Roseanne Terrill

NLRB Intensifies Scrutiny of Employer Policies

On August 1, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision in Stericycle, Inc., overruling a prior 2017 decision which afforded employers more flexibility with their policies. This means that now certain categories of work rules, such as investigations/confidentiality rules, non-disparagement rules and rules prohibiting outside employment may not always be lawful to maintain. …

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Monthly Compliance Calendar Alert – Keep Your Company Compliant in August: I-9 Updates

If you are in HR, you’re no stranger to compliance management, forms, and deadlines—though keeping them all in order may be a different story. We want to be sure you are equipped with the right information to keep everything on track throughout the year, from ACA to FLSA. That is why we put together the …

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URGENT: New Form I-9 Now Available!

A revised Form I-9 is now available for use. Employers may continue to use the older version of the Form I-9 (Rev. 10/21/19) through Oct. 31, 2023. After that date, they will be subject to penalties if they use the older form.The new form is available at https://www.uscis.gov/i-9 and is also available for download in our Forms …

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HR Form of the Week: ADA Reasonable Accommodation Record of Action

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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URGENT: Form I-9 Flexibilities: E-Verify Update

With the end of the Covid 19 flexibilities quickly approaching, scheduled for July 31, 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that an alternative option for remote verification of employment eligibility documents for qualified employers is going to be available starting August 1, 2023.  To be considered a qualified employer for the alternative …

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HR Form of the Week: How to Curb FMLA Abuse

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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HR Form of the Week: Fitness for Duty Certification

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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Supreme Court Clarifies Employer Duty to Make Religious Accommodations

On June 29, 2023, in Groff v. DeJoy, the US Supreme Court unanimously adopted a new interpretation of the standard for when an employee’s religious accommodation poses an “undue hardship” for an employer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (Title VII). In Groff, the Supreme Court rejected the commonly held understanding of Transworld Airlines v. Hardison—a nearly …

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HR Form of the Week: Job Description Form

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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HR Form of the Week: Educational Expense Agreement

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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Monthly Compliance Calendar Alert – Keep Your Company Compliant in July: Termination, Corrective or Disciplinary Action, and Off-boarding Process

If you are in HR, you’re no stranger to compliance management, forms, and deadlines—though keeping them all in order may be a different story. We want to be sure you are equipped with the right information to keep everything on track throughout the year, from ACA to FLSA. That is why we put together the …

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How to Comply with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is a new federal law that requires covered employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” to a worker’s known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause the employer an “undue hardship.””Covered employers” include private and public sector employers with at least 15 employees, Congress, Federal agencies, employment agencies, and …

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NLRB’s General Counsel’s Memo May Make Most Non-Compete Agreements a Violation of Section 8 of the NLRA

In a memo released May 30, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo announced that noncompete agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The announcement, which applies to nonunionized and unionized employers, may result in unfair labor practice charges for any employer that uses noncompetes, said Thomas Payne, an attorney with Barnes …

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HR Form of the Week: Lactation Accommodation Request Form

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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HR Form of the Week: Time Off Request Form

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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HR Form of the Week: Interview Evaluation Form

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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Monthly Compliance Calendar Alert – Keep Your Company Compliant in June: Hours, Classifications, and Payment of Wages

If you are in HR, you’re no stranger to compliance management, forms, and deadlines—though keeping them all in order may be a different story. We want to be sure you are equipped with the right information to keep everything on track throughout the year, from ACA to FLSA. That is why we put together the …

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Form I-9 Flexibilities Ending: Check Documents by August 30, 2023

The end date for the COVID-related I-9 verification flexibility is scheduled for July 31, 2023. While the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has extended this deadline a few times in the past, ICE has now announced that the deadline is firm, and Companies will have until August 30, 2023, to do in-person verifications of employment …

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HR Form of the Week: Performance Improvement Plan Template

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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Monthly Compliance Calendar Alert – Keep Your Company Compliant in May: Hiring Practices

If you are in HR, you’re no stranger to compliance management, forms, and deadlines—though keeping them all in order may be a different story. We want to be sure you are equipped with the right information to keep everything on track throughout the year, from ACA to FLSA. That is why we put together the …

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How to Create the Best ChatGPT Policies

This article was first published by SHRM on April 27, 2023, and the author is Paul BergeronHR teams need to ask and answer many questions before setting policies to guide employees’ use of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence tools, legal experts say.The content-producing technology is growing more popular by the day, and companies …

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HR Form of the Week: Employee Complaint Form

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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HR Form of the Week: Benefits Repayment Agreement

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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Monthly Compliance Calendar Alert – Keep Your Company Compliant in April: Time-Off from Work and Disability Laws

If you are in HR, you’re no stranger to compliance management, forms, and deadlines—though keeping them all in order may be a different story. We want to be sure you are equipped with the right information to keep everything on track throughout the year, from ACA to FLSA. That is why we put together the …

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HR Form of the Week: I-9 Audit Checklist

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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HR Form of the Week: Company Property Agreement

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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HR Form of the Week: Working from Home Policy and Agreement

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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HR Form of the Week: Payroll Overpayment Acknowledgement

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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HR Form of the Week: Compensation Evaluation Form

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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Monthly Compliance Calendar Alert – Keep Your Company Compliant in March: Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity, Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation

If you are in HR, you’re no stranger to compliance management, forms, and deadlines—though keeping them all in order may be a different story. We want to be sure you are equipped with the right information to keep everything on track throughout the year, from ACA to FLSA. That is why we put together the …

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