To summarize, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers with 15 or more employees must provide reasonable accommodations for anxiety disorders if the...
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, usually referred to as ADHD, is an all too common condition in the modern workspace — as 10.5 million adults in the US have...
Data brokers are already in your workplace, surveilling your employees and selling what they gather, whether you know it or not. And we’re not the only one who thinks...
Everyone, including us, had to take a crash course in HIPAA’s privacy provisions after the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health...
Under HIPAA and ADA, employee medical records are confidential and should be kept separate from general personnel files. Only authorized personnel should have access to...
The PUMP Act, enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, extends FLSA-protected unpaid lactation breaks to nursing mothers who are exempt employees....
The Federal Trade Commission in January published a proposed rule that would make it illegal for employers to require employees to sign noncompete agreements as a...
The rules for reimbursing employees’ travel expenses seem straightforward enough—employees account to you for their expenses, submit receipts for those expenses, and...
In response to a dramatic spike in child-labor violations, the Biden administration has launched a wide-ranging push to compel employers to obey the law. Among the...
We’ve been reading conflicting analyses about the PUMP Act, which was included as Division KK in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA). The PUMP Act requires...
As an HR professional, Form I-9 may have been your first introduction to the world of immigration and work authorizations. There’s a reason for that. The nation’s...
November’s 2022 midterms will leave us with a Democrat-controlled Senate and Republican-controlled House in 2023. That means a split Congress will make it more...
Independent contractor rules are about to change – again. It may seem like just yesterday that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) tried to update its classification...
The big bosses—a/k/a federal agencies—have noticed the proliferation of bossware, and they are not amused. The National Labor Relations Board has announced its...
Ballot initiatives are direct democracy in action. A dozen states had initiatives affecting employment this year. If you’re in one of these states, then...
Creating an inclusive work environment often requires some flexibility around accommodating employees with different cultures, abilities, and beliefs. Employers also...
It can be difficult to keep up with the many lawsuits constantly being slung at businesses. Which ones are important? What cases could have insights that impact our...
Since the onset of the pandemic, employers have been allowed to inspect employees’ Form I-9 documents remotely, provided in-person inspection occurs within three days...
Properly classifying employees is often a complicated task. It has been made even more complex in recent years due to the constantly shifting laws and guidelines...
Failure to properly compensate employees for working overtime is a common cause of lawsuits and department of labor (DOL) investigations. Businesses that do not pay or...
