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Salary.com Compensation & Pay Equity Law Review

Roundup: Discrimination and bias by managers; Paid sick leave; Reimbursing phone and WFH expenses; Military Leave; Wearable tech at work

Newsletter volume 3.2 January 13, 2025

Salary.com Compensation and Pay Equity Law Review

Welcome to Salary.com's Compensation and Pay Equity Law Review.

Our editor, employment lawyer Heather Bussing, is tracking legislation, cases, and analysis to give you the latest critical HR topics. She and Kent Plunkett, CEO of Salary.com, also have a new book out on Pay Equity, Get Pay Right: How to Achieve Pay Equity that Works!

This week we're asking these questions and even answering some of them:

  • Who should you call when you have a manager or exec who is prejudiced?
  • How should you handle paid sick leave?
  • What do you need to know about reimbursing work from home expenses?
  • What should you do if an employee needs military leave?
  • What are the legal issues with requiring employees to use wearable tech and collecting and using the data?
January 7th, 2025

Problem Managers Are A Big Problem

When the manager is the problem, start by calling legal. We are always happy to make the tough call, back it up with solid arguments and advice, and even take the blame for upsetting decisions. And we will tell you the truth about what the risks are, help you weigh potential options, and be your partner every step of the way.

January 8th, 2025

Why Frontloading Paid Sick Leave is Good Business

During the holidays, germs get to go on trips and to parties too! There is lots of spreading joy and viruses. And then the kids go back to school. This is why I suggest that employers frontload paid sick days to make the time available at the beginning of the year when employees are most likely to need them.

January 9th, 2025

Phone Reimbursements Are Tricky

If you're struggling to sort out employee phone and other reimbursement requests, make sure you consider more than the cost. Talk to your friendly employment lawyer about privacy and access issues when there might be important company information on an employee's device.

January 10th, 2025

When Employees Need Military Leave

When an employee requests military leave because they or their immediate family members have been called to duty, first say yes, because you don't really have a choice. While the administration of military leave is probably the least of both the employer's and the employee's worries when someone is called up to active duty, it's important to be familiar with the laws that apply in case you need them.

January 13th, 2025

Wearables at Work

Before you start to imagine the quantified employee, make sure that the devices you use and data you are collecting don't violate privacy and civil rights laws.

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