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The new guidance applies to requests filed on or after August 15, 2025.

We have an exempt employee who took a block of FMLA leave to care for an ill child. We deducted from her PTO to cover the absences, so she lost no pay. Now she needs intermittent leave each afternoon to take the child for chemo treatments. She is out of PTO. Can we deduct from her salary for the time missed? Or do we have to pay her even though she does not have paid time off remaining?

A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Aug. 19 said court orders barring the NLRB from pursuing unfair labor practices cases against SpaceX and two other companies should remain in place while their constitutional challenges are being litigated.

A new AP-NORC survey shows that fewer people believe racial discrimination against Black or Asian Americans is as widespread as they did in 2021. At the same time, skepticism about whether DEI programs reduce discrimination is growing.

States across the U.S. continue to pass pay-transparency laws. But the U.S. Pay Transparency Index 2025 from beqom, a compensation management platform, reveals that even where laws are strict, compliance lags.

Generally, obesity alone does not qualify as a disability under the ADA. A recent federal appellate court decision agrees with that premise.

Some industries and workplaces are at higher than usual risk for discrimination and harassment claims. Any workplace that has a largely homogeneous workforce may create special risks for the few workers who are different.

You can be charged with retaliation even if the past protected activity had nothing to do with your organization.

Make it a standard practice to retain every written document concerning employee complaints. If an employee ends up suing you, he may try to embellish the facts—or worse.

Effective August 7, regional NLRB offices will first check whether an alleged unfair labor practice falls within a collective bargaining agreement and could be resolved under the contract.