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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has taken a significant step toward eliminating the federal EEO-1 reporting requirement that many employers have followed for decades. On July 21, 2026, the EEOC voted...

More than five percent of employed Americans hold more than one job, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. For employers, outside employment may raise concerns related to employee performance, competition...

Federal immigration authorities reportedly are using domestic air travel information to locate and arrest noncitizens suspected of overstaying their authorized periods of admission. Here’s what employers should know...

Calculating accurate wages and hours for employees remains a persistent risk area for Wisconsin employers, particularly those operating in construction and other jobsite-driven industries. While many employers understand...

Colorado has enacted House Bill (HB) 26-1283, a new law restricting how employers handle government-issued identification documents. Although the statute is primarily intended to prevent the exploitation of workers...

A recent case from Austin teaches us about two key legal issues: (1) the importance of the threshold issue of an adverse employment action; and (2) the cat’s paw theory. But first, the story. ‘Future looks bright,’ but...

How old is too old to be in the workforce? There’s no good way to answer that question since some people remain in their prime even at an advanced age and others struggle to make it to a typical retirement age. The job...

An old maxim advises that honesty is the best policy, but desperate jobseekers may not heed that advice. Various surveys show that applicants often resort to submitting résumés that contain embellishments—or even...

You may have heard the phrase “change is the only constant in life.” That quote seems especially appropriate in the world of employment law these days. For decades, employers had largely girded themselves against...

A recent decision from the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals—which has jurisdiction over Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Utah— is significant for employers because it separates several common...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit (whose rulings apply to all employers in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin) held that a Wisconsin health system employer’s practice of including shift differentials, weekend...

Employers in New York State now face a new legal standard for failure-to-accommodate-religion claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 after a recent ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second...

Worker safety in extreme temperatures has been the focus of significant discussion for many years. Although the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) tried to implement an explicit heat safety...

There are effective emails, and then there are ineffective emails. Effective emails use the formula B.L.U.F.—Bottom Line Up Front. This is not saying you should be unprofessional; it’s saying you should be professional...

Your organization needs to implement a reduction in force (RIF), and you know you’re required to avoid discrimination in your selection criteria. What could be more objective and nondiscriminatory than an artificial...