An Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) court case can be a costly nightmare for employers. An emerging problem that’s making it difficult to stay ADA-compliant is the algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) companies like yours use to efficiently make hiring decisions. In a technical assistance document released May 12 – “Guidance on Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence […]
Your staff members who have caregiver obligations to a family member, or someone with a disability, technically aren’t a protected class under federal law. However, a technical assistance document issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), “The COVID-19 Pandemic and Caregiver Discrimination Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws,” indicates the agency will respond to […]
Could the next step in the future of work be a four-day workweek instead of hybrid telework? Some employers have had positive results with the experiment. For example, social media company Buffer reported at the end of last year that 91% of its employees said they were happier and more productive working a four-day week. […]
There’s good news for Payroll and HR if you’re still hiring employees remotely. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have extended Form I-9 flexibility guidelines until Oct. 31, 2022. And there’s a chance this flexibility could become permanent down the line. I-9 flexibility details Because of the pandemic’s […]
Compliance just got trickier with paying your firm’s independent contractors. Here’s why: A federal judge in Texas has just reinstated the Dept. of Labor’s (DOL’s) economic reality test rule. The rule, passed under the Trump administration, allows employers to use certain business factors to determine whether someone is an independent contractor or employee. Economic reality […]
You likely rely on non-compete agreements to prevent (or at least slow) employees from leaving with customers and/or trade secrets. But that tool’s days are numbered. President Biden just signed an executive order asking the FTC to “ban or limit” non-compete agreements. That includes private employers. The Biden Administration says non-competes prohibit “economic mobility” by […]
Though the DOL finalized the independent contractor rule, effective March 8, 2021, the new Biden administration recently withdrew the rule.
Here’s a recent development on worker classification for CFOs: California now allows more drivers to be treated as independent contractors.
Going forward, you may need to change the way you pay some people, thanks to worker classification changes in the Golden State.
