Editor's Note
The nature of the high-tech/software and communications industries engenders a wide range of unique HR challenges that make it tricky for employers to remain compliant with employment laws across all US jurisdictions as well as with international laws. At XpertHR, we understand the issues that employers in these industries encounter on a daily basis.
These include the proper hiring and taxation of nonresident alien and expatriate employees, the correct classification of diverse groups of workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), protecting the security of highly sensitive, proprietary and confidential information, the increasingly important role of social media in the workplace, and management of joint ventures, mergers and partnerships and geographic expansion and contraction, just to name a few.
Employers in these industries must also manage the same general issues as all other types of employers, such as benefits administration, compliance with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), discrimination and harassment, employee handbooks and labor relations, among many others.
This High-Tech/Software and Communications Resource Center for HR, developed specifically for our subscribers, will provide you with valuable tools and resources that provide guidance and support as well as important information and updates to keep you aware of legal and HR developments and how these can affect your particular workforce. Let this Resource Center serve as a road map to point you in the right direction to find the correct and relevant information.
We continually update this Resource Center, so be sure to check back often for the most current information. In addition, we welcome your feedback, so please feel free to email me at rena.pirsos(at)xperthr.com with any suggestions you have.