President Trump is trying to remove major agencies from collective bargaining coverage, and federal employee unions won a broad preliminary injunction against the Executive Order (EO). But the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of...
Employment Law Letter
Six years ago, California employers were reeling from COVID-related workplace restrictions, including rules prohibiting or restricting attendance at the office. Personal privacy rights were jettisoned, as everybody’s...
It is a common enough situation: An employee who has never asserted a disability is acting or speaking inappropriately or oddly or being aggressive or noncompliant, and a supervisor surmises that a mental health...
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...
Just over two years have passed since the U.S. Supreme Court overruled precedent on the issue of adverse employment actions in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 employment discrimination cases in its seminal...
On April 22, 2026, Virginia enacted a paid family and medical leave law after the Virginia General Assembly accepted Governor Abigail Spanberger’s amendments. The program will be administered by the Virginia Employment...
On April 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued proposed regulations simplifying the analysis on whether multiple employers are considered joint employers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the...
Artificial intelligence—or AI as we all refer to it—is rapidly transforming and becoming increasingly integrated into employer’s decision-making. Employers are leveraging AI tools to streamline hiring, manage employee...
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An article published recently in the Harvard Business Review (“Employees Are Relying on AI For Personal Support. That’s Risky” by Constance Noonan Hadley and Sarah L. Wright) argues that we are sliding to the point where...
Recently, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) made unannounced changes to their Form I-9 inspection guidance. Employers are required to verify the identity and employment authorization for all employees through the...
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Employers have long used reductions in force (RIFs) as a high-risk but familiar response to economic pressure, restructuring, or strategic change. Traditionally, employers evaluated RIF-related risk through relatively...