HR Compliance

State and local leave laws continue to proliferate across the country. Guardian’s Marc Costantini discusses the measures companies can take to ensure their leave management practices stay compliant with the FMLA and other applicable regulations. The topic of paid family...

State-level opposition to a proposed Department of Labor overtime ruling leaves employers uncertain and concerned about compliance and increased labor costs. Cowden Associates’ Elliot Dinkin discusses what employers should do to prepare. The long-awaited updates to the U.S. Department of...

All functions of the organization are looking to streamline and transform. As Lakshmi Raj of Replicon explains, forward-thinking businesses have a lot to gain in bringing their time and attendance systems into the 21st century. There are a few choice...

States and local communities are passing pay equity laws that ban questions about a candidate’s salary history. Is your organization in compliance?

The #MeToo and #TimesUp movements brought the continuing problem of workplace misconduct onto the national stage, shining a light not only on the prevalence of harassment, but also on the dire need for effective processes to investigate when allegations are...

The human resources (HR) function is at the center of most employers' efforts to identify, hire and retain the people the organization needs to execute its strategy and achieve its goals. But the HR function is a key player within...

Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) claims related to background checks have seen an uptick since last year. "Ban the box" and "fair chance" laws have changed how and when employers conduct background checks, and employers should be aware of these...

LeClairRyan attorney Thomas C. Regan discusses litigation revolving around allegations that a supervisor failed to properly respond to sexual harassment of an employee by a non-employee, providing insight to help employers understand their potential liability and avoid getting ensnared in...

A Guide to Multidisciplinary Collaboration Companies seeking global talent must necessarily contend with immigration matters, but HR needn’t go it alone. Envoy’s Lindsay Dagiantis shares her expertise on issues around immigration compliance. The responsibility of hiring global talent often falls...

Raising Awareness Through Compliance Training When discussing the problem of bullying, we often overlook not only the victims, but also their fate. As bullies join the workforce, they continue to find targets, and the severity of their bullying behavior escalates....

Do’s and Don’ts for Every Employer Many employers use an employee handbook to communicate workplace policies to the workforce. Employers should, however, be aware of the measure of risk in drafting and distributing handbook policies that are poorly written or...

How Sexual Harassment is Changing American Compliance Corporate compliance has been around for decades – sexual harassment for much, much longer. Why the sudden paradigm shift from just awareness and acceptance to mandated compliance? The #MeToo movement sprung up as...