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Nearly every day, executives and managers, and the in-house counsel and Human Resources professionals who work with them, are confronted with unanticipated questions regarding the workforce. Just when they think they have "seen it all," along comes a new and often stranger scenario involving an odd twist to an area they thought they fully understood. These individuals often find themselves back at square one when trying to construct an appropriate response and devise a creative solution to the problem presented. Sometimes these "Quirky Questions" can be resolved easily; other times, they implicate practical and legal issues that are not immediately apparent.

This Quirky Employment Questions Blog addresses unanticipated questions regarding the workforce.

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What Types of Pay Equity Laws Should I Be Aware of and How Can I Best Comply?

 

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Dear QQ: I am the HR Director for a technology company.  We have offices in three states and hire employees from all over the country.  Since 2020 we have let employees work remotely from the state of their choice.  I’ve been hearing a lot about pay equity, but am not clear on the different types of laws and where they...

POSTED IN Employee Handbook / Policies, General, Wage and Hour Issues
How does the new-ish Colorado statute requiring disclosure of salary information for job postings affect non-Colorado employers?

How does the new-ish Colorado statute requiring disclosure of salary information for job postings affect non-Colorado employers?

 

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Raise your hand if you are a human resources professional who has had it up to the proverbial HERE with sifting through state law requirements for remote workers? This post is for you! Today we are taking a closer look at Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and how its pay transparency provisions apply to multi-state employers. Here’s the...

POSTED IN Wage and Hour Issues
Quirky Question #217, Bereavement Leave in Colorado and Oregon

Quirky Question #217, Bereavement Leave in Colorado and Oregon

 

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Question: An employee in our Corporate Office recently informed Human Resources that she was requesting bereavement leave with respect to her sister’s death last month.  When she was informed of our company policy, that up to 3 days of paid time off may be taken to attend the funeral, she said her attorney friend told her a new law requires...

POSTED IN Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Leave Issues