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July 24, 2013

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New York Content Updated With New Paid Sick Leave Law
The Employment Law Manual now provides details about a law that will take effect for many New York City employers next April.

Distracted Driving Content Enhanced to Reflect New State Laws
Recently enacted laws in Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Vermont, Virginia and Washington have been incorporated into XpertHR's Employment Law Manual.

How To Manage and Monitor BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
Our latest How To addresses issues such as maintaining a BYOD policy, monitoring employee use of BYOD and protecting confidential information.

New Approach to Same-Sex Visa Petitions After Supreme Court Ruling on DOMA
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services has given notice that it is now implementing the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Windsor.

Content Spotlight:
Layoffs

With the fourth fiscal quarter of the year on the horizon, employers should plan ahead for the termination of calendar-year employees. Preparing for employee terminations requires conducting exit interviews with outgoing employees; processing post-termination benefits; handling employee questions and concerns; and training regarding the best methods to conduct termination meetings. The Employment Law Manual section on the Process of Termination covers all of this information in depth, enabling employers to develop robust termination protocols that ease the transition for outgoing employees and guard against post-termination risk for employers.


Michael C. Jacobson

Michael C. Jacobson is the legal editor for the organizational exit and investigations and litigation sections of XpertHR. Prior to joining XpertHR, Michael worked as an attorney in Manhattan for six years where he defended employers and healthcare providers against wrongful termination, discrimination, medical malpractice and general liability claims.

Michael obtained his JD from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he was the notes and comments editor for the Cardozo Public Law, Policy and Ethics Journal.



State News


New York Appellate Court Upholds Constitutionality of MTA Payroll Tax
Idaho Enhances Employment Authorization Process
Connecticut Employers Will Be Subject to Heightened Recordkeeping Requirements

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New IRS Requirements on Employer Identification Numbers Added
DOJ, NLRB Join Forces to Coordinate Enforcement Actions
Inconsistent Reasons for Termination Could Be Evidence of Discrimination

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Municipal law is a real challenge for employers, particularly recently given trends in municipal paid leave (NYC, Seattle, Portland OR). In addition, a number of municipalities have passed laws that protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights, such as sexual orientation and gender identity. Many of the nation's largest cities have enacted "ban the box" laws prohibiting employers from asking applicants if they have been convicted of a felony on job application forms.

Fortunately, XpertHR includes these, and many more, municipal requirements in the Employment Law Manual to help you manage your compliance requirements. Nearly 300 different municipalities are covered on XpertHR, within the appropriate state employment law manual section. You can conduct a full-text search on a municipality of interest to discover the content. See our San Francisco coverage, for example. What value!

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