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Equip yourself to respond to employee crises. Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month, it’s a good time to train your managers and HR department on how to respond to serious and sensitive situations in the workplace. These eight practical steps can help your business support your employees and meet legal obligations.

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Catch up on the DOL’s new joint employer proposal. The DOL just proposed a new rule to give businesses greater clarity and reduced liability around joint employer status under federal wage and hour law. Here’s a comprehensive look at the proposal, plus industry-specific snapshots for staffing firms and tech employers.

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Shore up your workplace policies for summertime. Whether the sunny season is a slower period or your busiest time of year, it can expose your business to risks related wage and hour compliance, workplace safety, and more. Stay afloat this summer by avoiding these top employer mistakes, and dive deeper with our recent compliance guides on hiring teens, protecting workers from heat dangers, and properly paying tipped employees.

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Don’t miss recent changes to I-9 enforcement standards. Federal immigration officials quietly but significantly shifted how they will evaluate Form I-9 violations, and employers will have far less room to avoid penalties for routine...