FL Legislature Passes Bill Restricting Employee Training Topics
Florida’s legislature has passed a new bill that will restrict topics that may be discussed in employee training. Florida House Bill 7 and its counterpart Senate Bill 7 would make...
California Legislature Proposes Several New Privacy Bills
The California legislature has introduced several privacy bills for the current legislative session. These privacy bills would preserve certain employee and business-to-business (B2B) data...
Ninth Circuit Rules Nonparty Employee Cannot Challenge PAGA Settlement
The 9th Circuit recently issued a decision in the Saucillo v. Peck Case. It held that a nonparty aggrieved employer doesn’t have the standing necessary in a federal court...
The Importance of Employee Documentation
From the time an employer hires their first employee, the risk of being sued begins. In most cases, background checks, careful employment decisions, and effective human resources can avoid frivolous litigation...
The Impact of a Criminal Record
A criminal record has a huge impact on a person’s life. It might restrict where you can live temporarily or maybe even permanently. You may lose your right to vote as well. Like with restrictions on where you...
Your Employees May Not Want to Work From Home
It seems as if COVID-19 is becoming endemic, similar to the flu. However, many employees still don’t want to go back to the office. Most workers that can work from home continue to work from home...
Bill Ending Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Harassment Claims
President Biden has signed the widely anticipated bill, The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (H.R. 4445), into law. This new...
Indiana Passes Restriction on Employer Vaccine Mandates
The Indiana General Assembly recently passed House Bill 1001. This bill limits employers’ ability to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine.
This bill has been quite controversial and was changed...
Top Strategies to Boost Employee Retention
A defining feature of business success amid the Great Resignation has become managing employee turnover. As employee resignations have hit record-breaking highs, this has proven to be a challenge that...
California Removes General Masking Requirements
Beginning March 1, 2022, California’s general masking requirement for unvaccinated individuals in the workplace has come to an end. Now remaining masking requirements apply only to employers...