If you have employees, you’re subject to an array of laws governing the workplace. Going from zero to even just one employee is a huge step. After that, the more employees you have, the more laws apply. And more employees and laws bring along increased risks of noncompliance. To tackle these issues, companies would ideally … Read more
On June 6, 2018, the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board issued a guidance memorandum regarding employee handbooks and other work rules. The memo applies a December 2017 NLRB case decision that permitted employers greater flexibility in drafting meaningful workplace policies. If challenged under the National Labor Relations Act, rules will now fall … Read more
New York State has some of the strictest laws in the country to protect child workplace health and safety. New York’s child labor laws restrict the employment of minors in the aspects of hours worked, days worked, and type of work. A minor is an individual under age 18. All minors must provide working papers … Read more