law. The new law, which will take effect on May 5, 2018, expands the purposes for which employees may use sick leave,...more

Avoiding Common Errors in Employment Documents: A Checklist

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on 9/25/2017

In the fast-paced world of employment law, where scandals and groundbreaking lawsuits are front page news, more mundane requirements for documentation that employers provide to candidates and employees can fall through the...more

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