ICE Toughens Form I-9 Penalties, Making Internal Audits Worth the Time
A March 16 ICE fact sheet reclassified 17 common Form I-9 errors as substantive violations, which do not come with a chance to correct them before a fine.
Compliance
Employment law, leave rules, I-9 enforcement and the HR obligations that change every year.
Delaware, Minnesota and Maine Begin Paying Family Leave Benefits
Delaware, Minnesota and Maine began paying family and medical leave benefits this year. Kentucky has no program of its own, but employers with even a single worker in those states now carry new obligations.
EEOC Moves to Narrow Pregnancy Accommodation Rule as Its Lawsuits Continue
Regulations under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act are headed for revision, but the agency keeps suing employers that force pregnant workers onto leave.
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Why Retaliation Tops the List of EEOC Charges
Retaliation has been the most common allegation in EEOC charges for more than a decade. Employees can win on it even when the original complaint fails.
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Pay Range Rules Now Reach 16 States and Washington, D.C.
Virginia and Maine joined the list this summer, Delaware follows in 2027, and city ordinances keep spreading. Employers in states without a law still need to know where their postings land.
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Handling an ADA Accommodation Request Starts With a Conversation
Most accommodation requests cost little or nothing, according to the Job Accommodation Network. The EEOC expects a back-and-forth before any decision.
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When the WARN Act Clock Starts on a Layoff
Employers with 100 or more workers can owe 60 days' notice before a plant closing or mass layoff. Missing it can mean back pay for every affected worker.
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Overtime Salary Threshold Returns to $684 a Week
The Labor Department formally removed the 2024 overtime rule in May. The salary line is settled for now, which puts more weight on whether each exempt employee's work actually qualifies.
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OSHA Keeps Citing Heat Hazards Without a Final Standard
The proposed heat injury and illness prevention rule remains stalled, but a revised enforcement program runs through 2031. Employers in hot workplaces need a plan now.
Explainer
The Federal Posters Every Employer Needs, and Where to Get Them Free
The Labor Department, EEOC and OSHA give away the posters employers must display. Some vendors still sell them with warnings about fines.
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Labor Department Proposes Another Rewrite of the Contractor Test
A February proposal would replace the 2024 rule with an approach closer to 2021. Whatever the final wording, misclassification risk depends on how the work is actually done.
Explainer
FMLA Basics Employers Still Get Wrong
The FMLA covers private employers with 50 or more workers, and its 75-mile rule reaches small branches. Supervisors often miss requests that never name the law.
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FTC Steps Up Noncompete Cases After Losing Its Ban
Warning letters, a consent order covering 18,000 workers and scrutiny of court filings show the agency is targeting blanket noncompetes one employer at a time.
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