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If you’re like many workplaces with a wide range of generations represented among employees, you may be hearing language that’s at once new and unfamiliar but feels vaguely uncomfortable in a way you may not be able to put your finger on exactly.
Read MoreOakland, Portland and Olympia have passed laws expanding antidiscrimination protections to nontraditional family structures—multigenerational households, multiple-family households and even polyamorous families. Employers operating in any of these West Coast cities should note the new coverage, which often spreads from cities to broader statewide protections within a few years.
Read MoreFederal officials have already signaled a more aggressive approach, with a focus on workplace enforcement and faster processing. For employers, that means a higher likelihood of interaction with immigration authorities—and higher stakes when it happens.
Read MoreOn May 14, the EEOC sent a proposed rule to the White House, asking to rescind EEO reporting requirements as well as reporting requirements under the ADA, GINA and the PWFA.
Read MoreThe long saga of the last Department of Labor (DOL) effort to raise the salary levels required for most exempt positions has finally come to an end.
Read MoreIn December 2025, the EEOC posted a video message requesting that white men who believe they had experienced reverse discrimination contact the agency so it could investigate. Now they've filed their first suit...
Read MoreDo you have employees you require to hit billable hour minimums who are taking milk-expression breaks under the PUMP Act?
Read MoreEmployers that operate in Northeastern states, take note: Maine has joined Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont in passing state pay-transparency and disclosure laws.
Read MoreThe summer of 2026 is shaping up to be challenging for HR. Speakers at LEAP 2026 outlined a landscape where the biggest risks no longer live in traditional compliance, but in everyday decisions—off-duty conduct, religious accommodation, layoffs, new state laws and workplace speech—where risk is increasingly situational and unpredictable.
Read MoreHow would we run FMLA concurrent with PWFA?
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