It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the new administration has been moving on initiatives impacting the workplace and beyond. For the latest...more
5/5/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Clean Energy ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disparate Impact ,
EEO-1 ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Energy Projects ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Funding ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Garden Leave ,
Generation Z ,
H-1B ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
New Rules ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Seasonal Workers ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the Trump administration has been moving on initiatives impacting the workplace and beyond. For the latest...more
3/31/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Deadlines ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
H-1B ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Data ,
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Registration Requirement ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
USCIS ,
Visa Caps ,
Wage and Hour
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the White House acted in the first days of President Trump’s second term. In order to ensure you stay on...more
2/3/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
EEO ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Reform ,
Labor Reform ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Pay Transparency ,
Standard of Proof ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
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
1/6/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Construction Industry ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Data Privacy ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
H-1B ,
H-2A ,
H-2B ,
Hiring & Firing ,
New Rules ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
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
11/4/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automatic Renewals ,
Data Privacy ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Open Enrollment ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Privacy Laws ,
Social Media ,
Subscription Services ,
Wage and Hour
While federal employment laws set nationwide standards, state and local laws often go well beyond – not only creating additional compliance obligations but also a patchwork of workplace rights to navigate. These laws vary...more
5/3/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Relations ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Transparency ,
Privacy Laws ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Salaried Employees ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
It’s never easy to make accurate predictions about what we’ll see in the workplace in the coming year, especially given the recent volatility we’ve experienced and expect for the foreseeable future. Despite the ever-present...more
12/29/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Chevron Deference ,
Child Labor ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
E-Verify ,
EEO-1 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Low-Wage Workers ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Privacy Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Were you paying attention to all the workplace law developments in 2023? While it’s hard to keep up with so many changes, you can take our quiz to test your knowledge and see how you stack up. But don’t worry if you get a...more
12/28/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Policies ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
OSHA ,
Religious Accommodation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
Most HR professionals are no strangers to technology, particularly when it comes to using applicant tracking systems and human resource information systems to hire workers and track key employment data. However, recent...more
11/22/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bias ,
Disparate Impact ,
EEOC Commissioner ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Training ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
Voluntary Self-Audit
A few years ago, your worst nightmares for your organization might have involved old-fashioned data breaches or class action lawsuits. Those seems like child’s play compared to AI-fueled deepfakes and phishing scams,...more
10/9/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Business Disruption ,
Business Operations ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Reputational Injury ,
Risk Mitigation
Summer’s the time to sit back and relax and catch up on some light reading you’ve been meaning to get to. And what better way to spend time poolside or at the beach than to scroll through some links from Fisher Phillips? Here...more
6/6/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Heat Exposure ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Religious Accommodation ,
SCOTUS ,
Traveling Employee ,
Work Schedules ,
Workplace Safety
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years — and this past...more
5/1/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Enforcement ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Mental Health ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
SCOTUS