Harassment Claimed from Co-worker Complaints That Employee Didn’t Speak Much English
Discrimination rules applicable to national origin is a priority for the current chairperson of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissio…
Employment Costs Rise at Lowest Level in Five Years
According to a December 2025 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), increases in wages and benefits increased 3.5% in the twelve…
TPS Update (as of 1/19/2026)
The Trump Administration has acted to terminate TPS status for several countries. Of course, litigation has followed each notice of termina…
Do Employer Rules Regarding Marijuana Need To Change In Light Of The New Presidential Executive Order?
On December 18, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Increasing Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research.” The exec…
Effect of Administration’s Abandonment of Disparate Impact in the Area of Discrimination Continues to Be Felt
In April 2025, the Administration ordered federal agencies to cease enforcement of a legal theory known as “disparate impact,” a neutral po…
Issues Arise for Employers Concerning the Overtime Tax Break
The new Administration’s tax law lets most workers deduct up to $12,500 of the “half” of the “time-and-a-half” of federal overtime income t…