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More employers are using biometrics for timekeeping and security review. The biometric identifiers most frequently used by employers are face scans (“facial recognition”), fingerprints, voiceprints, and video...

Q Can we deny someone employment based on their preemployment drug screen test that was positive for cannabis if cannabis is legal in our state? Likely, no. But the decision is ultimately influenced by state law...

Nebraska, like many jurisdictions, provides employees with a common-law protection against employment termination in violation of certain public policies. Primarily, the protections allow employees to report violations...

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) defines “disability” as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity. The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) clarified that the ADA’s...

Surging changes to workplace laws understandably have employers suffering from whiplash. Historically, employment laws have shifted when presidential administrations have changed. A May 1, 2025, announcement by the U.S...

In May 2025, the Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published guidance saying that it would stop enforcing a Biden-era rule—one that had rescinded a rule created during the first Trump administration...

Q In Wisconsin, if an employee caused damage to a customer’s vehicle, can we deduct the cost from the employee’s paycheck without special consent? The short answer: No, employers must have some form of written agreement...

On February 26, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that challenges the heightened evidentiary burden imposed on majority-group employees in employment discrimination cases under Title VII of the...

Q Can we uphold our employee handbook policy that states employees are eligible for sick leave after 90 days of employment, or must we adhere to state sick leave laws that say they should be eligible upon being hired...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how companies find, evaluate, and hire talent, but it’s also raising red flags among regulators and courts. Two big developments in May 2025 show that HR teams must take a...

A recent federal court ruling striking down the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) guidelines on gender identity and sexual orientation harassment in the workplace got the attention of employers around the...

Q Can we uphold our employee handbook policy that states employees are eligible for sick leave after 90 days of employment, or must we adhere to state sick leave laws that state they should be eligible upon being hired...

On April 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14281, titled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” which directed federal agencies to cease enforcement of civil rights laws that...

Q Can we uphold our employee handbook policy that states employees are eligible for sick leave after 90 days of employment, or must we adhere to state sick leave laws that say they should be eligible upon being hired...

The first 100 days of the second Trump administration saw a flurry of Executive Orders (EOs) on a range of issues, with many aimed at rolling back long-standing civil rights, affirmative action, and antidiscrimination...