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ADP Isn’t Liable for Employer’s Alleged Wage Violations
ADP—and other third-party payroll service providers—can't be held liable for claims of wage and hour violations against the employers that use their services, the California Supreme Court recently ruled
Background Check Disclosure Forms Must Be Clear, Standalone
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit made clear that a prospective employer violates the standalone requirement of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by including…
Medicare-Eligible Employees Pose HR Challenges
As older workers stay on the job longer, employers should be prepared for questions on how Medicare overlaps with the workplace health plan and affects the use of health savings…
Employers Experiment with Reduced Workweeks
As increasing numbers of organizations in the
Hong Kong: Statutory Paternity Leave Increased
Hong Kong male employees are entitled to five days’ paid paternity leave for each child born on or after Jan. 18, 2019, an increase from the former entitlement to three…
Michigan Workplace Labor and Employment Law Posters
Michigan workplace labor and employment law poster chart
Getting Fridays Off in Winter Is Now a Thing
In the last few years Summer Fridays have become common in certain sectors of the white-collar work force, with professionals scurrying off from work early to get in a long…
How Should HR Set the Stage for Workplace Investigations?
An employee has complained about another worker’s behavior. Time to start an investigation into what really happened
New Benefit Lets Employees Trade PTO for Student Loan Relief
Employers continue to roll out innovative approaches to providing student debt relief to their employees, such as letting employees exchange accrued but unused paid time off (PTO) for payments against…
HHS Proposes Targeting PBM Rebates for Prescription Drugs
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed a rule to encourage drug manufacturers to pass their rebates directly on to consumers instead of to pharmacy benefit…