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Law Alert: Maine Limits Captive Audience Meetings and Expands Pay Equity
The following changes to Maine employment law apply to employers of all sizes and become effective on October 25, 2023. Limitations on Captive Audience Meetings Employers can’t take, or threaten to take, any adverse action against an employee for declining to attend...
Is there a limitation on the length of time that an employee can be classified as a temporary employee?
Answer: No. There are no federal laws defining how long an employee can be considered "temporary." The time frame can vary based on an organization’s budget considerations and business needs. For example, an organization may only need to hire employees for an increase...
Can we provide a monetary gift to candidates as a ‘thank you’ for interviewing?
ANSWER: Yes. You can give a candidate a thank you gift, monetary or otherwise, when they interview with you. We would recommend establishing a process for providing thank you gifts to ensure consistency and equity in determining who receives them. You could provide a...
Can we limit which states our remote employees work in?
ANSWER: Yes. In general, you can determine work locations for your remote employees and choose not to hire or employ anyone in specific states. Business and operational costs as well as state or local employment laws may factor into this decision. If you do decide to...
What is pay transparency, and how does it help employers?
Answered by the HR Experts Pay transparency refers to sharing information about pay with applicants, employees, and possibly the entire world. While some states and localities require that employers include a pay range with job postings, many employers now choose to...
Seven Tips for Effective Meetings
Are your meetings an occasion for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and getting things done? Or are they a waste of time and a cause of needless frustration? Follow these tips to make every minute count! If you want to get a snapshot of your organization’s...
Can we tell nonexempt employees not to check email and messages when they’re supposed to be off the clock? They’ve been doing this a lot, and we don’t want to have to continue paying them for this additional, unscheduled time.
Answered by the HR Experts: Yes, you can tell nonexempt employees that they shouldn’t read or respond to messages when they’re not scheduled to be working. When communicating your expectations, it may be beneficial to investigate why these employees are checking email...
What is intermittent leave under the FMLA, and when can employees use it?
Answered by the HR Experts Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), intermittent leave is leave taken in multiple blocks of time, each less than the employee’s full FMLA entitlement, for the same ongoing reason. Examples of intermittent leave include an employee...
What is the interactive process?
Answer from Janelle, SHRM-CP, SHRM-PMQ: The interactive process is a term most often associated with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a federal law that requires organizations with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified...
What is PCORI filing?
Answer from Angela, CIC, CISR, SHRM-CP : The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study clinical effectiveness and health outcomes. To finance the institute’s work, a small annual fee—commonly called the PCORI...
Law Alert: New Form I-9 and Remote Verification Procedure Rolled Out
UPDATED FORM I-9 A new Form I-9 (Rev. 08/01/23) will be available for employers to use on or after August 1, 2023, and once released can be found on the USCIS website. Employers can also order paper copies if they don’t want to use the electronic version. The version...
What is COBRA?
Answer from Bethany, SHRM-SCP: COBRA is short for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985. It’s a federal law that allows certain employees and covered dependents to elect to continue their same group health coverage, at their own cost, when it...
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