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  • Date:
    September 21, 2023
    Type:
    News

    New York Passes Even More New Employment Laws

    New York will soon require employers to provide employees notice of unemployment benefits, prohibit employers from demanding social media or email logins, and increase the weekly salary threshold for exemptions from wage payment laws.

  • Date:
    September 21, 2023
    Type:
    Commentary and Insights

    Q&A: How Employers Can Navigate the NLRB's Stericycle Decision

    On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its decision in Stericycle Inc., marking a dramatic shift in the legal landscape for employers. In this article, employment law attorney David Phippen answers questions on what Stericycle Inc. means for employers and practical steps they can take under the new standard.

  • Type:
    How To

    How to Lawfully and Legally Search Employees

    Updated with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2023 Stericycle ruling, which adopted a new legal standard for evaluating the validity of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act.

  • Type:
    How To

    How to Amend an Employee Handbook

    Updated with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2023 Stericycle ruling, which adopted a new legal standard for evaluating the validity of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act.

  • Type:
    Letters and Forms

    Employee Handbook Acknowledgement and Consent Form

    Updated with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2023 Stericycle ruling, which adopted a new legal standard for evaluating the validity of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act.

  • Type:
    Letters and Forms

    Disclaimer Form

    Updated with respect to the National Labor Relations Board’s August 2023 Stericycle ruling, which adopted a new legal standard for evaluating the validity of workplace rules under the National Labor Relations Act.

  • Type:
    Legal Timetable

    Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act Takes Effect

  • Type:
    How To

    How to Have Difficult Workplace Conversations

    This How To outlines practical steps for HR professionals, managers and others to take when tackling difficult discussions with employees.

  • Type:
    Handbook Templates

    Standards of Conduct Handbook Statement

    Updated statement and guidance to reflect the National Labor Relations Board’s Stericycle ruling and to account for remote work environments.

  • Type:
    Handbook Templates

    Leave for State Board or Commission Service Handbook Statement: Oregon

    Oregon employers with one or more employees should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of time off to serve as an appointed member of a state board or commission and to show their compliance with Oregon's state board or commission leave law.

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HR guidance on implementing work rules that effectively address employer objectives and provide employees and supervisors with guidance as to acceptable and unacceptable workplace conduct.