Cancer Cases on the Rise: Here’s What Employers Should Know

The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to an increase in cancer cases nationwide. Learn which demographics are at increased risk of being diagnosed and what employers can… Read more »

McDonald’s Franchisee to Pay $1.6 Million in Sexual-Harassment Case

A New England-area McDonald’s franchisee must pay $1.6 million in damages for failing to protect workers from a manager who sexually harassed them over several years at… Read more »

Vaccine Requirements in Job Ads Are Declining

?The number of employers asking job applicants to be vaccinated before starting a new role continues to fall. About 5.9 percent of U.S. job listings cited vaccination as a necessity for applicants... Read more »

Extra Time to Address E-Verify Mismatches Ends July 15

?The extended period to resolve discrepancies found in E-Verify between an employee’s Social Security number and government records ends soon. The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced that after July 15, employees will... Read more »

Out of Sight, Out of Mind?

?Jasmine Lewis doesn’t want to return to the office because she’s tired of painting a smile on her face. Lewis is a vice president at a Houston-based home services firm and holds... Read more »

Microsoft Will Reveal Salary Ranges in Job Ads

?Microsoft Corp. announced that it would disclose salary ranges for all job postings in the U.S., starting in January 2023, in response to the requirements of a new state law. It would... Read more »

Choose the Right Approach for Setting Remote Workers’ Pay

The remote work revolution has left many employers scrambling to rethink long-held policies and practices. Among the most important is how to pay remote workers. “Over the past five or 10 years,... Read more »

Considerations for Employers Providing Travel Benefits for Abortion Procedures

?Employers that are providing travel benefits for abortion procedures have a number of things to consider, including the reputational risks of providing such benefits. Many employers are quietly making these benefits available, despite... Read more »

School District Not Liable for Negligence Based on Teacher’s Sexual Relationship with Student

?Takeaway: A school district was not liable for negligent supervision of a high school teacher who had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student, even though the age of consent in California... Read more »

Answers to the Most Common COVID-19 Coronavirus Questions

Not all, but many. On Nov. 5, 2021, CMS published an interim rule in the Federal Register establishing COVID-19 vaccination requirements that most Medicare- and Medicaid-certified providers and suppliers must meet to... Read more »
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