Common Sense Compliance: Hybrid Environments
As remote work increases, the malleability of workplace boundaries (both literal and physical) creates more challenging compliance issues for employers. Discover common-sense tips to maintain compliance.
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Absence Matters: Can Employees Exist in Two States at Once?
Remote work is at an all-time high. And that change in working environment poses unprecedented challenges for absence management professionals — particularly when determining an employee’s work state.
DOL Issues Guidance on Handling Telework under FLSA, FMLA
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued guidance on the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Family and Medical Leave Act to employees who telework from home or from another location away from the employer’s facility.
Employer Solutions: Compliance Challenges to Returning to Offices
More U.S. employers are embracing hybrid work in a post-COVID-19 world to balance the ease of working from home with the benefit of face-to-face collaboration and camaraderie. To bring some or all workers back on-site, employers face legal requirements and complexities, including whether a work-from-home setup is a reasonable accommodation under the ADA.
Integrated Absence Management: Hybrid Workplace
With ongoing safety concerns driven by COVID-19 and a challenging employment market, it’s essential to figure out how remote and hybrid work affect workplace rules and procedures — especially when you are managing something as complex as employee leave requests.
The CEO’s Desk: Technology & The Human Equation
Technology is an integral part of our lives. It’s a valuable tool that can improve efficiency and help you find time for meaningful interactions with employees who need guidance. However, this issue highlights the need to avoid relying solely on technology as it won’t serve you — or your employees well — without a human touch.
Employer Perspective: Remote Workers
Like many healthcare organizations, Temple Health did not have an established tradition of remote work at the onset of the pandemic. That paradigm shifted overnight when, within two weeks, non-patient-facing staff from legal, technical, administrative, information technology, and human resources departments, was required to work remotely.
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