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Employee Social Security Tax Deferral Guidance: Too Little, Too Late?
Attorneys provide a deep dive into IRS guidance on suspending employees Social Security payroll taxes through the end of 2020, including wage threshold considerations
Practical Steps to Address Drug Diversion and Abuse During the Pandemic
Today, in the face of a global pandemic and economic recession, health care employees may be more tempted than ever to steal prescription drugs and resell them. Increased regulatory and…
Work Tourism: A New Employee Perk During the Pandemic?
As employees are adjusting to their new work normal, some have identified an unexpected potential perk of the ability to work remotely—the opportunity to travel to distant locations for extended…
Be Thoughtful About Your LinkedIn Headshot
Be sure to put a high-quality, professional photo of yourself on your LinkedIn profile, counsels career columnist Martin Yate. A profile without a picture is considered incomplete by LinkedIn, and…
Prior Settlement Bars PAGA Lawsuit on Meal and Rest Breaks
A truck driver brought a claim under California's Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) that his employer denied workers legally required meal and rest breaks, but a California appeals court blocked…
Presidential Election: Raising the Minimum Wage
Whether or not to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour is one of many employment issues at stake in the 2020 presidential election
Returning Workers Divided on Contact Tracing
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OSHA Cites Meatpacking Plants for Coronavirus Failures
The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Sept. 10 issued its first citation against a meatpacking plant for failing to protect workers against the novel coronavirus…
Why You Need a Remote-Work Leader
The coronavirus pandemic has decidedly reshaped how and where work is done and has led to the creation of new HR responsibilities. One of those transformational roles—leading remote work—will be…