With the pervasiveness of cell phones, distracted driving now clearly includes entering phone numbers or talking on a cell phone (even hands-free), texting, e-mailing, etc. Yet, most insurance industry employers do not have a “distracted driving” policy, but rather, have just a hands-free mobile device use policy, if they have a policy at all. As […]
It is almost universal that mobile device habits bleed into work, particularly in the insurance industry which does not run on a 9:00 to 5:00 basis More and more, answering a quick email, text or phone call outside of the workplace by nonexempt employees has blurred the lines of what is and what is not […]
Because of the proliferation of lawsuits among white collar employers challenging employee terminations, even those that appear to be completely valid on their face, it is important for insurance industry executives to make sure that each termination, no matter how justified it appears, is thoroughly vetted prior to termination. Here is a modern checklist that […]
Federal and state laws require that employers pay employees for all hours worked. They define “hours worked” broadly to include (a) all time during which an employee is required to be on duty, on the employer’s premises, or at a prescribed workplace; and (b) all time during which an employee is permitted to work, in either express […]
The insurance industry is in no way immune from the reach of scrutiny by the government with respect to its immigration practices. Homeland Security has recently issued a press release stating: “Employers need to understand that the integrity of their employment records is just as important to the federal government as the integrity of their […]
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