Remote Work Resource Center
Compliance and Employee Engagement Guidance and Tools
As an XpertHR survey shows, remote work is now a permanent part of the landscape. To adapt to this "new normal," employers will need to find new and creative ways to recruit, train, engage and manage remote employees, not to mention comply with regulatory requirements that may not have applied to on-site employees. Bookmark this page as your gateway to tools and resources that can help.
Management and Engagement
Engaging Remote Workers
- Employee Engagement Surveys
- Employee Engagement Survey Form
- Engaging Remote Workers
- Employee Health > Workaholics
- How to Improve Employee Engagement
- How to Engage Hybrid Teams
- Hybrid Work Employee Survey Form
- Improve Employee Engagement Checklist
Managing Remote Workers
- Conduct a Remote Investigation Interview Checklist
- Employee Communications > Communicating Employer Expectations and Work Rules
- Employee Privacy and Remote Work Checklist
- How to Coach Managers Through Leading Remote Teams for the First Time
- How to Conduct Remote Terminations Effectively
- How to Handle Requests for Flexible Work Arrangements
- How to Implement a Hybrid Working Model
- How to Manage Remote Workers
- How to Prevent and Correct Discrimination and Harassment in a Remote Environment
- Hybrid Work Policy
- Hybrid Work Agreement
- Leading Hybrid Teams - Supervisor Training
- Managing Remote Workers - Supervisor Training
- Managing a Remote Team - Supervisor Training
- Mental Health and the Workplace
- Remote Work Agreement
- Remote Work Policy
Protecting Trade Secrets and Securing Data
- Workplace Security (Federal) > Remote Access
- How to Protect Trade Secrets When Employing a Mobile Workforce and Remote Workers
Recruiting and Hiring Remote Workers
Payroll, Wage and Hour, and Other Compliance Concerns
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Disabilities (ADA): Federal > Work at Home
- Is an employer required to allow an employee to telecommute because of the employee's disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)?
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- FMLA: Federal > Distribution and Location of General Notice
- If an employee telecommutes, what is considered the applicable work site under the Family and Medical Leave Act?
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
Payroll
- Determine State Income Tax Nexus for Telecommuters Checklist
- Direct Deposit and Payroll Debit Card Laws (relates in part to processing payroll from home)
- How to Determine State Income Tax Withholding for Nonresident Employees
- Income Tax Withholding Reciprocal Agreements and Other Exemptions by State
- Nexus Issues for Home-Office Workers
- Processing Payroll From Home/Disaster Planning
- Reimbursement of Home-Office Equipment
Wage and Hour
- Acknowledgement Regarding Company Policy Prohibiting Working "Off the Clock" While Working From Home Letter
- Audit Remote Worker Wage and Hour Compliance Checklist
- Business Expense Reimbursement Requirements by State and Municipality
- Hours Worked
- Meal and Rest Break Requirements by State
- Scheduling Laws by State and Municipality
- Communicate Data Privacy and Security Policies to Remote and Hybrid Workers Checklist
- Remote Worker Survey
- State and Local Leave Laws (covers various temporary state and local laws that address telework)
