Most employers are prepared for new laws at the start of each year – but did you know that a heap of new workplace laws take effect at the halfway point? Here’s your employer cheat sheet to prepare for July 1 effective dates…...more
6/24/2025
/ Biometric Information ,
Breastfeeding ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Disabilities ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Income Taxes ,
Job Applicants ,
Minimum Wage ,
Name and Likeness ,
New Legislation ,
New Rules ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Notice Requirements ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Parental Leave ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Transparency ,
Popular ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
School Policies ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
State Taxes ,
Student Athletes ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Time-Off Policies ,
Tip Credit ,
Tipped Employees ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety ,
Workplace Violence
Did you keep up with all the workplace law updates in 2024? Take our quiz to see if you can score a perfect 10 or need to do some catch-up work. After jotting down your answers, use the answer key at the end (no peeking!) to...more
1/6/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Chevron Deference ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employer Rights ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Heat Exposure ,
Lateral Transfers ,
New Rules ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Privacy Laws ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Safety Inspections ,
Title VII ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Workplace Harassment Guidance ,
Workplace Safety
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more
12/3/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Ballot Measures ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
NLRB ,
Over-Time ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will be our nation’s next president – and the impact on workplace law will be significant regardless of who prevails. During their campaign trails, each candidate has provided some clues...more
9/12/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Gig Economy ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Relations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Leave ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Political Candidates ,
Presidential Elections ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Tipped Employees ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
The Supreme Court issued several momentous decisions last term that will have a lasting impact on employer practices. The Justices continued to shape the workplace law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more
7/18/2024
/ Acheson Hotels LLC v Laufer ,
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Administrative Remedies ,
Adverse Employment Action ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Chevron Deference ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corner Post Inc v Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Failure to Accommodate ,
Fringe Benefits ,
Government Agencies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Disputes ,
Labor Relations ,
Lateral Transfers ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
Muldrow v City of St Louis ,
Murray v UBS Securities LLC ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Over-Time ,
Reinstatement ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
SCOTUS ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Smith v Spizzirri ,
Standard of Proof ,
Starbucks Corp. v McKinney ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Title VII ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Union Organizers ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers