Workplace Rules

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement (25-49 Employees): Oregon

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect rules concerning leave to care for a child whose school or child care provider has been closed in conjunction with a public health emergency.

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  Family and Medical Leave Handbook Statement [50+ Employees]: Oregon

  Updated statement and guidance to reflect rules concerning leave to care for a child whose school or child care provider has been closed in conjunction with a public health emergency.

• Date:

  April 6, 2021

  Type:

  News

  Amazon's Firings of Whistleblowing Workers Violated Labor Law, NLRB Finds

  Amazon illegally fired a pair of employees at its Seattle headquarters after they publicly criticized the company, the NLRB determined in a preliminary finding.

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  EEO Handbook Statement: New Jersey

  Updated guidance to reflect developments regarding the legalization of recreational marijuana.

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  Sick Leave to Care for Relatives Handbook Statement: Illinois

  Updated guidance to reflect guidance published by the Illinois Department of Labor regarding leave and vaccinations.

• Type:

  Editor's Choice

  Coming Soon to XpertHR

  Updated to include information on the forthcoming: How to Tailor Benefits for a Remote Workforce

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Employee Handbooks - Work Rules - Employee Conduct: Iowa

  Updated to reflect forthcoming amendments expanding military leave and discrimination protections.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Employee Privacy: Utah

  Updated to reflect the forthcoming Cybersecurity Affirmative Defense Act.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Employee Privacy: Iowa

  Updated to reflect forthcoming amendments regarding the defrauding of a drug or alcohol test.

• Type:

  Employment Law Manual

  Employee Communications: District of Columbia

  Updated to reflect the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020, effective March 16, 2021.