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Q We’re a nonprofit employer that has an employee whose spouse suffered a severe injury. Are we required to indefinitely provide a salary and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave to this employee to care for the...
The recent focus for many employers has been on Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave and getting a policy in place. Most employers tackled Earned Paid Leave (EPL) back in 2021 when it was passed into law. We want to alert...
Q Must a nonexempt employee who is scheduled to work 14 hours in a two-week pay period be paid overtime if the employee works more than the 14 hours? Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employees are only entitled...
With the constantly changing equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action (AA) landscapes in recent years, it has been difficult for employers to stay on top of continuing obligations. Below is a list of...
In case you were looking for another chatbot cautionary tale, the latest comes from a decision issued by an administrative law judge analyzing a company’s arguments in defense of a National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)...
Email is a major form of communication, and employers need to teach their employees how to be effective users of email, including when not to use it. Here are the Big 5: five rules everyone should follow when sending and...
Colorado employers should review their Form I-9 and employment eligibility verification procedures following the enactment of House Bill (HB) 26-1283. The new law became effective on June 3, 2026, and added new...
On August 21, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published three final rules that collectively dismantle or significantly curtail longstanding affirmative action obligations for federal contractors, marking a...
An employee handbook is one of the most important documents an employer can maintain. It serves as a guide for employees, establishes workplace expectations, and helps ensure consistent application of company policies. A...
Both the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Arizona Minimum Wage Act (AMWA) require “employers” to pay employees minimum wage for all hours worked. Restaurant owners often use layered LLCs to separate ownership from...
The news is full of stories of how financially ill-prepared many people are for retirement. But the responsibility doesn’t lie just with employees. Certainly, employers need to examine how effective their retirement...
Young people often consider student loan debt as a necessary—but temporary—burden. They see loans as an investment in their future, and they’re confident they can pay off the debt in a reasonable timeframe, then start...
A former court reporter for the Wisconsin Circuit Court for Rusk County filed a federal lawsuit against the state director of courts, a judge, and others alleging, among other claims, that she suffered a hostile work...
The situation surrounding Salvadoran temporary protected status (TPS) is uncertain, but beneficiaries remain protected. Before wrongfully terminating your Salvadoran employees, learn how to properly navigate this...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay, big employer or small, like it or not. The challenge is getting managers to embrace a new way of working while still getting the job done. Here are some ideas based on the...
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