May 2, 2012 | Employment Law
A new trend that has emerged in the employment arena is employers asking applicants to provide their Facebook username and password or other social media login information during the interview process. Other employers are making compliance with this new policy a...
Aug 29, 2011 | Employment Law
This is part II of my post from Friday. The following procedures provide a basic template that you can tweak to fit your company. Step One—Verbal Warning. Have the employee’s supervisor discuss with the employee the problem that has occurred and the corrective...
Jun 29, 2011 | Employment Law
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act requires that employers treat pregnant employees the same as non-pregnant employees who suffer from some injury or sickness that occurred outside of work. In our last post, we reviewed the D.C. Fire Department’s change to their...
Jun 24, 2011 | Employment Law
Earlier this week, D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department changed its policy regarding pregnant firefighters. The change limits pregnant firefighters to 30-days of light duty during and after pregnancy. Tom Sherwood from NBC 4 in Washington, DC reports:...
Jun 8, 2011 | Employment Law
The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor recently released a timesheet application on the Apple iTunes store. On May 9, 2011, “DOL – Timesheet” became available for download. The application allows employees to keep track of hours worked and amount of pay...
Mar 21, 2011 | Employment Law
The 2011 session of the Virginia General Assembly has ended. Below is a summary of employment law legislation that passed both houses during the session. HB 1705. Workers’ compensation; modifications to employee’s home and automobile Authorizes the...