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‘Fair Chance Act’ to take effect next December July 2, 2020

If, like a lot of businesses, your company does contract work for the federal government , you should be aware of the Fair Chance Act, a new federal law scheduled to take effect in December 2021 that bars the federal government and federal contractors from asking job ...

‘Fair Chance Act’ to take effect next December July 2, 2020
If, like a lot of businesses, your company does contract work for the federal government , you should be aware of the Fair Chance Act, a new federal law scheduled to take effect in December 2021 that ...
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Remember to consider transfers as an ADA accommodation June 24, 2020
Under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act an employer cannot fire, demote, refuse to hire or take other negative, discriminatory actions against a worker based on their disability. ...
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‘Sex-based animus’ enough for bias claim June 17, 2020
Under the federal Equal Pay Act, employers who pay unequal wages to men and women performing jobs that require substantially equal skill, effort and responsibility under similar conditions in the same ...
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Investigate Before Taking Action Over Alleged Misdeeds June 9, 2020
Employers must walk a fine line when they suspect an employee is engaging in misdeeds. On one hand, if they don’t act quickly and forcefully they could risk liability for harm to co-workers or ...
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Employees working from home? There are issues to consider June 1, 2020
There is no employer in this country whose operations were not dramatically impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak this spring. While the coronavirus disrupted the workplace in countless ways, one of the ...
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‘Service charges’ can create problems for employers April 29, 2020
State and federal wage and hour laws allow employers to pay a sub-minimum wage (commonly known as a “tip credit”) to service workers, such as servers, bartenders, bellhops and parking valets, but only ...
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