Q&A

What do employers need to know about remote working?

What do employers need to know about remote working?

The time limit of the remote working arrangement. The employer will have an easier time showing the temporary nature of an arrangement if the period is limited to a very short term. Which country’s holidays the employee is eligible for, how their working hours are managed. Any changes to the employee’s job duties, compensations, and benefits.

Can a remote employee be considered an employee in another state?

Your remote worker will be considered an employee in his or her state of residence, not the state where your company is based. Work being performed remotely counts as time worked. Compensate remote nonexempt employees for all hours worked, including work performed at home or another remote location, under the FLSA.

Do you need workers’comp policy for remote employees?

Employers should also be familiar with any state laws governing electronic signatures where the remote employee resides, or where the employer operates, that may apply. Do you need a workers’ comp policy that covers remote workers? The short answer is yes.

How does time doctor work for remote employees?

When there’s been no keyboard or mouse activity for three minutes, Time Doctor automatically assumes that the worker is on a break and pauses the timer. This way, you’re employees can’t pass off idle time as remote work.

The time limit of the remote working arrangement. The employer will have an easier time showing the temporary nature of an arrangement if the period is limited to a very short term. Which country’s holidays the employee is eligible for, how their working hours are managed. Any changes to the employee’s job duties, compensations, and benefits.

Your remote worker will be considered an employee in his or her state of residence, not the state where your company is based. Work being performed remotely counts as time worked. Compensate remote nonexempt employees for all hours worked, including work performed at home or another remote location, under the FLSA.

Employers should also be familiar with any state laws governing electronic signatures where the remote employee resides, or where the employer operates, that may apply. Do you need a workers’ comp policy that covers remote workers? The short answer is yes.

Do you have to put posters in the workplace for remote employees?

Many federal, state, and local labor laws require employers to display posters in the workplace outlining the employee’s rights. Of course, physical posters aren’t as effective for remote employees who don’t come into the workplace each day, even if labor laws require that you have them posted.