New year's resolutions: what employers need to know - and not do - in the new year

Lexology.com
Ward and Smith PA
Jeremy R. Sayre
USA
January 1 2011
All too often, employment laws are not consistent with what many people believe to be common sense. The vast majority of employers mean well and try to do the right thing. However, as the saying goes, "the road to hell is paved with good intentions." Simply stated – it is hard to do the right thing if you don't understand what the law requires. With that in mind, the new year is a good time for employers to be reminded of some of the common mistakes that well-intending employers make. Resolve to think twice if you hear yourself, or your managers, making any one of the following statements:

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