Employee handbook updates are critical for compliance every year. In addition to ensuring compliance, updates to the employee handbook will also reduce legal risk for employers—this is key in a year full of COVID-oriented lawsuits. In 2022, employers need to ensure they’re up to date with the myriad of federal and state-level changes that will impact HR compliance. States are passing legislation surrounding marijuana usage, protected classes, as well as COVID (regarding time off, safety, and vaccination). Depending on the workplace, employers may find it more advantageous to update employee policies in their employee manuals or develop location-based addendums or COVID addendums. MP’s HR and compliance experts outline the five employee policies workplaces must update for 2021. Download the brief to:
• Find out the critical components of a COVID safety policy
• Develop a remote work policy to improve workforce efficiency while reducing risk and exposure
• Discover how employers should update 2022 leave policies surrounding COVID, FMLA, and paid family medical leave laws
• Get detailed information about how drug abuse policies could create legal risk for employers
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Parental Leave Policies: Avoid these 4 Critical Mistakes in your Employee Handbook
As organizations update their employee handbook for 2022 HR compliance, parental leave policies are paramount. With a record high of open jobs, it’s essential for employers to gain a competitive edge in the current job market. In July 2021, the US had nearly 11 million open jobs. Employers must offer more than ever to woo top talent, and competitive offerings frequently include parental leave. Read the article to:
• Learn four critical HR and compliance errors employers should avoid when developing or updating parental leave policies
• Discover why older parental leave policies may create a risk of discrimination lawsuits
• Find out how to reduce excessive employee absences
• Understand how FMLA and parental leave employee policies could interact
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5 Essential 2022 Employee Handbook Updates
While employee handbook updates are critical every year to ensure compliance and reduce legal risk, this year, they’re more urgent than ever. Employers need to ensure they’re up to date with the many federal and state level changes that were passed in 2021. Many states are passing legislation surrounding legalized marijuana, protected classes, and COVID-related considerations that will dramatically affect HR compliance regulations. Some employers may want to update the employee policies directly in their employee manuals. For other workplaces, location-based addendums or COVID addendums will be a better strategy. MP’s HR and compliance experts have assisted hundreds of clients in developing employee handbooks and have outlined the five employee policies workplaces must update for 2021. Read the article to:
• Find out the key elements of a comprehensive COVID safety policy
• Develop a remote work policy that protects the company and improves worker efficiency
• Discover how to update leave policies for COVID, FMLA, and paid family medical leave laws
• Learn why drug abuse policies may be creating legal risk for employers
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Developing a Weapons Policy for Any Employee Handbook: 4 Critical Steps
Every employee handbook probably has the basics: at-will policies, sick policies, tardiness policies, etc. But sometimes a staff handbook is missing employee policies they don’t know will become necessary. One example is a weapons policy. MP’s HR services experts share best practices for developing a weapons policy for an employee manual. Read the article to:
• Learn four steps for developing a comprehensive weapons policy
• Discover out how to maintain HR compliance with a weapons policy
• Uncover why some employers may need more than one weapons policy
• Find out best practices for sharing a weapons policy with employees
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Employee Handbook Update: 7 Keys to a Comprehensive Telework Policy
Due to the surge of COVID cases and the COVID vaccine mandates (which are likely to only apply to in-person employees), many employers are considering keeping their staff remote or returning them to remote work. The key to successfully supervising remote workers is to develop a comprehensive telework policy to the employee handbook. MP’s HR services team shares why remote work employee policies are critical to an organization’s success and HR compliance. This article also outlines guidelines for writing optimized telework policies for any staff handbook. Read the article to:
• Find out the critical elements of a telework policy
• Determine if a telework policy is necessary for the employee handbook
• Uncover how to write a telework policy that protects employers
• Learn why telework policies can improve employee performance and reduce errors, miscommunications, and missed meetings and deadlines
Managing Remote Workers in 2022: HR Compliance Employers Must Know
Since 2020, more organizations than ever are managing employees working remotely. While offering remote work options may improve employee engagement and attract top talent, it also increases employers’ legal exposure and creates payroll, tax, and HR compliance risks. When employees work remotely in a new state, they trigger a new “work location.” This work location will be subject to HR and compliance laws in its state and city. Even if employees move without telling their employers, the organization is still responsible for payroll taxes and compliance with the HR state and city laws in the employee’s work location. This eBook will assist employers in re-evaluating how they hire, pay, and manage their remote workers.
• Get proven strategies for maintaining payroll compliance, even with employees in multiple states
• Find out how to reduce legal exposure when hiring remote employees
• Learn what employers must obtain from their workers’ compensation insurance when managing remote employees
• Discover why remote employees may need more or different training than employees working in the company office
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