Happy New Year! We hope you all enjoyed the holidays. 2013 didn’t start off slowly, that’s for sure — fiscal cliff anyone? As we’re sure you all know, late last night Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act, designed to avoid the dreaded fiscal cliff. What does this mean for employers? In short, lots of
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Lie to Me: A Refresher on the Employee Polygraph Protection Act
We were asked recently whether an employer could require employees to submit to a lie detector test. The answer, in almost all cases, is no. The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 generally prevents employers from using lie detector tests either for pre-employment screening or during the course of employment, with certain limited exceptions.
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Looking Back at 2010, Looking Ahead to 2011
This has been a very exciting year for all of us here in Henderson Franklin’s Employment Law Practice Group. Early in 2010 we started this blog, Southwest Florida HR Law & Solutions, the first employment law blog in Southwest Florida. In April 2010 we hosted our 18th Annual HR Law & Solutions Seminar,
President Obama Signs Jobs Bill, Hopes to Help Millions of Unemployed Workers
President Obama signed the HIRE Act, a $17.5 billion jobs bill, into law earlier today. The bill includes tax breaks for small businesses and highway program funding intended to promote job growth.
Small businesses that hire out-of-work employees will be exempt from paying the 6.2 percent Social Security payroll tax through December. To qualify,
An Employer’s Obligation to Provide Domestic Violence Leave
The Shelter for Abused Women & Children in Naples recently launched a new website intended to assist victims of domestic violence, a recent Southwest Florida News-Press article reports. The website includes a variety of information, including tips on how victims can stay safe at work. Tips suggest, among other things, that victims show a picture of the