After seeing the devastating effects of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria as well as the catastrophic California wildfires, many municipalities are taking a proactive approach in either reviewing and updating their own disaster-preparedness and emergency-management plans or starting from scratch to put them in place.  Whether facing hurricanes, nor’easters, tornadoes,… Read More

On July 20, 2017, the US Department of Labor announced plans to rescind regulations limiting which staff members restaurant owners could include in tip pooling arrangements.  Under the previous 2011 stipulation, “back of the house” employees such as cooks and dishwashers, could not participate in employee tip pools.  The restriction… Read More

On 7/17/2017, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised version of the I-9 form.  The new I-9 form replaces the previous version dated 11/14/2016 and must be used starting 9/18/2017. Changes to the form include: Updating reference to Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices to… Read More

Congratulations!  In today’s competitive labor market, after a harrowing recruitment process, you have succeeded in attracting an ideal candidate to join your team.  After such a significant investment of time and resources, ensuring a successful employee onboarding experience is beneficial to both your new employee and your company as… Read More

To inform employees of their rights and remedies available pursuant to New Hampshire law, the state requires employers to post in conspicuous areas within their place of employment the following mandatory labor law posters: Workers’ Compensation Law (obtain from insurance carrier) Protective Legislation Law Criteria… Read More

Neil Barringham once said, “The grass is always greener where you water it.”  In today’s high-stakes job market, where employers continually find themselves waiting with bated breath for a qualified applicant to submit a resume before madly coordinating interviews and firing off an offer letter only to get locked in… Read More

Effective July 11, 2017, employers will no longer need to seek approval from the NH Department of Labor if they wish to pay employees on a bi-weekly basis instead of weekly.  HB 194 amended RSA 275:43 to change the required payment of wages from “within 8 days including Sunday after… Read More

New York State is leading the way by implementing the country’s strongest and most comprehensive Paid Family Leave policy.  While the ability for employees to take Paid Family Leave does not become available until January 1, 2018, employers will begin deducting this expense from employee pay starting July 1st. Read More

Do you frequently find yourself wanting to nominate certain employees for an Emmy, or better yet, a Razzie when they attempt to portray themselves as being at death’s door with a cold in order to miss a day of work when they have used up vacation and/or personal days?  Sick… Read More

On Tuesday, April 18th, the Justice Department issued a strong reminder to warn employers of the significant consequences that come with willful failure to comply with all Federal Employment Tax Laws.  The Justice Department takes such violations very seriously, as indicated by the title of their… Read More