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Employee Wellness Programs under the Affordable Care Act Do you provide a Wellness Program for your employees? It might be a good idea to do so, and with the new provisions under the Affordable Care Ac, employees might have more…

Was I Wrongfully Terminated? All employees hope their job is safe as long as they abide by company rules, but of course, wrongful terminations happen. Sometimes there are signs that it will happen, and defending against unlawful job terminations becomes…

E-Verification Compliance for Business Owners While employers are now using staff scheduling software to track their documented employees and schedule their work, undocumented employees hold over 7 million jobs in the United States. By employing individuals from this category, employers…

Top 5 Steps To Help Employers Minimize Lawsuits In a time where people can essentially sue for just about anything, employers need to be particularly careful. Employees can file a lawsuit against you or even against another employee, throwing your…

Can Employers Limit Employees’ Use of Social Media? (National Labor Relations Act) With the communication explosion of social media, can an employer prohibit or monitor an employee’s criticism about the employer, work, or compensation through the channels of social media? …

Questions Employers May and May Not ask Potential Employees in an Interview Employment anti-discrimination laws prohibit employers from asking interview questions that discriminate illegally. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of…

How Can an Employee Handbook affect the Employment Relationship? Ensuring that the employee handbook does not create unnecessary restrictions Employers have expectations of their employees, just as employees have expectations of their employer.  An employee handbook is one of the…