One of the most difficult parts of owning a business is finding great employees. Successful business owners know they cannot be everywhere at once and therefore must rely on their key employees. Sometimes retaining key...
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Last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made changes to its reporting rules under Section 111, specifically as they relate to Medicare set-asides (MSAs). Section 111 audits will begin next month...
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? Both employers and employees have responsibilities when FMLA...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a half-day program on January 27, 2026, focused on employee noncompetes. The FTC indicated its intent to pursue prosecution of agreements that violate antitrust or otherwise...
With the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI)—and the opportunities for learning it brings—it’s reasonable for employers to assume that finding talent with on-point skills is easy. But recent research points to...
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When the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) files a lawsuit against an employer, it often issues a press release identifying the employer being sued and summarizing the allegations of unlawful...
Organizations studying hiring report that employers are increasingly missing hiring goals and taking far too long to bring talent on board. Many employers bemoan a lack of qualified workers, as well as an oversupply of...
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On January 22, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted 2 to 1 to rescind its 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace—which had provided the agency’s position for identifying...
Under the Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Act, an employee who was injured in the course of employment can file an unreasonable refusal to rehire claim when the employer, without reasonable cause, refuses to rehire the...
Q We have an employee who uses Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave intermittently, and her supervisor never knows when she’s going to call out. The employee handles time-sensitive documentation, and the leave is...
In the wake of political unrest on immigration issues, division across the nation following the Charlie Kirk assassination, and the suspension of a Ford Motor Co. employee in Michigan who called President Donald Trump a...
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The Department of Labor (DOL) rang in the new year with some new guidance for employers covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This time, the DOL addressed whether an employee’s travel to and from medical...
On January 23, 2026, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill issued an Executive Order (EO) affecting numerous proposed regulations and rules that have either been proposed within the past 12 months or remained pending for...
A famous Texas lawyer once remarked that “there are no loopholes in the law; the law is the law!” The truth of the observation came as relief to one Texas employer that was sued—and dodged—an overtime bill of $350,000...
The Department of Labor (DOL) started off 2026 by issuing numerous opinion letters on issues arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Opinion Letter FLSA2026-4 addresses questions regarding the overtime...
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