Introduction Imagine this scenario – you have hired a catering company to cater an event for you. The company performs its obligations, providing both the food and catering staff to ensure your attendees are well fed and taken care of. Happy at the conclusion of the event, you pay the company in full, and provide… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Employer
“Saying It’s So, Doesn’t Make It So”- Independent Contractor v. Employee Status
Posted in Employment Contracts and Agreements, Labor LawSummary of Program The risks involved in misclassifying a worker as an independent contractor rather than an employee have always been serious. A number of federal and state agencies regulate the proper classification of workers and have the authority to impose significant monetary and non-monetary sanctions against employers who get the classification wrong. Program Highlights… Continue Reading
Recent NLRB Decisions On Email And Protected Activities
Posted in Employee Privacy Rights, Employment Contracts and AgreementsA recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision affirmed the Board’s position on employer email policies under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). In Purple Communications, Inc. and Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO the Board held that employees who may use their employer’s email system for work-related communications have the right to send off-the-clock email… Continue Reading
Managing Your Business Under Mandatory Evacuation
Posted in Labor Law, New Legislation and RegulationsImagine this: Your business lies within a zone that is subject to a mandatory evacuation order from emergency response and law enforcement officials. Imagine that the evacuation order arises from a fire or imminent flooding. What do you do? Shut your business and get out of course. Most evacuation orders are short lived and the… Continue Reading
Employers May Be Liable For Violence Away From Work
Posted in Employee Privacy Rights, Employment Contracts and Agreements, Labor Law, New Legislation and Regulations, Retaliation and Wrongful TerminationIntentional torts committed by employees are difficult for employers to both anticipate and protect against. When an employee commits a criminal act against another employee or a third party, the law generally considers whether the employer knew or should have known that the employee posed a danger in deciding whether a duty to protect against… Continue Reading
Unpaid Work Time Is Not Offset By Voluntary Payment
Posted in Employment Contracts and Agreements, Wage & HourAlmost all employers are business people. They are used to credits and debits in handling and accounting for commercial accounts, they are used to the application of credit in one transaction to make up for a shortfall in another. A customer over pays for a delivery in March but under pays by the same amount… Continue Reading
IRS Gives Employers Guidance on the Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions of the Affordable Care Act
Posted in Labor Law, New Legislation and RegulationsBy: Shauna N. Correia Employers should be planning ahead for the January 1, 2014 implementation of the “Employer Shared Responsibility” provisions of the Affordable Care Act. That is because the average number of workers a company employed during 2013 will determine whether an employer is a “large employer,” and must offer minimum levels of health… Continue Reading
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