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Sexual Orientation Is Protected Class for Michigan State Contracts
As one of his last acts in office, term-limited Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed an executive directive extending sexual-orientation discrimination protection to a number of private employees
7 Policies to Update in Your 2019 Employee Handbook
Handbooks are a key asset for communicating company policies and promoting fairness and consistency in the workplace, and ever-evolving laws make routinely reviewing and updating handbooks critical for employers. Here…
Illinois Business Expense Reimbursement Law Now in Effect
Illinois was the ninth jurisdiction to impose expense reimbursement requirements on employers. The new law took effect Jan
Make Your Job Candidates Happier in 2019
An employer may choose only one applicant for the job, but many are taking steps to ensure the contenders who didn’t get hired feel good about the process and the…
Employees Have High Hopes for Bonuses This Year
Companies’ budgets for 2019 bonus payouts may have been set months ago when the continued strength of the economy was uncertain. Employees, however, expect to receive larger bonuses this year…
U.S. Employers Plan to Grow in 2019
Companies in the United States revealed the strongest first-quarter hiring outlook since 2006, according to ManpowerGroup’s latest employment forecast for 2019
Technology to Support Remote Workers Evolves
Remote employees can use these new, secure technologies to get work done productively
Courts Block HHS Exemptions from Contraceptive Mandate
A district court judge in California temporarily blocked 2018 rules providing exemptions to the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate
Do Your Employees Have the Flu? Follow These Paid-Sick-Leave Laws
It’s flu season, and if your employees haven’t started calling in sick yet—either due to their own illness or to take care of a family member—they will soon. Time for…
She Snores, He’s a Rowdy Drinker: The Downsides to Requiring Shared Hotel Rooms
Requiring workers to share hotel rooms during business travel can raise all sorts of issues, from mere annoyance to harassment claims, according to those who weighed in on the topic…