In the coming days, weeks and perhaps months, many employers will have difficult decisions to make about their operations and their workforces. With their operations shutting down or running at less than capacity, many employers will decide that they must lay off employees.
It’s a decision that no employer wishes for or enjoys. And it is one that poses some risks.
Not only must employers take steps to ensure that layoff decisions are made in a manner that does not adversely impact protect groups, but employers need to be mindful of the various state laws governing when final wages must ...
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