BOP Bits

11 Jan

Posted at 11:41h in 2024, BOP Bits, January, Tidbits

If you haven’t seen them yet, be sure to log into your HR Director account. We sent compliance updates in December, and they affect all clients in all states. The system will prompt you if there are any pending policy changes....

06 Dec

Posted at 10:54h in 2023, BOP Bits, December, What's New

Effective January 1, 2024, Off-Duty Use of Marijuana is Excluded from Hiring Decisions in Washington Recognizing that Marijuana has been legal in WA since 2012, the new law aims to prevent restricting job opportunities to applicant’s due their past use of cannabis, which should now be...

06 Dec

Posted at 10:40h in 2023, BOP Bits, December, Q and A

Q: May I recoup an inadvertent overpayment of overtime pay in one pay period by not paying the employee for overtime worked in the next pay period?...

04 Oct

Posted at 10:58h in 2023, BOP Bits, October, Tidbits

Montana Adds Free Speech as Basis for Wrongful Discharge Effective October 1, 2023, a discharge that is solely based on the employee's legal expression of free speech, including but not limited to statements made on social media, is now deemed wrongful in Montana. ...

04 Oct

Posted at 10:55h in 2023, BOP Bits, October, What's New

California: New Law Prohibits Noncompete Agreements On September 1, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 699 into law, which prohibits employers from entering into or attempting to enforce noncompete agreements. ...

04 Oct

Posted at 10:51h in 2023, BOP Bits, October, Q and A

Q: Is a terminated employee eligible for unemployment? A: Yes. Although this may vary by state, in general, unemployment benefits are available to a former employee who is out of work through no fault of their own....

02 Aug

Posted at 10:55h in 2023, BOP Bits, Did You Know?, September

Wages Due on Weekends or Holidays May Be Paid the Next Day, according to California High Court? The California high court declined to review the case Parsons v. Estenson Logistics, LLC, in which an employee had sought to pursue claims alleging he was consistently paid two...

02 Aug

Posted at 10:49h in 2023, BOP Bits, Q and A, September

Q: May an employer be sued for refusing to provide a post-termination reference? A: Probably not, depending on the way the refusal is worded and to whom the refusal is communicated....