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Compliance Alert: Federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) Takes Effect
Federal employment law is about to give birth to some long-overdue requirements. As of June 27, 2023, employers with 15 or more employees must provide pregnancy-related accommodations to employees and applicants under the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)....
What is Absence Management and Why Does Your Business Need it?
Absence management is the oversight and administration of employees’ time out of work related to several reasons such as family leave (FMLA), paid sick leave, paternity leave, bereavement leave, and paid family and medical leave (PFML). The complexity of absence...
Is Free Speech Protected in the Workplace? Yes and No.
The First Amendment protects Americans’ freedom of expression, but it doesn’t prevent a private employer from setting its own rules or terminating an employee for saying something the organization doesn’t like. Although employees don’t have a constitutional right to...
