How to Design a Legally Compliant Onboarding Program

CMC’s Labor & Employment Practice Chair, Kara M. Maciel, and Partner, Jordan B. Schwartz, co-authored an article in the Employee Relations Law Journal, titled “How to Design a Legally Compliant Onboarding Program.”

Bringing a new employee on board is one of the most critical moments in the employment relationship, and one of the most overlooked opportunities to protect an organization from legal risk. In today’s fast-changing regulatory environment, where federal and state requirements shift with new legislation and agency priorities, employers cannot afford to rely on outdated onboarding practices.

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New Employee Handbook Laws: Tips for Compliance [Webinar Recording]

On Wednesday, June 26, 2024, Mark Ishu and Samuel Rose presented a webinar about New Employee Handbook Laws: Tips for Compliance.

As we near the end of the Biden Administration’s first term, the NLRB has continued to be very active in issuing decisions that align with the Administration’s philosophy. These decisions are extensive and include increased scrutiny of employee handbooks, expanded union access to non-union workplaces, changes in joint employer law, and a return to pre-Trump Administration ambush election rules.

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