What if an employee reports sexual harassment but also tells you that he or she does not want you to do anything about it? What if the employee says that he or she just wants to give you a heads up? If your answer is to abide by the employee’s request and do nothing, you […]
Utah employers, have you recently done an audit to determine whether your employees who have been treated as exempt from overtime pay requirements are classified properly? If not, you should take time to assure that employees are properly classified, particularly given that the rules significantly changed in January of 2020. Given the significant issues created […]
If your Utah business allows and encourages employees to post comments in their cubicles encouraging vaccinations because it is “the right thing to do,” must that same Utah business allow other employees to post comments in their cubicles taking a different perspective, perhaps posting opposition to vaccinations on religious or moral grounds? In the current […]
Utah employers, were you aware that Utah statutes restrict non-competition agreements and clauses in significant ways? Many Utah employers understandably would like to prevent their executive-level employees from going to work for their competitors after the executives have left their company. However, Utah law prevents employers from including clauses in their employment agreements that restrict […]
Next to discipline, employee evaluations are probably the most despised part of many supervisors’ managerial duties. However, evaluations are critical tools that should not be ignored. There is no question that employers, managers, and supervisors often do not fairly or accurately complete employee evaluations. As a result, in many employment-related lawsuits involving discrimination claims, an employer might […]
Can a Utah employer deduct accidental overpayments to an employee from a later paycheck to the employee? If you are a private employer, you might be surprised by the answer. Employers cannot lawfully deduct or offset wages from an employee, in almost any instance, without first getting the employee’s signed authorization to do so. That […]
In Utah, even the smallest local government entity has a duty to create a merit-based employment system, i.e., a civil service system, and conduct an annual review of the system. If you are an elected official, have you assured that such a system has been established or that an annual review has been conducted? Why […]
On Thursday, October 28, 2021, D. Scott Crook will be presenting with other distinguished faculty members at the upcoming National Business Institute (NB() Seminar, Mini Law School for Utah HR Professional, A Comprehensive Primer on Labor and Employment Law. Scott’s presentation will focus on Controlling Unemployment Compensation Costs. To register for the course, please click […]
