Your employees are regularly posting on social media sites. Much of what they post is their own personal business, but what happens when they delve into the third rail of conversation: Politics and Religion? There are other topics too that should be avoided and when those get raised these online discussions can reflect negatively on the company. Employees may say things that are offensive to others in the workplace. The social media posts may not be directed at these other…
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Business Owners often thinks that if a person works for their company and for another company, that person should be classified as an independent contractor. Unfortunately, this isn’t true. Who is an independent contractor and who is a W2 employee is one of the top two things that Business Owners get wrong. When it comes to classifying independent contractors, as a business owner, you don’t have the money or the time for the privileged of being wrong. In New Jersey…
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Do the federal or state constitutions prevent a New Jersey business owner from terminatingemployees for their off-duty speech? According to a new state court decision, the answer is “no,”at least when the off-duty speech is harmful to the business owner’s interests. McVey v. AtlantiCare Medical System Inc. involved a medical system’s Corporate Directorof Customer Service. The medical system’s social media policy warned that social media activity,even outside of work, “has the potential to affect AtlantiCare employee job performance, theperformance of…
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You should do three things each season to tune up your business and make sure that it is in top condition. By focusing on two to three items each season, you can ensure that the operations are working appropriately without a lot of additional effort. Your spring agenda: 1. Update Your Employee Manual: Employment laws regularly change and the Employee Manual needs to be updated to comply with the changes. A policy review should be done annually. If significant updates are…
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Cannabusiness. The mere utterance of this word generates excitement at the thought of the new business opportunities available. But those with visions of operating a cannabusiness in New Jersey need to be aware that other than “microbusinesses,” all licensed producers, growers, transporters and vendors will be required to enter into union agreements or face having their licenses revoked. Having a “labor peace” agreement with a labor union – that is, an agreement not to contest the union’s efforts to organize…
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Your employees are regularly posting on social media sites. Much of what they post is their own personal business, but what happens when they delve into the third rail of conversation: Politics and Religion? There are other topics too that should be avoided and when those get raised these online discussions can reflect negatively on the company. Employees may say things that are offensive to others in the workplace. The social media posts may not be directed at these other…
Business Owners often thinks that if a person works for their company and for another company, that person should be classified as an independent contractor. Unfortunately, this isn’t true. Who is an independent contractor and who is a W2 employee is one of the top two things that Business Owners get wrong. When it comes to classifying independent contractors, as a business owner, you don’t have the money or the time for the privileged of being wrong. In New Jersey…
Do the federal or state constitutions prevent a New Jersey business owner from terminatingemployees for their off-duty speech? According to a new state court decision, the answer is “no,”at least when the off-duty speech is harmful to the business owner’s interests. McVey v. AtlantiCare Medical System Inc. involved a medical system’s Corporate Directorof Customer Service. The medical system’s social media policy warned that social media activity,even outside of work, “has the potential to affect AtlantiCare employee job performance, theperformance of…
