In an effort to keep clients and friends of Elkins Employment Law current on the most recent guidelines and resources, below you will find additional information to assist during this difficult period of time. LAYOFFS, FURLOUGHS, TERMINATIONS & WARN ACT NOTICE REQUIREMENTS Employers are faced with having to adjust their workforce by furloughs, placing employees… Continue Reading

As the world seeks to respond to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, employers and employees have many concerns. Some of the basic and easiest suggestions and recommendations for the workplace, and elsewhere are:  1) Social distancing; 2) Working from home; 3) Maintaining a strict regimen of cleaning the workplace and washing your hands with soap and… Continue Reading

With the California primary election just around the corner, employers need to be mindful of California law which allows employees up to two hours of paid time to vote in a statewide election if they do not have sufficient time to vote outside of working hours. However, with some counties adopting the new California’s Voter’s… Continue Reading

On January 31, 2020, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) finally published the updated Form I-9, as the prior form “expired” on 8/31/2019. Click here for the form. Employers may use either this new version (which is marked with a 10/21/19 revision date) or the prior 07/17/17 N version until April 30, 2020. Starting May… Continue Reading

The Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) publishes posters and information sheets that provide employees and employers with information pertaining to their rights and obligations in the workplace.  The DFEH also publishes several brochures and fact sheets regarding discrimination and harassment in the workplace. The brochures are to be provided to new hires or… Continue Reading