Navigating EEOC Charges: A Comprehensive Guide for Employers
Learn how to effectively respond to EEOC charges of discrimination. This step-by-step guide for employers by Highflyer HR and Payroll helps protect your…
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Compliance & employment law
Discrimination and harassment, the ACA, FMLA, I-9s, background checks, protected classes and the questions an employer cannot ask.
Do I need to get permission to run a background check?
The short answer is yes: the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires you to get permission from your applicant or employee before conducting a background…
Voting Leave Compliance For Upcoming Elections
Election Day is almost here, so as an employer, now is a good time to brush up on voting leave laws.
What is Age Discrimination
Question: What is age discrimination?
An Employee Can No Longer Lift 50 Pounds – Can We Terminate?
Question: An employee in a job that regularly requires lifting 50 pounds now says they can only lift 25 because of an off-the-job injury. Can we terminate?
Basic Steps of a Harassment Investigation
Question: What are the basic steps of a harassment investigation?
OSHA Vaccine-or-Test Mandate is Back with New Deadlines
We had a very busy weekend as it related to Vaccine Mandates. Below is a quick review of all the activity.
Are Remote Employees Eligible for FMLA?
Question: Now that we’ve become a “remote first” company with most of our employees working from home, we’ve started hiring remote employees in other parts…
Form I-9 Completion
Question: When does the Form I-9 need to be completed?
Asking an Employee about Pregnancy
Question: Can I ask an employee if they’re pregnant?
Concerted Activity
Question: What is concerted activity?
Questions to Avoid During Recruiting
Question: What questions should an employer avoid asking during the recruiting and interview process?
Remote Employees Moving to a New State
Question: What should I do if an employee moves to a different state and will be working from there?
Leave Entitlement
The term leave can refer to just about any type of time away from work, but it’s often used to describe time an employee is entitled to take by law or…
What is Adverse Action?
Question: What is adverse action?
What is a Disability?
Question: What is a disability?
Protected Classes
Question: What are protected classes?
Asking Employees if They’ve Been Vaccinated
Can I Ask My Employees If They Have Been Vaccinated? The short answer is: Yes, however be careful what you ask for! At this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Asking an Applicant Why They are Leaving Thier Current Job
Question: Can we ask an applicant why they are leaving their current job?
Sharing Employee Vaccination Status with Managers
Question: Can we share employee vaccination status with managers so they can enforce any policies based on that information, such as masking and social…
Asking Applicants about Reasonable Accommodations
Q: Can I ask applicants if they need a reasonable accomodation to perform the job?
Asking Employees for Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination
Q: Can we ask employees for proof of COVID-19 vaccination?
Can Employers Terminate an Employee that was Arrested?
Q: One of our employees was arrested today. Can we terminate their employment?
4 Practical Tips To Maximize The Impact Of Sexual Harassment Training
Sexual harassment compliance training is generally not HR professionals’ favorite thing. There is a lot of gray area in terms of what constitutes…
Avoid These 4 Common ACA Reporting Mistakes
1. Applicable Large Employer “ALE” Member Identification & Responsibilities Failure to understand the IRS penalties for not complying with the ACA…
Can you prove your ACA compliance?
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) employer mandates and deadlines are putting plenty of fear, worry and doubt into those who must comply with reporting…
How’s your company’s vision?
Can you see what’s coming for employee health care reporting? The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is burdensome and complex with changes to many different laws or…
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