The Big Beautiful Bill was signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. The BBB is a complex budget reconciliation law (a law that follows a special procedure for more simplified passage) that contains over a thousand...more
7/10/2025
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Dependent Care ,
Employee Benefits ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Budget ,
Flexible Spending Accounts ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Medicaid ,
New Legislation ,
One Big Beautiful Bill Act ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tips ,
Trump Administration
Employers sometimes face difficult decisions after learning of an employee’s disability. What if you learn of a disability after ongoing repeated employment deficiencies or even after a disciplinary or discharge decision...more
2/21/2023
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Appeals ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Failure to Accommodate ,
Failure to Notify ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Termination
The Department of Labor now has issued guidance, questions and answers, and a poster for those employers covered by the recently enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)...more
When, if ever, is swearing at your supervisor or coworkers a federally protected activity? The National Labor Relations Board (Board) currently is reconsidering what constitutes protected activity under the National Labor...more
The concept of joint-employer liability is popping up in the news a lot again. This is because the NLRB is taking a more aggressive view on joint-employer standards under the National Labor Relations Act, particularly as to...more
1/20/2015
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Franchise Agreements ,
Franchises ,
Joint Employers ,
McDonalds ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Right to Control ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Subsidiaries ,
Successor Liability ,
Successors ,
WARN Act
I frequently receive calls from clients involving an employee who is about to use up all of his available medical leave (FMLA or otherwise), but who has little chance of returning to work anytime soon. Many times, the...more