--- title: "Employment Law Newsletters | Labor Law Newsletters" description: "" url: "https://wimlaw.com/publications/newsletters?start=33" date: "2026-06-03T04:25:21+00:00" language: "en-US" --- # Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues Our Monthly Report on Labor Law Issues, also known as the Employment Law Bulletin, is a monthly newsletter that covers a wide range of labor law issues, including affirmative action plans, strikes, OSHA regulations, minimum wage requirements, and more. Other topics covered have included issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as workplace walk-outs and strikes, vaccinations, and employee rights related to positive test results and quarantine. The newsletter also covers issues related to discrimination, such as artificial intelligence and racial bias, and issues related to unions, such as organizing efforts and union successes at companies like Amazon and Starbucks. The newsletter also covers issues related to taxes, immigration, and court cases related to labor law. ***[Stay informed and avoid legal missteps, by subscribing to email updates here.](https://wimlaw.com/updates)*** [ ![virtual meeting](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/d6/sigmund-YUuSAJkS3U4-unsplash-d66a601a.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1545:dangers-ai-meeting-transcription&catid=53)## [Dangers of Transcribing E-Meetings](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1545:dangers-ai-meeting-transcription&catid=53) January 30, 2026 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) One effect of AI in its transcription services has been to expand the use of recording meetings and even phone-call transcriptions. Zoom meeting calls are particularly often attended by AI transcription. There are dangers to such use. [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1545:dangers-ai-meeting-transcription&catid=53) [ ![international flags](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/f7/jason-leung-jCBzW_Q_UGI-unsplash-f703c1dd.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1546:tps-termination-work-authorization&catid=53)## [TPS Update (As of 12/15/2025)](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1546:tps-termination-work-authorization&catid=53) January 30, 2026 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) The Trump Administration has acted to terminate TPS status for several countries. Of course, litigation has followed each notice of termination. However, if the Trump Administration continues to follow the law, these terminations will be upheld because the Secretary of Homeland Security has vast discretion to terminate TPS status and courts do not have aut… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1546:tps-termination-work-authorization&catid=53) [ ![american flag](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/ce/josh-johnson-ALGRkWz3-yc-unsplash-ce8e38d8.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1539:eeoc-origin-discrimination-bias&catid=53)## [EEOC Issues New Guidance on National Origin Discrimination](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1539:eeoc-origin-discrimination-bias&catid=53) January 30, 2026 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) On November 19, 2025, the EEOC released new guidance affirming EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas’s commitment in advancing robust enforcement and awareness around national origin discrimination and anti-American bias. The EEOC announced in a press release that many employers have policies and practices preferring illegal aliens, migrant workers, or non-immigrant gue… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1539:eeoc-origin-discrimination-bias&catid=53) [ ![files stacked](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/b6/wesley-tingey-snNHKZ-mGfE-unsplash-b62f6db5.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1528:employee-personnel-file-laws-investigation&catid=53)## [Issues Regarding Employee Access to Their Personnel Files](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1528:employee-personnel-file-laws-investigation&catid=53) December 18, 2025 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) Employers have varied practices regarding what materials to add to employee personnel files, but such materials generally include on-boarding documents, acknowledgments of certain policies such as handbooks, verification of participation in training, benefit elections, absentee records, and disciplinary records. Some 19 states have laws that provide curren… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1528:employee-personnel-file-laws-investigation&catid=53) [ ![electronic devices](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/53/hal-gatewood-WcYeiHMexR0-unsplash-53858404.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1529:employer-access-employee-personal-cell-phones-privacy-laws&catid=53)## [Issues of Employer Access to Employees’ Personal Devices Such as Cell Phones, Etc](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1529:employer-access-employee-personal-cell-phones-privacy-laws&catid=53) December 18, 2025 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) Many employers have not adequately considered that business-related communications exist on personal employees’ cell phones and other devices, and to what extent they have access to such information. It is not uncommon for employees including managers and supervisors to use their personal devices for work purposes. It creates intellectual property issues… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1529:employer-access-employee-personal-cell-phones-privacy-laws&catid=53) [ ![mechanical calculator printer](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/e2/stellrweb-djb1whucfBY-unsplash-e2303f63.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1530:settlement-agreement-tax-allocation&catid=53)## [Settlement Agreement Wording Can Determine Tax Treatment](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1530:settlement-agreement-tax-allocation&catid=53) December 18, 2025 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) A settlement agreement of a discrimination case can be instrumental in determining its tax treatment. First, any portion of the settlement agreement is tax exempt to the extent it is for a “personal physical injury” under Internal Revenue Code § 104(a)(2). For that reason, settlement agreements should make mention of any such personal injuries, as tax exe… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1530:settlement-agreement-tax-allocation&catid=53) [ ![clock and calendar](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/0b/nivedh-p-sazD8ZHV_VI-unsplash-0b484bcf.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1531:cobra-requirements-federal-penalties&catid=53)## [Employers Should Be Careful in the Wording of Their Cobra Notices](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1531:cobra-requirements-federal-penalties&catid=53) December 18, 2025 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) Employers should be aware that the federal COBRA law requires employers with 20 or more employees to allow workers to temporarily continue their health coverage after they have been terminated or experienced a qualifying event. The statute requires employers to notify workers of their COBRA rights, dictates what information must be included, and when the n… [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1531:cobra-requirements-federal-penalties&catid=53) [ ![group of people and listening](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/51/sincerely-media-dGxOgeXAXm8-unsplash-51fb792a.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1532:dei-hostile-work-environment-legal-risks&catid=53)## [Federal Circuit Court Upholds Claim against DEI Training](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1532:dei-hostile-work-environment-legal-risks&catid=53) December 18, 2025 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal equal opportunity protection laws apply equally to all workers regardless of race, gender, and other protected characteristics. Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services. [Learn More](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1532:dei-hostile-work-environment-legal-risks&catid=53) [ ![smoker](https://wimlaw.com/media/yootheme/cache/96/gowtham-agm-UnuvaxwVoPk-unsplash-969bc6a6.jpg) ](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1533:erisa-tobacco-surcharge-compliance&catid=53)## [Employers Should Be Careful Charging Smokers Extra for Health Coverage](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1533:erisa-tobacco-surcharge-compliance&catid=53) December 18, 2025 | [Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues](https://wimlaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=53) Federal law allows employer-sponsored health plans to charge smokers a penalty, but the plan will violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) if those workers are not given a reasonable alternative to avoid paying the fee. One such alternative is participating in a smoker cessation program that complies with certain legal requirements. 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