Dynamic employment law workflows to assist with complex legal and process decision-making. Includes guidance and links to useful information and tools.

This tool:

Guides you step-by-step through processes to help you comply with the law.
Provides an interactive flowchart setting out the steps in each process.
Offers guidance on each step, along with links to customizable templates, FAQs, training materials and more.

Attendance and Leave

Determine If an Employee Meets FMLA Eligibility Requirements

Use this flowchart to determine an employee's eligibility for FMLA leave.

Investigate a Claim of Sexual Harassment

Use this flowchart to investigate a claim or report of sexual harassment in the workplace.
Address an Employee's Poor Performance

Use this flowchart to determine how to address an employee's poor performance.
Discipline an Employee Using Progressive Discipline

Use this flowchart to determine whether progressive discipline should be implemented by the employer and if so, how to navigate through the progressive disciplinary process effectively.
Identify Employees for and Complete a Reduction in Force Under the WARN Act

Use this flowchart to properly choose the appropriate employees to be included in a reduction in force, and to navigate through the requirements of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act without creating further exposure for the employer.

Handle a Request for a Religious Accommodation

Updated to reflect modified standard for religious accommodation in the recent Supreme Court case Groff v. DeJoy.
Determine if a Non-Union Employee's Activity Is Protected Under the NLRA

Updated to include information on an NLRB decision regarding discipline for an employee's offensive or abusive speech or conduct.
Respond to a Union Representation Petition

Under review in relation to forthcoming rules regarding representation elections.
Determine If a Term or Condition of Employment Is Subject to Collective Bargaining

Use this flowchart to determine whether a term or condition of employment must be bargained over with a union under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
Determine Whether Reasonable Suspicion of Impairment Exists

Use this flowchart to determine whether reasonable suspicion of impairment exists.
Update an Employee Handbook

Use this flowchart to update an employee handbook.

Determine Responsibility for Information Reporting Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA)

Updated to reflect the reduced e-filing threshold, effective for returns that must be filed on or after January 1, 2024.
Determine If a Penalty Is Owed Under the Affordable Care Act

Updated to reflect the inflation-adjusted "pay or play" penalties for 2024.
Recoup a Wage Overpayment

Use this flowchart to properly recoup overpaid wages from an employee.
Administer COBRA for a Qualifying Event

Use this flowchart to determine what steps to take when a qualifying event occurs under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).
Pay an Employee's Final Wages

Use this flowchart to determine how to properly pay final wages to an employee whose employment has ended, either in accordance with or in the absence of a state final pay law.

Complete the Form I-9 for New Hires

Updated to reflect information related to the Form I-9 dated 08/01/2023 and the optional alternative procedure for remote document verification, effective August 1, 2023
Hire an Independent Contractor

Use this flowchart to navigate the process of hiring an independent contractor.
Conduct a Credit Check for Employment Purposes

Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope.
Create an Onboarding Program

Use this flowchart to create an onboarding program for new employees.

Determine If Travel Time Counts as Hours Worked Under the FLSA

Use this flowchart to determine whether the time that a nonexempt employee spends traveling counts as "hours worked" under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Determine If Waiting, On-Call or Break Time Count as Hours Worked Under the FLSA

Use this flowchart to determine whether the time that a nonexempt employee spends waiting, on call, on a meal break or on a rest break counts as "hours worked" under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Determine If Training or Meetings Count as Hours Worked Under the FLSA

Use this flowchart to determine whether the time that a nonexempt employee spends attending training or meetings counts as "hours worked" under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Determine If Sleeping Time Counts as Hours Worked Under the FLSA

Use this flowchart to determine whether the time that a nonexempt employee spends sleeping counts as "hours worked" under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Classify a Position as Exempt or Nonexempt

Use this flowchart to determine if an employee is exempt or nonexempt from the minimum wage or overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Determine How Much Overtime an Employee Is Owed

Use this flowchart to determine how much overtime an employee is owed.