Tools
Leadership & Management, Regulations & Compliance, Strategy & Planning
Remote Workstation Checklist
Employers can use this checklist when reviewing and planning a remote workstation setup for current employees or when planning a remote onboarding process.
Tools
Leadership & Management, Regulations & Compliance, Strategy & Planning
Telecommuting Authorization
This sample form sets forth certain terms and conditions of a standard telecommuting agreement between an employer and employee.
Tools
Leadership & Management, Regulations & Compliance, Strategy & Planning
Telecommuting Policy
This sample policy establishes the guidelines an employer will use for employees telecommuting.
Blogs
Regulations & Compliance
First Shot Fired: EEOC Files First Pandemic-Related Remote Work Discrimination Lawsuit
After the COVID-19 pandemic required many employers to implement remote work arrangements (both to continue their operations and to comply with new state and federal regulations), many employers – and employment lawyers – have wondered how this development would impact businesses’ obligation to allow employees to work from home as an accommodation to a disability in the future.
Blogs
Regulations & Compliance
EEOC Updates Guidelines On Protections for LGBTQ+ Employees
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released updated guidance on discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, which falls under the provision of Title VII of the Civil Rights act of 1964.
Blogs
Benefits & Compensation, Regulations & Compliance
The Impact of Biden’s Competition Executive Order on the Health Care Industry
The American economy is finally recovering after more than a year of stagnation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. President Joe Biden’s administration wants to continue this momentum and further stimulate the economy. To help in that effort, President Biden recently signed an executive order aimed at increasing competition among businesses.
Blogs
Regulations & Compliance
OSHA Provides New COVID-19 Workplace Guidance: The 10 Things Employers Need to Know
On the same day the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the long-anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) applicable to healthcare employers, the agency also issued updated Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace applicable to all other workplace settings.
Blogs
Regulations & Compliance
20 Common and Costly Employee Benefits & HR Mistakes
HR mistakes can be quite costly to employers—in the form of extra benefits, complaints, lawsuits, government-assessed fines and penalties, and attorney fees, to name a few. Don’t learn the hard way what these HR mistakes are.