Severance agreements one year after McLaren
Gray areas surround case decision that reaffirmed employers may not offer employees severance agreements that require employees to waive their rights under the NLRA
Author: Beth A. Deragon
Employment and state pregnancy leave requirements
What New Hampshire law says about providing leave to employees
Hiring and documentation
Take time to know the DOL requirements when taking on a new employee
Top labor law violations: Are you in compliance?
New year brings new opportunity to revisit pay, recordkeeping practices
Struggling to keep up with employee vacation time?
The terms and conditions of paid time off are completely within an employer’s control
Hiring an employee? Here are some things to remember
A range of filings, notifications are required under state regulations
Baby, it’s cold outside
What are an employer’s obligations during weather-related business disruptions?
Overtime ruling fallout
Can you just pay all employees a salary and be done with it?
How new overtime rules affect NH employers
Companies must comply with new regulation on Dec. 1
Why define an ‘employee’?
House bill seeks to level the playing field in determining misclassification
Can a company ban tattoos at work?
The answer is not as clearly drawn as an employer might like
N.H. businesses should beware the minefield of independent contractor tests
In September 2010, Gov. John Lynch created the Joint Agency Task Force on Employee Misclassification Enforcement. Its goal is to ensure that New Hampshire businesses pay their fair share to operate in the state, including payments based on the correct…
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