Employment

As if you need another reason to avoid spying on your employees. New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a civil rights law last November directing private employers to notify employees if they're being monitored. The law, which went into effect earlier this month, may hold ramifications for employers more broadly, if other local lawmakers follow suit. Connecticut already hosts a similar measure, where employers in the state must issue written notice to employees if they're being electronically monitored. Per the New York monitoring law, private employers must issue a notice in a "conspicuous place" that conveys their monitoring practices to their workforce. Any new hires must receive a written notice and acknowledge receipt of said notice. The New York law focuses on target monitoring--for instance, reading emails or web browsing history--but general network services or cybersecurity tools fall beyond the scope of the law, according to Mark Francis and Sophie … [Read more...] about Why All Employers Should Pay Attention to This New Employee Monitoring Law in New York

FILE PHOTO: Garment makers at a clothes factory in Lapu-Lapu City, shown in this 2020 photo, stand to benefit from a wage increase. Photo courtesy of the MEPZ Workers Alliance MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment’s (DOLE) National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) on Thursday defended the decision of regional wage boards amid criticisms of the “low wage increase” they approved. In a Laging Handa public briefing, NWPC Executive Director Maria Criselda Sy explained that regional wage boards considered the capability of employers to pay workers when they issued the latest wage increase orders. “Ating pong tandaan na hindi gobyerno ang nagbibigay ng umento. Hindi ho ito nanggagaling sa kaban ng bayan at ‘yun pong magbibigay ng umento na mga enterprises, lalong-lalo na po ‘yung mga micro-entrepreneurs, sila ho ay pinadapa rin po ng pandemya,” Sy pointed out. (Let us remember that it is not the government who gives these wage increases. This is not … [Read more...] about DOLE office justifies approved  ‘low wage increase’ by regional boards

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Cannabis consumers can protect themselves from unreliable police methods to determine impairment with new insurance coverage that provides financial and legal protection for those charged with driving under the influence of marijuana. The new insurance product from Salt Lake City-based Reepher launched this week in Missouri, with a nationwide rollout ultimately expected. Justin Kahn, CEO and co-founder of Reepher, noted in a statement from the company that drug tests for marijuana do not indicate if a person is high. Instead, the tests detect the presence of cannabis metabolites, which can remain in the system for weeks after ingestion, particularly for frequent users. “Unlike alcohol, there is currently no chemical test for cannabis impairment. THC and cannabis metabolites stay in your system and can trigger positive drug test results in sober drivers,” Kahn said. “This means that a regular cannabis consumer is likely to … [Read more...] about Insurance Company Launches Coverage For Marijuana DUIs