Spring Cleaning for Hospitality Employers Part 1
This is the time of year when most people review their assets and insurance elections, clean our their closets and attics and discard unnecessary belongings. In the spirit of spring cleaning, it is also a good time for hospitality employers to review their policies and procedures to ensure they do not run afoul of ever-changing employment laws. This blog article will be the first of several parts to provide tips and suggestions for this important project. For a good place to start, dust off the employee handbook, personnel manual, or whatever you have that advises employees of the company's policies and procedures, read it from cover to cover, and ask yourself these questions: Does it contain an at-will employment disclaimer? If so, does it comply with the recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regarding appropriate language? Does it contain any type of confidentiality or other provision that prohibits employees from discussing salaries? ...