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Policies to Limit Liability for Employee's Use of Smartphones

Gain a better understanding of the risks and benefits of employees’ cell phone use.

Cell phone use is ubiquitous. Employers want to capitalize on that by equipping employees with cell phones. But the use of cell phones constitutes work time, and has implications in compensation, liability, privacy,...

Equal Pay Laws: What to Expect

Learn all issues impacting the gender pay gap and how the Equal Pay Act (EPA) affects your organization.

Many employers are under the false impression that pay equity risks were a creature of the Obama Administration. While the dreaded EEO-1 reporting of compensation by gender, race and ethnicity...

Intermittent Leave Under FMLA: An Employer's Headache

Intermittent leave can be a headache – make sure you understand all the necessary steps to take to make things run as smooth as possible.

The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) can present difficulties in application and compliance. This topic will assist the parties in their understanding of recurring...

New Illinois Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Legal Updates

Are you prepared for the new Illinois sexual harassment and discrimination law?

The Illinois Legislature passed key legislation in 2019 that will forever change how Illinois employers manage harassment and discrimination issues under Illinois law. In fact, the changes will require all employers to...

Controlling Workers' Comp Injuries as Your Workforce Ages

The aging American workforce creates many challenges for interested stakeholders when they seek to run an efficient and effective workers’ compensation program.

The aging American workforce creates many challenges for interested stakeholders when they seek to run an efficient and effective workers’...

Strategies for Defending Against Unemployment Claims

After a termination, many employers focus on defending against a possible discrimination charge or a lawsuit.

After a termination, many employers focus on defending against a possible discrimination charge or a lawsuit. Unfortunately, they may pay scant attention to defending against an unemployment...

Payroll Accounting Best Practices

Payroll costs are the largest expense of any organization, and payroll accounting involves much more than ensuring the debits equal the credits.

A solid process for accurate and compliant payroll accounting must include knowledge and understanding of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations and...

Family Responsibility Discrimination Law: Family Friendly Employer or Litigation Target?

Family responsibilities discrimination against employees because of their family caregiving responsibilities, whether conscious or unconscious, is becoming a major issue for employers.

Employers have been the subject of increasing, but not well understood, claims based on FRD claims. These claims...

Changes of Status Checklist

Employees rarely remain in the same status throughout their entire career with a company.

Most employees go through multiple status changes throughout their time with an employer: various leaves of absence (some of which may be covered by FMLA), transitions from part-time status to full-time status,...

Top Payroll Mistakes: How to Prevent and Correct Them

Learn how to avoid and correct the most common payroll mistakes professionals make under the FLSA.

To error is human, and to forgive is divine, but the United States Department of Labor is not the forgiving type. You will learn about common mistakes under the Fair Labor Standards Act which employers...