In addition to helping facilitate compliance with federal employment law, HR professionals help employers comply with a wide range of state employment laws, including state:
--posting requirements.
--EEO laws.
--family and medical leave act laws.
--military leave laws.
--laws requiring employer notice before reductions in force.
--other leave laws, such as leave for jury duty, school visits, family obligations and victims of domestic violence.
--safety and security statutes.
--wage and hour laws.
--whistleblower statutes
--workers' compensation laws.
--unemployment compensation laws.
In addition, employees may have rights that arise under state common law, such as privacy and contract rights and common law exceptions to the at-will rule, including public policy exceptions. Employers may have their own contractual rights and sue employees to enforce noncompete or nondisclosure agreements, if they are enforceable under and satisfy state law. Employees also may bring tort actions such as defamation, slander and intentional infliction of emotional distress against employers under common law.
For the most recent developments on these and other state employment laws, see the SHRM Online State Workplace Law News.