URGENT: Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice – Frequently Asked Questions
COVID-19/Coronavirus
URGENT: Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice – Frequently Asked Questions

Posters Employee Rights: Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Federal Employee Rights: Paid Sick…

Well-being Ideas for Remote Employees
COVID-19/Coronavirus
Well-being Ideas for Remote Employees

In order to have a healthy business in the current environment, it’s important to look out for the health and well-being of your employees, including…

How To Get Financial Help Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
COVID-19/Coronavirus
How To Get Financial Help Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

We at Guardian know that employers have many questions about resources in these unprecedented times. To that end, we have compiled a list of links…

DHS Allows Remote Review of Form I-9s During COVID-19 Emergency
COVID-19/Coronavirus
DHS Allows Remote Review of Form I-9s During COVID-19 Emergency

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that it is temporarily relaxing Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification document review requirements during the coronavirus (COVID-19)…

IMPORTANT: New Form I-9 Available
Employee Management
IMPORTANT: New Form I-9 Available

The newest version of the Form I-9 was recently published by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The form, used by HR to verify employment…

Monthly Compliance Calendar Alert - Keep Your Company Compliant in January: Tax Season Begins, Employee Handbook Finalization, and Employee Performance Review
Employee Management
Monthly Compliance Calendar Alert - Keep Your Company Compliant in January: Tax Season Begins, Employee Handbook Finalization, and Employee Performance Review

Note: This calendar is designed to help our clients review the key human resources-related reporting and notice requirements that may apply to their organizations. Please note that this…

URGENT: USCIS Issues New Mandatory I-9 Form
Employment Law & HR Topics
URGENT: USCIS Issues New Mandatory I-9 Form

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published the newest version of the I-9 Form. Use of the updated form is mandatory starting September 18,…

URGENT CA UPDATE: California Employers Must Provide Written Notice of Right to Take Domestic Violence Leave
California
URGENT CA UPDATE: California Employers Must Provide Written Notice of Right to Take Domestic Violence Leave

On September 14, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2337 into law which expands the employer notice requirements regarding domestic violence employee protections provided by…

RECAP: Employers That Drug-Test Employees Post-Accident: New OSHA Rule Effective Jan. 1, 2017
Employment Law & HR Topics
RECAP: Employers That Drug-Test Employees Post-Accident: New OSHA Rule Effective Jan. 1, 2017

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) joined the several other divisions of the Department of Labor in publishing regulations that prohibit or severely restrict…

Urgent Guardian HR Alert: New U.S. Supreme Court Rulings
Discrimination & Harassment
Urgent Guardian HR Alert: New U.S. Supreme Court Rulings

The United States Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling in the case of United States v. Windsor, No. 12-307 (June 26, 2013), and an additional important decision…