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Start the New Year by Implementing Best Employment Practices
By Amy B. Royal, Esq.
ost of us are happy to leave 2020 behind.
It was a year wrought with struggles both at home and
in the workplace. Many companies faced closures, near-closures, reduced capacities, and reduced business all because of the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Companies were also hit with several new, COVID-related laws, such as paid emergency leaves of absence, furthering the burdens they were facing during an already-difficult time.
It isn’t surprising that we are ready to ring in and embrace this new year. And, with the new year here, it is a good time to shift gears, reboot and regroup, and return to building better business practices. With that said, the new year provides an opportunity to proactively take a look at your compa- ny’s current employment-law practices to ensure compliance with the myriad evolving employment laws affecting your company.
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