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On December 2, 2025, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the new “Trump accounts,” which were created by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The...

Q If an employee takes sick leave but hasn’t completed and returned an Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) form, can the employer lawfully terminate employment? Under the FMLA, employers are permitted to require medical...

Artificial intelligence (AI) use is now pervasive, and the era of AI-generated employee communication has arrived. Employers are increasingly encountering emails and letters that feel a little too polished, unusually...

In a significant published opinion, the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to employers in Oklahoma and Kansas) recently affirmed summary judgment (dismissal without a trial) in favor of a McAfee &...

Q An employee is requesting to use Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave to care for her brother, who’s in the hospital in critical care. He isn’t a service member, and she’s neither his caregiver nor in loco...

At the end of 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the impending implementation of a weighted selection process for cap-subject H-1B petitions to take effect on February 27, 2026, in advance of...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued Weighted Selection Process for Registrants and Petitioners Seeking to File Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions, a final rule that significantly reshapes how H-1B cap...

A new era began in Texas on September 1, 2025, when House Bill (HB) 4623 took effect. The Texas law stripped school districts and most of their employees of immunity from lawsuits for sexual misconduct. Who is covered...

The New York State Assembly and Senate passed numerous pieces of legislation during the concluded legislative session in late December. This article reviews three enactments that Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law and...

During a recent round of labor negotiations, a union proposed the following language regarding artificial intelligence (AI): “Artificial Intelligence shall not be utilized in any manner that displaces, diminishes, or...

A significant element in proving an age discrimination claim in Wisconsin is that the claimant is 40 years old or older. With Wisconsin’s median age hovering right above 40, employers should be mindful of the rights of...

With 2026 upon us, businesses, employees, and policymakers alike are preparing for the year ahead, and with it come anticipated shifts in the labor and employment landscape. Each year brings its own set of challenges and...

The One Big Beautiful Bill altered the Federal Tax Code as we know it. Title 7 of the bill contains key provisions such as “no tax on tips or overtime.” These “no tax” benefits are implemented in the form of deductions...

Employees, including school administrators, have constitutional First Amendment rights, but they are not unlimited. Sometimes it comes down to a balancing test, to see if the employees’ free speech interest outweighs the...

Courts have struggled with the concept of voluntary labor, erring on the side of employee protection, even when that means that wanted voluntary positions become unavailable. Though we thought the analytical rules were...