The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many difficult economic and social realities for working people in the United States. Agencies have not been immune from this phenomena, seeing once-in-a-generation staffing changes due to remote work and the lingering effects of the “Great Resignation”.
Now more than ever, agencies are hiring remote workers across multiple states and localities, bringing with it a new host employer responsibilities to navigate complicated, cross-jurisdictional labor law compliance. A patchwork of state laws, each with its own set of standards, now govern agencies operating across the U.S. in areas including paid family and medical leave, pay equity and transparency initiatives, fair chance hiring practices, employee electronic monitoring, and more.
