Forms and Policies

URGENT: New Form I-9 Now Available!

A revised Form I-9 is now available for use. Employers may continue to use the older version of the Form I-9 (Rev. 10/21/19) through Oct. 31, 2023. After that date, they will be subject to penalties if they use the older form.The new form is available at https://www.uscis.gov/i-9 and is also available for download in our Forms …

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HR Form of the Week: ADA Reasonable Accommodation Record of Action

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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URGENT: Form I-9 Flexibilities: E-Verify Update

With the end of the Covid 19 flexibilities quickly approaching, scheduled for July 31, 2023, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that an alternative option for remote verification of employment eligibility documents for qualified employers is going to be available starting August 1, 2023.  To be considered a qualified employer for the alternative …

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HR Form of the Week: How to Curb FMLA Abuse

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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HR Form of the Week: Fitness for Duty Certification

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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Supreme Court Clarifies Employer Duty to Make Religious Accommodations

On June 29, 2023, in Groff v. DeJoy, the US Supreme Court unanimously adopted a new interpretation of the standard for when an employee’s religious accommodation poses an “undue hardship” for an employer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (Title VII). In Groff, the Supreme Court rejected the commonly held understanding of Transworld Airlines v. Hardison—a nearly …

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HR Form of the Week: Job Description Form

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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HR Form of the Week: Educational Expense Agreement

Each week, we will feature a different document from our forms library and provide information about where to find it, what it’s used for, and any necessary instructions. With this program, you’ll always be one step ahead of the game when it comes to finding the forms you need. This week, the HR Form of …

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How to Comply with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is a new federal law that requires covered employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” to a worker’s known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause the employer an “undue hardship.””Covered employers” include private and public sector employers with at least 15 employees, Congress, Federal agencies, employment agencies, and …

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NLRB’s General Counsel’s Memo May Make Most Non-Compete Agreements a Violation of Section 8 of the NLRA

In a memo released May 30, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo announced that noncompete agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The announcement, which applies to nonunionized and unionized employers, may result in unfair labor practice charges for any employer that uses noncompetes, said Thomas Payne, an attorney with Barnes …

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