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U.S. Court of Appeals decision puts NLRB elections case on life support

by Paul J. Zech, Felhaber Larson

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Change to marijuana classification, but not for OK employers (for now)

For years, marijuana has been classified as a Schedule I drug under the federal Controlled Substance Act. Heroin, LSD, peyote, and quaaludes are other drugs that fall under the Schedule I classification. In December...

Mar 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma

What to do when employees fail to return FMLA certification

Q If an employee takes sick leave but hasn’t completed and returned a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) form, can the employer lawfully terminate employment? It depends. The regulations concerning the FMLA require...

Mar 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia

More health plan transparency means the future is now: What you need to know

Using a multipronged approach, the federal government is aggressively promoting greater transparency and understanding of costs and pricing in the healthcare and health insurance market. Indeed, last month, the U.S...

Mar 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · New York · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont

New NJFLA broadens employee benefits, complicates employer compliance

On January 18, 2026—as one of his last acts before leaving office—New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law A3451/S2950 to greatly expand employer coverage and employee eligibility under the New Jersey Family Leave...

Mar 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia

Guns at work: Keeping employees safe in troubling times

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), nearly two million American workers report experiencing some type of workplace violence annually. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor...

Mar 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia

2025 Executive Orders to watch in 2026

The first year of President Donald Trump’s second term proved to be a busy one. The White House issued Executive Orders (EOs) on a wide range of topics, including employment, energy and natural resources, government...

Mar 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · New York · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · Midsouth · Kentucky · North Carolina · South Carolina · Tennessee · West Virginia · Midwest · Arkansas · Kansas · Missouri · Oklahoma · Mountain West · Colorado · Idaho · Montana · New Mexico · Utah · Wyoming · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont · Southeast · Alabama · Florida · Georgia · Louisiana · Mississippi · Upper Midwest · Iowa · Minnesota · Nebraska · North Dakota · South Dakota · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

DOL dispels misconception about performance-based bonus plans

Performance-based bonus plans can motivate employees to work harder—if the employee does X, the employer promises to give the employee Y bonus. Sounds like a win-win, right? But there is a catch. Generally, performance...

Mar 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin

Here’s your practical guide on how and when to use NDAs

As businesses grow, owners may increasingly rely on key employees and HR professionals to manage functions owners don’t directly oversee. Key employees and HR professionals are typically those employees who have access...

Mar 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Great Lakes · Illinois · Indiana · Michigan · Ohio · Wisconsin · New England · Connecticut · Maine · Massachusetts · New Hampshire · Rhode Island · Vermont

EEOC revokes its guidance on transgender protections under Title VII

At a public meeting on January 22, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to rescind its Biden-era harassment guidance that identified persistent misgendering and/or limiting restroom access by...

Mar 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · Mid-Atlantic · Delaware · Maryland · New Jersey · Pennsylvania · Virginia · West · Alaska · Arizona · Hawaii · Nevada · Oregon · Washington

California Court of Appeal rejects ‘no harm no foul’ rule

It’s easy to make a technical mistake when conducting employment background checks, and you might think liability for that mistake disappears if you hire the candidate. No harm, no foul, right? Not according to the...

Feb 11, 2026 · Employment Law Letter · California

Congress nearing budget compromise

After the longest government shutdown in history, caused by Congress’ inability to draft a budget, there appeared to be little interest in repeating that episode. As a result, at the time of this writing, Congress was...

Feb 01, 2026 · Federal Employment Law Insider

EEOC alters voting procedures

On January 14, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted 2-to-1 in its first public hearing of 2026 to rescind its voting procedures that set out a timeline for individual commissioners to review...

Feb 01, 2026 · Federal Employment Law Insider