{"id":154,"date":"2022-06-02T22:43:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T08:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyloft.dev\/hosted-clients\/esandalaw\/?page_id=154"},"modified":"2022-06-09T15:44:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T01:44:59","slug":"labor-and-employment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.skyloft.dev\/hosted-clients\/esandalaw\/services\/labor-and-employment\/","title":{"rendered":"Labor and Employment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyloft.dev\/hosted-clients\/esandalaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/icon-straighttalk-chess-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-919\" width=\"500\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skyloft.dev\/hosted-clients\/esandalaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/icon-straighttalk-chess-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.skyloft.dev\/hosted-clients\/esandalaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/icon-straighttalk-chess-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skyloft.dev\/hosted-clients\/esandalaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/icon-straighttalk-chess-1-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At ES&amp;A, we give employers and business owners straight talk and strategy about how to envision, strategize and actualize their business goals. We focus on the following areas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Human Resources Management<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Advice on day-to-day management issues, including recruitment and hiring, background checks, compensation and benefits, leaves of absence, discipline and termination, documentation, recordkeeping<\/li><li>Employee handbooks, HR policies and procedures<\/li><li>Job descriptions<\/li><li>Personnel forms<\/li><li>Employment contracts, independent contractor agreements, consulting agreements<\/li><li>Severance and settlement agreements<\/li><li>HR audits and HR reviews<\/li><li>Employment and verification requirements and visa issues<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Equal Employment Opportunity<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Policies, procedures and training on discrimination, harassment, reasonable accommodation, and retaliation issues<\/li><li>Compliance issues under Title VII, ADEA, OWBPA, Rehabilitation Act, ADA and ADAAA, and state discrimination laws (including leaves and accommodations for pregnancy and childbirth)<\/li><li>Employer investigations of discrimination, harassment, failure to accommodate and retaliation complaints<\/li><li>Affirmative Action Plans (AAPs), and EEO-1 and Vets 100 filings<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Labor Law<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Union organizing drives<\/li><li>Collective bargaining negotiations (including strikes, lockouts, reserve gate and secondary boycott issues)<\/li><li>Labor relations issues for government contractors and subcontractors<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Wage and Hour Law<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Classification of exempt and nonexempt employees<\/li><li>Classification of independent contractors<\/li><li>Determination of joint employer status<\/li><li>Calculation of wages under Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Davis-Bacon Act, Service Contracts Act, and Hawai`i Wage and Hour Law<\/li><li>Payment of wages under federal and state law<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Employee Benefits<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Leaves of absence programs (including, but not limited to, FMLA, Hawaii Family Leave Law, pregnancy leave, USERRA, disability leave, vacation, sick leave, PTO, domestic violence leaves, personal leave)<\/li><li>Insured benefits (prepaid health care, workers\u2019 compensation, unemployment, temporary disability, long term disability, group life, etc.)<\/li><li>Self-insured benefits under state law (prepaid health care, workers\u2019 compensation, temporary disability insurance)<\/li><li>Medical plan issues under the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HIPAA, COBRA and ERISA<\/li><li>Summary plan descriptions for retirement plans, early retirement programs, severance pay plans, other employee welfare benefit plans<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>ERISA<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Compliance with reporting, disclosure and fiduciary obligations<\/li><li>Advise trustees and plan administrators on Prohibited Transaction matters&nbsp;<\/li><li>Prepare\/amend Plan Documents for legal compliance, trustee objectives<\/li><li>Prepare applications to IRS for recognition of tax-exempt status<\/li><li>Coordinate with auditor and actuary\/consultant on annual filings with governmental agencies and communications with participants<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Safety and Health<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Safety, health and emergency programs, incl. OSHA\/HIOSH compliance<\/li><li>Substance abuse programs<\/li><li>Workplace violence programs<\/li><li>See also Pandemic Response legal services<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Proprietary Rights<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Non-compete, confidentiality and work-for-hire agreements<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Remote Working<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>See also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esandalaw.com\/services\/technology-cybersecurity\/\">Technology and Cybersecurity<\/a> legal services<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Workplace Privacy<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>See also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esandalaw.com\/services\/technology-cybersecurity\/\">Technology and Cybersecurity<\/a> legal services<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Organizational Development<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>See also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esandalaw.com\/services\/training\/\">Business Strategy<\/a> legal services<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>HR Systems<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>See also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esandalaw.com\/services\/training\/\">Pandemic Response<\/a> legal services<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pandemic Response Legal Services<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Pandemic Environment Operations<ul><li>State-of-emergency interim guidelines for essential HR issues, including leaves of absence, remote working, compensation and benefits, discipline and termination, documentation, recordkeeping, communication; employment verification requirements; visa issues<\/li><li>Supplemental policies for: safety &amp; health; employee travel; company events; office closure; remote working; privacy; harassment, discrimination &amp; bullying; leave; insurance coverage&nbsp;<\/li><li>Guidance on recalling employees as pandemic conditions evolve<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Equal Employment Opportunity<ul><li>Discrimination, harassment, reasonable accommodation, and retaliation issues arising from pandemic conditions<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Wage and Hour Law<ul><li>Identify potential issues arising from pandemic conditions affecting exempt\/nonexempt status<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Employee Benefits<ul><li>&nbsp;Pandemic emergency leaves of absence programs, including, but not limited to, Emergency FMLA and Emergency Paid Sick Leave<\/li><li>Pandemic emergency requirements for medical plans under the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HIPAA, COBRA and ERISA<\/li><li>Identify potential impact of pandemic conditions on eligibility for benefits (prepaid health care, temporary disability, retirement plans, etc.)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Safety and Health<ul><li>Compliance with OSHA\/HIOSH emergency guidance<\/li><li>Screening procedures upon recall or return from leaves<\/li><li>Safety procedures for vendors, customers and\/or the public<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Remote Working<ul><li>See also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esandalaw.com\/services\/technology-cybersecurity\/\">Technology and Cybersecurity<\/a> legal services<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>HR Systems<ul><li>See also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esandalaw.com\/services\/technology-cybersecurity\/\">Technology and Cybersecurity<\/a> legal services<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Training<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Selected topics shows; customize training available upon request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>HR Basics<ul><li>Wage &amp; Hour Laws<\/li><li>Job Descriptions<\/li><li>Critical Policies and Procedures<\/li><li>Employee Handbooks<\/li><li>Benefits<\/li><li>Staffing<\/li><li>Attendance and Timekeeping<\/li><li>Recordkeeping<\/li><li>Performance Standards<\/li><li>Performance Evaluation<\/li><li>EEO Compliance: Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation<\/li><li>Reasonable Accommodations<\/li><li>Leaves of Absences<\/li><li>Training<\/li><li>Communication<\/li><li>Investigations and Documentation: Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, Whistleblowers<\/li><li>Counseling, Discipline &amp; Discharge<\/li><li>Substance Abuse Programs<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>HR Toolkit Essentials<ul><li>Emergency Preparedness for HR<\/li><li>The Law, HR and Data<\/li><li>Remote Working<\/li><li>Conducting Internal Investigations<\/li><li>Litigation Checklist<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Supervisor\/Management Training<ul><li>Basic Training for Supervisors<\/li><li>Management Training for Senior\/Mid-Level Managers<\/li><li>EEO Compliance: Leadership, Culture, Accountability<\/li><li>Emotional Intelligence<\/li><li>Cross-Cultural Training for Managers New to Hawaii<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Pandemic Response&nbsp;<ul><li>HR Tools for the New Normal<\/li><li>Safety and Health Plan for Return to Work<\/li><li>Focusing on Your Core Business: Labor Cost Analysis&nbsp;<\/li><li>Building Resiliency: Culture, Competencies, Communication &amp; Coopetition for the New Normal<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We help you learn how to run.<\/p>\n<p>We provide employers and organizations with proactive advice in the following areas:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mb-3\">\n<li>Human Resources Management<\/li>\n<li>Equal Employment Opportunity<\/li>\n<li>Labor Law<\/li>\n<li>Wage and Hour Law<\/li>\n<li>Employee Benefits<\/li>\n<li>ERISA<\/li>\n<li>Safety and Health<\/li>\n<li>Remote Working<\/li>\n<li>Workplace Privacy<\/li>\n<li>Organizational Development<\/li>\n<li>HR Systems<\/li>\n<li>Pandemic Response, including COVID-19 Guidance<\/li>\n<li>Training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":26,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skyloft.dev\/hosted-clients\/esandalaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skyloft.dev\/hosted-clients\/esandalaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skyloft.dev\/hosted-clients\/esandalaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skyloft.dev\/hosted-clients\/esandalaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skyloft.dev\/hosted-clients\/esandalaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.skyloft.dev\/hosted-clients\/esandalaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":921,"href":"https:\/\/www.skyloft.dev\/hosted-clients\/esandalaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/154\/revisions\/921"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skyloft.dev\/hosted-clients\/esandalaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skyloft.dev\/hosted-clients\/esandalaw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}