The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act was signed into law by President Biden in December 2022, and the law went into effect in June 2023. The law requires all employers to provide reasonable accommodation to all employees for pregnancy and related complications as long... Read More
As a compliance company specializing in human resource management, employee termination problems are a weekly issue – at a minimum. Like many issues in HR, the rules can be very complex and often don’t even follow common sense. To start, let’s clarify that the... Read More
Here we go again. Over the past two years USACIS has issued proposed or impending changes to the I-9 system of employee verification. Most of these were recalled. Now we have another somewhat last-minute change in the I-9 system that WILL go into effect. In general,... Read More
Congress has passed a law regarding pregnant workers that will go into effect June 27, 2023. While short notice, an explanation will show that the impact of this law is not as far-reaching as some blogs and HR “specialists” have reported. What Does The Law Say? The... Read More
Recently PCS was contacted by 2 unrelated practices dealing with potential substance abuse issues. Our advice to them could be helpful in general. The first step is to make sure that there is evidence to take additional steps. Doctors/managers should carefully monitor... Read More
While most feel the pandemic has subsided, there are still mounting cases of COVID and other SARS-related cases throughout the US. OSHA has eliminated most all COVID-specific regulations, reverting to standard infection control principles that have always been in... Read More