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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.

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Developments with Starbucks Strike

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
The union at Starbucks, Starbucks Workers United, has become frustrated that it has not been able to negotiate (on its desired terms, of course) a collective bargaining agreement with any Starbucks location.  The union has been in negotiations with Starbucks for more than 18 months.  Although technically each location has its own negotiations, the union has…
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Some Employers Are Encouraging Workers to Use AI

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
A number of companies are reportedly providing bonuses to employees as an encouragement to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) at work.  IBM is among the firms that are paying cash, awarding points or other incentives to encourage the adoption of AI.  At Brez, payouts range from $150 for small scale efforts to thousands of dollars for those with high impact. …
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Dangers of Transcribing E-Meetings

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
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.  
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TPS Update (As of 12/15/2025)

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
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…
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EEOC Issues New Guidance on National Origin Discrimination

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
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…
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Issues Regarding Employee Access to Their Personnel Files

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
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…
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Issues of Employer Access to Employees’ Personal Devices Such as Cell Phones, Etc

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
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…
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Settlement Agreement Wording Can Determine Tax Treatment

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
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…
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Employers Should Be Careful in the Wording of Their Cobra Notices

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
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…
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Federal Circuit Court Upholds Claim against DEI Training

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
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. 
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Employers Should Be Careful Charging Smokers Extra for Health Coverage

| Employment Law Newsletter: A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues
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.  D…
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