2016 Employment Law Seminar (1:25:44)

Politics in the Workplace (25:48)
In this politically charged election year, Gary Feldman outlines best practices for employers to control discussing politics in the workplace in order to ensure productivity and maintain workplace morale, including focusing on how the First Amendment right to “free speech” impacts employers.

Maintaining Employee Personnel Records (14:31)
Tamsin Kaplan outlines the statutory requirements and best business practices for properly maintaining personnel records, including what should and should not be included in employee records and employee rights regarding access to their personnel files.

Proposed Overtime Regulations (20:22)
Larry Casey outlines the proposed Department of Labor overtime regulations, including requirements and criteria for determining exempt and non-exempt employees and highly compensated employee exemption.

Proper Employee Documentation and Progressive Discipline (20:46)
Tamsin Kaplan discusses smart performance management of employees, emphasizing the importance of communication, performance evaluations, and maintaining good documentation.

Transgender Laws: What's on the Horizon? (2:02)
Gary Feldman briefly discusses current activity at the federal and state levels regarding employment laws pertaining to the transgender community, including sex discrimination and public accommodation.

Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors (1:55)
Tamsin Kaplan outlines the three-prong test under Massachusetts statute to determine whether a worker should be classified as an independent contractor.