Employers Permitting Remote Work Must Weigh Policies and Privacy

Demands for remote work arrangements are rising, and employers that allow employees to work remotely must prepare to face numerous compliance challenges, payroll professionals said March 21.

States have moved away from the lockdowns that were frequent at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, but the remote work arrangements that initially arose out of necessity are sticking around as an employee perk, said Robert Davis, a partner at Davis & Harman LLP.

“We’re kind of entering a new phase of this,” Davis said at the American Payroll Association’s Capital Summit. “It’s not just about people having to be at home ...