Time for an office refresh! Without boring you with the details, the EEOC published a new poster, then took it down, then put up another new one. It happens. Check out the FAQs from the EEOC on best practices for … Read More
From Tim Kenneally, an experienced lawyer and parent of two teens: Any parent of teenagers will tell you they ALWAYS need money. Most teens think save is a “4-letter word.” Young adults definitely benefit from part-time employment. In turn, employers … Read More
The Department of Labor has proposed a new rule to classify independent contractors. It is more stringent that the last rule, which had a brief life. How big an impact would this rule have? Uber and Lyft stocks tanked after … Read More
Many people believe pay transparency is an important tool to close the wage gap. If information is power, employees and applicants in several states will now have that tool. As we mentioned in an earlier blog, RI has a whopper … Read More
Last summer Amazon removed marijuana from its pre-employment drug screening for all positions (excluding where required under federal law). Amazon recognized the change in the cannabis landscape: 19 states have legalized recreational marijuana use. A ripple effect was predicted at … Read More