HR Regulation

A handbook is of little value if it is not regularly updated - and reviewed by counsel - to comply with changes in the law or the ever-evolving, post-pandemic world and to set the tone for company culture.

"Be wary," Duane Morris Partner Gerald Maatman said. "The NLRB has employer practices on the radar screen, and assumptions about well-settled labor decisions are now being reexamined."

Oil and gas company field technicians, who worked 84 hours a week or more, were considered exempt from the federal law addressing overtime pay because they were primarily administrative employees.

Recently, a wave of states and local jurisdictions, including California, Colorado, New York and Washington, have passed pay transparency laws with varied requirements for employers.

Although paid family and medical leave is a bit of a "hot potato" right now, employers should see it as one element of a larger, holistic strategy to meet the needs and expectations of their workers.

The California appeals court ruled that Prop 22, which classifies gig economy workers as independent contractors rather than employees, could stand.

Goldman Sachs survey reveals deficiencies in program effectiveness, services and tax credit availability.

Workers using personal devices for work has opened up a huge new pathway for cyber criminals to gain access to sensitive company data – 91% of data security professionals see high risk implications from remote work, says a new report.