On May 14, 2026, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a technical amendment formally reinstating the 2019 regulation establishing the salary threshold for exempt executive, administrative, and professional employees...
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Cases are just now starting to come out involving the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). For lessons on how one employer ran afoul of its obligations, read on. Timeline It’s often helpful in a factually dense case to...
Employers regularly use performance improvement plans (PIPs) as tools for addressing employee performance deficiencies. But in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis—which...
With temperatures on the rise all across the nation, employers need to stay on top of workplace heat issues to protect workers from preventable heat-related illnesses and injuries. In April 2026, the Occupational Health...
According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) most recent published annual reporting, claims for disability-related discrimination (38%) outpaced race (34%) and sex (26%) related filings. Indeed, in...
On May 12, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit against Oregon-based Advanced Technology Group, Inc., a project-based construction services company with jobsites nationwide. The...
A common question employers ask: How long do we need to keep records related to employee benefits, and what are the rules? This summary covers the requirements for benefit plans governed by ERISA (the Employee Retirement...
Tennessee is on the verge of enacting sweeping changes to the enforceability of restrictive covenants. A bill that cleared both chambers of the General Assembly in April now awaits Governor Bill Lee’s signature, and...
As companies continue to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) tools to streamline various business processes, many of these tools are being applied to workforce management tasks. While the power of these tools is...
The Texas Supreme Court smacked down a decision from a Houston appeals court that—if allowed to stand—would have greatly expanded liability for negligent hiring decisions made by Texas companies. Read on. Tragic accident...
Tuition reimbursement can be a strong recruiting and retention tool. For Wisconsin employers, the value of that benefit often depends on whether the repayment terms are clear, practical, and enforceable before the onset...
Evidence is piling up that many in today’s workplace are not OK. Stressors like financial insecurity, worries about artificial intelligence (AI), and political strife spilling into the workplace are dragging people down...
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Today’s workplaces likely have a different look and feel than the offices of just a few years ago. When hybrid work first became normalized, organizations began looking at space differently and even downsizing their real...
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I hear the incredulity from clients constantly: “Overtime? We pay our employees a salary—they aren’t eligible for overtime.” I call it the salary assumption. Unofficially, it’s the most common misconception in employment...
Employers are generally not required to complete a Form I-9 for employees who are employed by a contractor providing contract services (such as employee leasing or temporary agencies) and providing labor or services to...