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During a recent webinar, Katie Busbee discussed the essential elements of maintaining your workplace’s employee handbooks. In this blog post, Katie will delve into key employee handbook components and best practices and explore recent employment law updates.
While not legally…
Continue Reading Essentials for Maintaining Employee Handbooks, Including the Latest Employment Law UpdatesClick here to view a recording of this complimentary webinar presented by HSB’s Employment Law team.
Join Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Katie Busbee on October 26, from 12-1 PM, for our next employment law webinar as she discusses important provisions and…
Employers should post the DOL’s two new posters on FLSA and FMLA protections which the DOL updated following the passage of the Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act, discussed in…
Continue Reading DOL Issues New FMLA and FLSA PostersCongress recently passed two pregnancy-related acts, the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers (PUMP) Act and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). While some of the Acts’ provisions overlap with requirements of other federal and state laws already in…
Continue Reading What do the PUMP Act and PWFA mean for employers?As 2022 is coming to a close, we’ve rounded up the top five most popular topics from our employment law blog over the past year. Take a look back with us!
1. Conducting a Workplace Investigation
Given that every employee…
Continue Reading 2022 in Review: The 5 Most Popular Employment Law Topics We Covered This YearThe Department of Labor (DOL) has extended the public comment period on its newly proposed test to determine whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). If adopted, the proposed rule would…
Continue Reading Newly Proposed Independent Contractor Test under FLSA; Extended Comment Period
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that non-exempt employees be paid no less than time and one-half their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 hours in a workweek. How should an employer calculate an employee’s…
Continue Reading Bonuses & Calculating an Employee’s Regular Rate of Pay for Overtime
As the summer approaches, many businesses will be looking to hire a summer intern. Internship programs can be a great option for both the intern, who has the opportunity to learn new skills, and the employer, who is able to…
Continue Reading Do I have to pay my summer intern?
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued two Model Notice Posters and additional FFCRA enforcement guidance on March 25, 2020. The Model Notices as well as Fact Sheets, and Questions and Answers for Employers on Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)…
Continue Reading Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): Posters, Fact Sheets, Q&A for Employers
HSB’s Employment Team continues to monitor the latest developments with COVID-19 and its impact on the workplace. The current version of the COVID-19 Relief Package being considered in Congress contains mandatory paid sick leave and expanded FMLA. Since the proposed…
Continue Reading COVID-19 Update: Department of Labor Issues Guidance and Congress Considers Paid Leave
