Helping Employers in Employment Law Matters and Labor Relations
The holiday party is supposed to be the fun part of the year. It is also where a surprising number of employment problems start. A little planning on the front end keeps the celebration from turning into a claim. Alcohol … Read More
Year-end cuts rarely happen all at once. An employer eliminates 40 positions in October, another 35 in December, and a few more in January. Each reduction looks too small to trigger the WARN Act. Together, they may not be. Year-end … Read More
It usually comes from a good place. A manager wants to plan ahead, so they ask a longtime employee about their retirement timeline. The intention is practical. The legal exposure is real. This isn’t a rare concern. In a recent … Read More
November 3 may be the date on the calendar, but voting leave season is already underway. Early in-person voting grew from just 3 percent in 1996 to 31 percent in 2024. Early voting now spans days or weeks in many … Read More
Your employee handbook is often the first document opposing counsel asks for, and the first one an agency investigator reads. When it’s current, it’s a shield. When it’s outdated, it becomes Exhibit A against you. The fourth quarter is underway, … Read More
How you handle a complaint often matters as much as the conduct behind it. A rushed or sloppy investigation can create more liability than the original issue. Here are three mistakes employers make again and again, and three reminders to … Read More
Some of the most expensive employment law mistakes start with something an employer was sure was true. Here are 4 common HR myths, busted: Myth 1: “At-will means I can fire anyone, anytime, for any reason.” At-will employment gives you … Read More
Quick Takeaway: FMLA exhaustion isn’t the end of your obligations — it’s the trigger for a separate one under the ADA. Terminating on the exhaustion date without engaging in the interactive process is a common, and commonly litigated, mistake. The … Read More
An employee asks to bring their dog to work, explaining that it helps them manage anxiety. Your first instinct may be to ask whether it is a “real” service animal. In the workplace, that is the wrong question and getting … Read More
We see this frequently–no union, no problem with the NLRA. Nope. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) covers nearly every private sector employer, union or not. Section 7 protects “concerted activity for mutual aid or protection” –a broad right that … Read More
If your business holds federal contracts, your affirmative action obligations are about to change significantly. The Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published three Final Rules that scale back key compliance requirements, all effective September 21, 2026. Here … Read More