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...
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...
Employers should always be thorough in screening potential employees. Reference checks, background and drug screenings, as well as employment verification are all critical to the hiring process for any business, but sometimes, even when an employer makes the best...
A recent news story discussed a sandwich restaurant chain requiring its workers to sign non-compete agreements, which essentially state that if a worker leaves, they cannot get a new job at another sandwich restaurant chain within 3 miles of the restaurant for two...
Employees generally recognize that you don’t have an unlimited budget for all forms of compensation, including employee benefits. And in recent years most have grown accustomed to the necessity of sharing more of the financial burden of health benefits. So if...