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Broadband Access Can Boost Rural Jobs, Remote Work
Employers may benefit from rural residents having greater access to high-speed Internet. Recrutiers will have a new talent pool to search and rural workers will have
Washington State Issues Final Policy on Pay Transparency in Job Postings
Washington issued its final administrative policy providing the state’s interpretation of the Equal Pay and Opportunities Act. Employers must disclose in each posting
Connecticut ‘Clean Slate’ Law Erases Criminal Convictions
Passed by the Connecticut legislature and signed into law by Gov. Ned Lamont in 2021, Connecticut’s “Clean Slate” law will alter employers’ abilities to discover,
Rounding Policy Not Complete Defense to Wage and Hour Claims in California
When an employer tracked the exact time in minutes that employees worked, and those time-keeping records showed that an employee was not paid for all the time he worked,
Employer Waived Its Right to Demand Arbitration of Employee’s Workplace Claims
An employer waived its right to invoke arbitration of a former employee’s claims by unreasonably delaying its arbitration demand and acting inconsistently with an intent
Court Curbs Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate
A federal appeals court recently barred the federal government from requiring federal contractors in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee to be vaccinated for COVID-19. It’s the
Minimum Salary That Employees Would Take for a Job Rises to New High
Employers looking to hire employees in the new year are likely going to have to shell out more money than ever
D.C. Circuit Requires Employers to Turn Over Union Voter Lists Faster
Employers ordered by a National Labor Relations Board regional director to participate in a secret-ballot union election have only two days to provide unions with
How to Manually Track Immigration Requirements
Manually tracking immigration requirements with paper, Excel and Outlook reminders is common. Here is an overview of how to manually track immigration requirements and
Funded Status of Corporate Pension Plans Held Steady in 2022
The aggregate funded status of the nation’s largest corporate pension plans at the end of 2022 was estimated to be 95 percent, the same level as at the end of…