'Don't Look for Me, I'll Be Working from Starbucks Today': A Review of Regulations That May Apply to Off-Site Workplaces

摘要

As employers seek to secure needed talent they are becoming more open to alternative work arrangements, including home-based offices and other off-site work locations. Such arrangements, however, can be legally ambiguous because the line between personal and business space and activities may be unclear. Union organizers may also question home-based work arrangements. Employers contemplating alternative work arrangements need to look into their liability exposure under a variety of laws, such as the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, workmen's compensation laws, the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA), the National Labor Relations Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and local zoning ordinances. Forewarned may indeed be forearmed.