Wisconsin law limits an employer’s ability to access employees’ personal information and outlines specific restrictions and exceptions, which are also detailed in the Wisconsin Social Media Protection Act. This article...
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Office workers of yesteryear would no doubt be astounded by the modern office, with its collaborative workspaces, advanced communications, and ever-changing technology. But the up-to-date workers of today may be even...
May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter
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Everybody’s talking about artificial intelligence (AI)—how to use it, how to avoid its pitfalls, how to keep up with changing technology, and how to balance costs and benefits. The questions go on and on, but if HR...
May 01, 2025 · Employment Law Letter
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· Texas
· Great Lakes
· Illinois
· Indiana
· Michigan
· Ohio
· Wisconsin
· 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
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Since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has taken steps to reshape its policy priorities in interpreting and enforcing the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)...
Q We have an employee who’s asking to leave work early and use the last hour of her normal schedule to pick up her son and accompany him to therapy sessions that will take place two days per week for 12 weeks. Would this...
Q Our employees drive vehicles strictly for work purposes, but we don’t have a policy on such use. After employees received several speeding tickets, we’d like to introduce a policy that would allow management to deduct...
At the end of February 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in an employment discrimination lawsuit that focused on a reverse discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Although...
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Employers nationwide have spent considerable time and effort preparing for one of the most competitive H-1B visa seasons yet. From 12 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on March 7 to 12 p.m. ET on March 27, employers were able to...
Whether a company is a start-up, in growth mode, or looking to hire out-of-state workers, it may face a dilemma about whether to bring on a new worker as an employee or an independent contractor. That distinction is...
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In a case successfully defended on behalf of a Maryland employer by Whiteford attorneys before the U.S. District Court for Maryland, an employee challenged a Maryland employer’s right to terminate his employment based on...
With the recent filing of criminal charges against an employer, immigration enforcement actions have escalated to a new level. ICE raids bakery Leonardo Baez and Alicia Avila-Guel have owned and operated Abby’s Bakery...