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Employment at Will Laws by State

Unlike most nations, the US labor law heavily favors employers. Employment is generally ‘at will’, and can therefore be terminated at any time. There is usually no burden on employers to prove “just cause”—they simply have to avoid discriminatory or illegal action. However, many states do apply important exemptions.To visualize these difference, we’ve created a map detailing at-will employment laws across the US.Here are at-will employment rules by state broken down in a helpful table. State Public Policy Exemption Covenant of Good Faith Implied Contract Exception Alabama No Yes Yes Alaska Yes Yes Yes Arizona Yes Yes Yes Arkansas Yes Yes Yes California Yes Yes Yes Colorado Yes Yes Yes Connecticut Yes Yes Yes Delaware Yes Yes No Florida...

Small Business Guide to Switching Payroll Providers

Small businesses are often afraid of switching payroll companies, but are they right to be? Sure, it can be stressful. Setting up payroll is complicated enough, so is a change really necessary? The reality is, getting payroll right is so important—even small errors can lead to big fines, angry employees and wasted hours putting things right—that sticking with a payroll provider that doesn’t work well for you just isn’t an option. Is Your Current Payroll Provider Offering Enough? It’s easy to be tempted to stick with what you know, regardless of the problems with your current payroll provider. Choosing to switch providers certain isn’t an easy decision—but ask yourself: Is time being wasted on repetitive admin tasks? Does payroll need to...

Emergency COVID Leave Request Form

Businesses are working overtime to create safe workplaces, but when a COVID surge hits your community, there’s only so much you can do. Employees may suddenly require time off—to isolate, care for their children or quarantine, if instructed to do so by local authorities.In these cases, employees will qualify for Emergency Sick Leave and Emergency FMLA, as established back in March by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Download COVID-Related Leave Request Form Emergency Leave for COVID The FFCRA applies to companies with 500 employees or fewer, and offers: Extended Paid Sick Leave Two weeks (up to 80 hours) at 100% of regular salary (up to $511 daily and $5,110 total) if an employee is … Quarantined (ordered by...

Employee Vaccination Policy Template

Employers have a responsibility for the health and safety of their employees, but is it their place to enforce mandatory vaccinations? And is that even legal? Every year, employers ask these very questions and in industries like healthcare, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Now is the time to think about creating an employee vaccination policy—here’s everything you need to know. Download Employee Vaccination Policy Template Can Employers Make a COVID Vaccine Mandatory? The reality is, at this stage we don’t know which vaccines will be released on the market first—there are big questions to be answered about how widely available vaccines will be, their cost and their effectiveness. It may be some time until a vaccine is freely available to...