During Ward and Smith’s annual Employment Law Symposium, three attorneys provided insights on a fictional construction company's reaction to a serious job site accident. In the session, the attorneys shed light on key issues...more
11/2/2023
/ Employee Definition ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Training ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hostile Environment ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Regulations ,
OHSA ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Substance Abuse ,
Workplace Communication ,
Workplace Injury ,
Workplace Romances ,
Workplace Safety
On July 21, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") announced a new final rule establishing a remote option for employers to inspect employee documents in compliance with I-9 employment verification requirements...more
On October 13, 2022, the United States Department of Labor ("DOL") published its proposed rule (the "Proposed Rule") for determining whether a worker should be classified as an employee or an independent contractor under the...more
Over the past two years, pay transparency laws have quickly spread and become a topic of state legislatures nationwide.
As pay transparency laws continue to proliferate across the United States, employers will need to...more
While many employers use the term "1099 employee" as a means to distinguish independent contractors from the company's W-2 employees, no such term exists from a legal standpoint.
In fact, in addition to being inaccurate,...more
Three Ward and Smith labor and employment attorneys analyzed a number of real-life situations many employers are dealing with in the current landscape.
The webinar, part of Ward and Smith's In-House Counsel virtual...more
1/21/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
OSHA ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Between COVID-19, last year’s demonstrations for racial justice, and a new president, there are many legal issues employers may need to consider — or reconsider.
A quartet of Ward and Smith attorneys highlighted some...more
8/11/2021
/ ABC Test ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Biden Administration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Independent Contractors ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Section 7 ,
Vaccinations
While the light at the end of the tunnel is visible, the darkness of the COVID-19 pandemic still looms over employers.
Over the last few weeks, states across the nation began taking steps to reduce the restrictions...more