Wisconsin law prohibits employment discrimination based on protected traits and requires employers to comply with various wage and hour standards. It also prohibits retaliation against employees who complain of...
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Q We have an employee who works at two of our locations in different states. Are they eligible to receive accrued sick leave under both state laws, and should they accrue leave separately based on each state’s...
Nevada business owners have undoubtedly seen the many news reports indicating that, on only his second day in office, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) designed to eliminate affirmative action (AA)...
In late 2019, the salary threshold for exempting an employee from overtime pay was lowered. In March 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) raised the threshold, expanding the number of employees eligible for overtime pay...
Q We have a pregnant employee who isn’t qualified for Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave because she just started with the company. She hasn’t been coming to work regularly and has been consistently working under...
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers all Texas employers) just gave us an important reminder about how to defeat the increasingly popular claim of retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of...
President Donald Trump has emphasized immigration enforcement and implementation of “hire American” policies that will present challenges to an employer’s ability to hire and retain foreign talent. As expected, the...
Q We have an employee who recently passed away. He wasn’t married, didn’t have a will, and didn’t have company life insurance or death benefits. How do we handle his final paycheck? Do we continue with our regular...
As the Trump administration focuses its priorities, employers need to be aware of several new, proposed, and potential changes to workplace laws, regulations, and federal agency enforcement initiatives. Here is a preview...
In 2025, you’d think I wouldn’t have to write that headline, but I do. A recent case from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (our federal appeals court over Texas) laid down the law once again and made it easier for...
It didn’t take long into the second Trump administration to get a glimpse of what the federal administrative agencies may look like, at least for the near future. Here’s what we’ve seen so far. Secretary of labor The...
On January 7, 2025, the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings apply to employers in West Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina) found that a student-athlete pleaded a viable sexual harassment claim by...
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) prohibits employment discrimination and retaliation based on an employee’s military status or obligations. If an individual’s military status or...
Employers facing lawsuits or government investigations under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) must demonstrate that certain employees are exempt from the law’s requirements for minimum wage and overtime pay...
Employers aren’t required to pay nonexempt employees for the time they spend commuting between their home and work to begin their workday or after ending their workday. Travel time during the workday is often compensable...