OSHA Winter Weather Safety and Legal Guidelines

OSHA Winter Weather Safety and Legal Guidelines

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has much to say about how you need to keep employees safe when the winter winds are howling. Also, the Fair Labor Standards Act and state laws have spawned reams of rules on when you are obliged to pay workers...
E-Verify and Form I-9

E-Verify and Form I-9

E-Verify, an internet-based system, helps employers accurately and quickly compare the information that a newly hired employee provides on the I-9 Form, regarding his or her Employment Eligibility Verification. This information is compared against millions of...
New York Annual Wage Notice No Longer Required

New York Annual Wage Notice No Longer Required

At the end of 2014, Governor Cuomo signed the bill eliminating the New York annual wage notice requirement under the Wage Theft Prevention Act that employers in New York provide to their employees. The New York State Department of Labor has included the following...

2015 Employee Benefits Changes

The new year is underway, and there have been several updates regarding certain benefits that your staff may be utilizing. Please see below for some important 2015 employee benefits changes. FSA, HSA, and 401(k) Contribution Limits Increase in 2015 Several of the most...
Employees Speaking a Foreign Language at Work

Employees Speaking a Foreign Language at Work

Question: We have some employees who regularly converse in their native Spanish language. This creates an issue because other employees are worried they are being talked about but can’t understand it. How should we handle employees speaking a foreign language at work?...

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