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Searching Employee Bags – is it Legal?
Yes, searching employee bags and possessions when they are leaving your workplace premises is permitted. However, this should be done only if you have properly notified employees and visitors in advance of this practice. By giving advance notice, you set an...
New York Women’s Equality Act
On January 19, 2016, five bills that are part of the New York Women’s Equality Act will take effect. These new laws will help further pay equity, expand protections from sexual harassment, make attorneys’ fees available for sex discrimination claims, prohibit...
Can You Fire an Employee for a Facebook Post?
Employee rights when it comes to social media is becoming a more widely discussed issue among employers. Let’s say one of your employees posted publicly on Facebook a statement that contained negative comments directed at a specific religious group. That...
