HR Compliance

Shutdowns caused by COVID-19 have resulted in remote work arrangements, as well as changes to hours worked, pay and duties for many. Businesses looking to “make whole” employees whose pay was reduced need to make sure this good deed doesn’t...

Poyner Spruill’s Robert Meyer answers common questions employees have regarding COVID-19-related compliance, including covering guidance from the EEOC to prevent violations of ADA, EEO and other regulations. Earlier this year, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published compliance guidance...

Businesses particularly affected by COVID-19 are also the ones most commonly exposed to disability discrimination lawsuits under the ADA. John Kelly, a partner at Wilson Elser, discusses the “new normal” litigators may see in how claims brought under the ADA...

After issuing guidance in April that leaned against recording most COVID-19 cases, OSHA has now walked back that guidance somewhat. Husch Blackwell’s Avi Meyerstein discusses the new guidance on recording your employee’s case of COVID-19. As COVID-19 spread widely through...

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, current events are reminiscent of the financial challenges of 2008. Those challenges imparted some important lessons for employers. Elliot Dinkin considers what employers did in 2008 that worked well and how they can apply takeaways to...

Organizations are confronting challenges they have never faced before as the recovery from COVID-19 begins. Squire Patton Boggs’ Laura Lawless and Dan Pasternak share a compliance checklist to guide businesses as operations resume. As states begin the process of gradually...

Now that the coronavirus is considered a pandemic, employers face a multitude of concerns when it comes to COVID-19, including compensation issues. Cowden Associates’ Elliot Dinkin addresses several of the key questions employers are asking during this crisis. The coronavirus...

Employers ought to consider the process of how they interact with their disabled employees. As Fisher Phillips’ Devin Rauchwerger writes, good-faith exchanges and an open description of the job’s essential functions can go a long way toward decreasing employers’ risk...

As COVID-19 sweeps the country, employers are wondering how to handle their workforces. Attorneys from Poyner Spruill tackle employers’ concerns at the moment, from establishing leave-sharing programs to changes in an employee’s visa status. The threat posed by the novel...

The COVID-19 outbreak is drastically changing American life, seemingly overnight. While certain industries have been hit especially hard already, it is likely this pandemic will have an impact on every business sector. Employment attorney Alyson Brown looks at this evolving...

Implementing conversational AI as part of your organization’s recruiting process doesn’t have to be difficult. Mya Systems’ Mike Pauletich discusses how to make it happen. Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) is widely recognized as an essential component of the modern HR...

#MeToo and evolving anti-harassment legislation are driving demand for new approaches to sexual harassment training. Traliant’s Andrew Rawson discusses three questions to ask when reviewing your training program. In 2020, organizations across industries can expect the spotlight to remain on...