​An employer may require a nonexempt, hourly employee to take an unpaid meal period while engaged in travel time, so long as certain conditions are met, […]

Whether now or once the COVID-19 delta variant has receded, clear communication is essential to a successful return to in-person work. Source: New feed 2

More employers nationwide are firing workers, particularly health care employees, who defy mandates to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Source: New feed 2

New research indicates that health insurance premium surcharges can influence a sizeable number of employees who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get inoculated. But money […]

Assigning an employee with a disability to a light-duty program can be a reasonable accommodation or a way to avoid long-term workers’ compensation benefits. Here are […]

The proliferation of cyberattacks is all too familiar and the source of sleepless nights for many employers. Source: New feed 2

Ontario’s Divisional Court unanimously ruled that more employers in Ontario will now have to take their global payroll into account in determining an employee’s entitlement to […]

The long-beleaguered Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA)—originally created by a policy memo in 2012—would be re-established through regulation, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) […]

​Competition is again stiff this year for organizations looking for seasonal workers, and employers are trying a range of tactics to entice job applicants, including hiring […]