Re:Nationwide tells 13,000 staff to 'work anywhere'
by prepend on Thursday March 25, 2021 @07:54AM
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This is not true in the US as state laws apply for where the employee conducts the work, not the location of the employer.
The employer will need to withhold taxes for the state of the employee as well.
This is frequently hard to detect with everyone teleworking, but rest assured that HR is getting a call if someone works in a state with maternity leave laws requiring it.
While not generally applicable for digital jobs that telework, I think the most obvious would be minimum wage. If I live in Seattle and telework to a job in Alabama that pays only $11, that’s a liability for the employer.
Of course, I think that if an employee was teleworking from a location without approval that’s likely grounds for dismissal.
The employer will need to withhold taxes for the state of the employee as well.
This is frequently hard to detect with everyone teleworking, but rest assured that HR is getting a call if someone works in a state with maternity leave laws requiring it.
While not generally applicable for digital jobs that telework, I think the most obvious would be minimum wage. If I live in Seattle and telework to a job in Alabama that pays only $11, that’s a liability for the employer.
Of course, I think that if an employee was teleworking from a location without approval that’s likely grounds for dismissal.