{"id":1292,"date":"2020-07-17T21:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T15:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.complianceprime.com\/blog\/?p=1292"},"modified":"2024-05-10T12:20:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T06:50:17","slug":"work-from-home-legal-issue-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.complianceprime.com\/blog\/2020\/07\/17\/work-from-home-legal-issue-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Work From Home Legal Issue Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working from home has some legal guidelines attached to it which is mandatory for the employer to follow. Following guidelines is not only important but helps the employer to keep track of the working of his employees. Moreover, under some uncertain situations that occur suddenly for example COVID-19, employers must take things into consideration. 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263.2 64 272V304zM192 304C192 312.8 199.2 320 208 320H240C248.8 320 256 312.8 256 304V272C256 263.2 248.8 256 240 256H208C199.2 256 192 263.2 192 272V304zM336 256C327.2 256 320 263.2 320 272V304C320 312.8 327.2 320 336 320H368C376.8 320 384 312.8 384 304V272C384 263.2 376.8 256 368 256H336zM64 432C64 440.8 71.16 448 80 448H112C120.8 448 128 440.8 128 432V400C128 391.2 120.8 384 112 384H80C71.16 384 64 391.2 64 400V432zM208 384C199.2 384 192 391.2 192 400V432C192 440.8 199.2 448 208 448H240C248.8 448 256 440.8 256 432V400C256 391.2 248.8 384 240 384H208zM320 432C320 440.8 327.2 448 336 448H368C376.8 448 384 440.8 384 432V400C384 391.2 376.8 384 368 384H336C327.2 384 320 391.2 320 400V432z\" id=\"mainIconPathAttribute\" stroke-width=\"1\" stroke=\"#ff0000\" filter=\"url(#shadow)\" fill=\"#FB0351\"><\/path><filter id=\"shadow\"><feDropShadow id=\"shadowValue\" stdDeviation=\".5\" dx=\"0\" dy=\"0\" flood-color=\"black\"><\/feDropShadow><\/filter><filter id=\"shadow\"><feDropShadow id=\"shadowValue\" stdDeviation=\".5\" dx=\"0\" dy=\"0\" flood-color=\"black\"><\/feDropShadow><\/filter><\/svg><\/div><div style=\"float:left;margin-left:5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;color:#FB0351;\">Jun 9th 2026 @ 01:00 PM ET<\/div><div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div><\/div><div style=\"font-size:12px;color:#2B58B5;margin-top:-10px;\"><strong>Speaker: <\/strong>Vicki M. Lambert, CPP<\/div><div style=\"width:120px;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12px;color:#FB0351;border:2px solid #FB0351;border-radius:30px;padding:1px 5px;margin:10px auto;\">Learn More<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">List of Legal Issue Checklist For Employees Working From Home<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Impartial Application Of Policies<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The employer should ensure that the workplace rules and plans must be flexible for employees working from home.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employers should have strong reasons for not allowing an employee to Telework.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In any uncertain circumstances like COVID-19, the employer needs to specify that the permission is given due to an unexpected reason.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeping An Eye On The Productivity Of The Employees<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Observing employees working from home needs to be specified in the company`s rules and policies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employers under certain unexpected situations can monitor the employees working without their permission. As per the situation, the employees can be watched from time to time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two different types of employees prevail in a company that is exempt and non-exempt. Therefore, according to the company policies, both types of employees need to have a record of their work timings. This makes it convenient for the employer to calculate their normal pay and overtime pay.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under special situations, the employer has the right to deduct the employee\u2019s pay if he\\she is not working for a few hours or part of the day. Moreover, even on bank holidays, the employer has the right to give his employees extra work to compensate for the holidays and day off`s taken by the employees.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to COVID situations, the employees need to be given flexibility in their work. As it is obvious they will face distractions due to schools and offices remaining closed. Furthermore, it becomes the duty of the employer not to pressurize the employees for completion of work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It becomes the duty of the employer to provide the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.complianceprime.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/10\/employee-leaves-in-the-time-of-covid-19\/\">employees paid leave<\/a> as per the laws set by the state government.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other Legal Issues That Needs To Be Taken Under Consideration By The Employer<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Time Tracking<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Recording the time of work is very important in situations like COVID 19. This helps the work from home employees to get their pay for the time given for work. If in any case, the employees are working in a remote area then they can submit an excel sheet specifying the daily record of the time of work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Paying For All Hard Work Of Employees: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The employer must exempt the employees from meal breaks when working from home. Moreover, attending to phone calls, replying to emails, and other office-related work needs to be paid for. Employees are liable to take off duty rests and meal breaks when working from home.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Remunerate For Expenses Incurred<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: During COVID situations the employers must make payments for any kind of work-related expenses made by the employees. This helps the employee to work effectively without any kind of stress. Internet bills, using personal laptops for work must be paid by the company for all those employees who are working from home.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To know more about the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.complianceprime.com\/details\/590\/covid-19-work-from-home\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">legal issues regarding work from home<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, join our webinar now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working from home has some legal guidelines attached to it which is mandatory for the employer to follow. 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