Our Newsletter – HR Update

Things are always changing in the world of human resources, and we make it a priority to stay up to date. We’re happy to keep you in the loop, too! Check out the most current updates to our manuals in the Recent Updates feed to the right, or get our take on all things HR in our weekly newsletter, HR Update.

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It’s not a competition

In my day, only top level employees were asked to sign non-compete agreements. Okay, so my day was like a month ago…but times are changing! Employers are asking more and more employees to prove their loyalty with non-competes, but is that a good thing? 

Our friends at Stearns Weaver Miller have more here. 

Como se dice “disability”

Over the years we have heard a lot of strange ADA claims, but a recent case caught our attention as employers, as employees, and as people. In this particular case an individual received disability benefits because they were unable to speak English well. INTRIGUING.  

Our Maryland Human Resources Library author, Fiona Ong of Shawe Rosenthal, explains here. 

Out of sight, not out of mind

If sending employees to work overseas seems like “foreign” concept to you, well let us help you navigate the waters!  

(Okay, that was a bit too punny even for us.)

Expanding outside of the U.S. doesn’t have to be a scary thing. Our buds at Fisher & Phillips have your road map here. 

The wonderful world of webinars

Last week marked the first installment of the hrsimple.com Webinar Series. Like anyone hosting their first big party, you can imagine how thrilled we are that it was such a success. We’d like to extend a big thank you to our presenters from Shawe Rosenthal and to the 90 or so HR professionals who joined us. It was a pleasure!

In case you missed it (or if you want to relive this incredible hour), you can view a full recording of it here and find a link in the video description to download the slides.  

Massachusetts — Paid sick leave, tell me more

It’s no news to you (I hope) that as of July 1 Massachusetts employers are required to provide paid sick leave. Don’t worry if that’s all you know! The Attorney General just released some more deets on what this all means — like who is considered an “employer” and what is classified as “leave.”

Click here to learn more from our partners at Ogletree Deakins. 

New Jersey — Bad enough as it is

Bad: having to terminate an employee. 

Worse: getting sued after having to terminate an employee. 

Want to learn how to not go from bad to worse? Check out this webinar from our buds at Ogletree Deakins. 

New York — You can’t smoke that in here

A while back, New York legalized the use of medical marijuana…and they are just now getting around to telling us exactly what that means. One thing it doesn’t mean: smoking! Users must consume only non-smokable forms of marijuana — either to be ingested or vaporized. So…vape em if you got em I guess? 

Click here to read more from Jackson Lewis. 

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