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Massachusetts: New Law Requires Employers to Give Employees Advance Notice of ICE Audits
September 21, 2026
What are the Notification Requirements?
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EEOC to Streamline Federal Employee Charge Process; Private Sector Next?
September 21, 2026
There is a unique charge process for federal employees, in contrast to everyone else, private and public.
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Missouri: Drafting Employee Handbooks - Considering What Is And Is Not Required
September 15, 2026
Employee handbooks have a tendency to grow over time.
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New Wage and Hour Opinion Letters
September 14, 2026
As we reported last summer, the second Trump administration decided to revive the use of Opinion Letters to explain its view on how certain laws should be enforced.
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Trump NLRB Gathering Steam
September 11, 2026
We think now is a good time to give you an update on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) under the Trump Administration.
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NLRB Advice Memo Signals Narrower View of Protected Political Activism
September 11, 2026
The NLRB Division of Advice recently issued a memorandum concluding that Microsoft lawfully discharged two employees who organized an on-campus protest related to the war in Gaza after they refused directives to relocate the event off company property.
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The Impending Death of the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
September 11, 2026
The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures purported to require employers of 15+ employees to track the impact of tests and other selection procedures used in employment decisionmaking by race and sex.
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Could Your AI Note-Taker Be Your Former Employee’s Star Witness?
September 9, 2026
Artificial intelligence, or AI, has quickly found a home in the workplace—and your newest “employee” may already have a seat at the conference table.
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Federal Agency Roundup: What's Changed at the EEOC, NLRB, and DOL and What Employers Should Watch Next
September 9, 2026
Summer may be winding down, but changes at the EEOC, NLRB, and DOL are not.
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Labor Day 2026
September 8, 2026
Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894.  Originally intended to honor workers, Labor Day has also become a “state of the union(s)” review.
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EEOC Updates Strategic Plan
September 2, 2026
Please raise your hand if you have heard of the Government Performance and Results Act—it’s a new one for me.
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[S]lackadaisical Approach to Evidence Preservation Leads to Reversal
August 24, 2026
Do you know what spoliation means? One Massachusetts employer just learned the hard way. 
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