For those who do not practice in the criminal realm, a few changes have come out recently that might impact employers and private companies related to immigration generally, as well as hiring, internal audits and internal investigations, specifically.
On February 5, 2025, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) issued marching orders to the ...
We often get a raised eyebrow or a confused look when discussing the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) or National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). For companies free from union activity and free from following a collective bargaining agreement, many believe they are outside the reach of the NLRB. Safe to say, they are not. Consider the following:
Among the flurry of first-week executive orders issued by the Trump administration, President Trump ordered federal workers to report back to the office. Federal agencies and departments must take all necessary steps to end telework arrangements and require federal employees to work in-person full-time, rather than hybrid arrangements ...
It has been approximately one week since President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” (the “EO”). The EO’s stated purpose is to ensure federal civil-rights laws are enforced to the benefit of all Americans and to end illegal diversity, equity ...
With the start of this new semester, we have received several questions regarding whether student interns need to be paid. As everyone knows, state and federal law requires employers to pay employees for their work. However, employers may have some wiggle room when it comes to student interns.
Generally, a seven-factor test is used to determine ...
Back in November 2024, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed into law SB 104, colloquially known as the "Bathroom Bill." This law--which goes into effect on February 25, 2025--provides specific guidelines for restroom, locker room, changing room, and shower room facilities in schools. The law will prohibit students from using facilities ...
My mother would say politics isn’t dinner table talk. Often, it is not something you want to discuss at a cocktail party, either. So, can a private employer prohibit political comments or expression in the workplace? As with most things in life, the answer is a nuanced ‘maybe’; especially since private employers cannot dictate nor control ...
What’s a busy HR professional to do now? You were so looking forward to spending the holidays planning for compliance with the Department of Labor (DOL)’s new overtime rule and then it got struck down (thanks Texas judges!) Now, what to do with all those empty hours?
How about working on a checklist of HR items for the New Year? A few include:
On December 3, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) introduced a Final Rule to end an employer’s ability to pay individuals with disabilities subminimum wages under federal law. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) permits employers to pay employees less than minimum wage only ...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a decision ruling that employers violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) when they require employees to attend captive audience meetings. While the decision was not entirely unexpected in light of previous memoranda from the General Counsel for the NLRB, the decision ...