Helping Employers in Employment Law Matters and Labor Relations
A Lesson in What Not to Do Every good HR professional knows a medical exam must be job-related and consistent with business necessity. To reject or terminate a person for a medical condition, it must be shown that the employee … Read More
The best way to implement AI into your workplace Will AI help us or destroy us? So much drama! Generative AI will be the end of the world. AI is is a mass-delusion and making people feel “like they’re losing … Read More
Reductions in Force are difficult—and full of legal pitfalls Layoffs in 2025 have moved beyond the federal government’s huge reduction in force (RIF). Tech leads the way but other industries are restructuring now— or planning to–in 2026. If your business … Read More
Labor Day–the unofficial end of summer. What are we honoring? Observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. (According to the DOL website.) The history of Labor … Read More
Bring structure and order to your payroll scheme. In most states, the days when salary information was a dark hole are over. As we all know, information is power. Between federal and state pay equity laws and state pay transparency … Read More
AI. Ugh. We will be diving deeper into AI in the coming weeks because, unfortunately, all the hoopla is correct. Artificial Intelligence is a BFD (Big Flipping Deal) and the workplace is no exception. Today is an easy AI pitfall … Read More
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.– Whether it … Read More
Prepare for the fall crush. It’s hot. Kids, animals, and company are all around. Everyone is taking PTO– except you. What is the best way to use the dog days of summer to prepare for the fall crush? You know … Read More
You don’t have to pay for workplace posters. New laws often take effect July 1 and the poster solicitations are already coming fast and furiously. As we always say: you do not have to buy, just comply! State and federal … Read More
On June 2, 2025, the DOL announced its plan to broaden and expand its opinion letter program across five subagencies.* This is a change in federal labor policy from the prior administration. What are opinion letters? An official, written response … Read More
WHAT? The 2024 EEO-1 data collection on the portal is now open. The EEO-1 Component Report is a mandatory annual workforce data collection. The data is used to enforce anti-discrimination laws, which could be in the form of investigations and law … Read More