Tag: HR laws

Health Plan Surcharges Pose Litigation Risks for Employers

By Lake Moore, McAfee & Taft Jul 18, 2025 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jul 18, 2025

Many employers implement wellness programs into their employee health plan offers. Wellness programs have varying designs but commonly offer premium discounts to participants who are tobacco-free or achieve certain biometric thresholds encouraging healthy living (LDL cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, BMI). Noncompliant programs have become a frequent target for employees’ lawyers, arguing certain designs violate nondiscrimination […]

Whether Postpartum Leave is Shortened Depends on Annual FMLA Period

By Hannah L. Wurgaft, Attorney, Brann & Isaacson Jul 14, 2025 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jul 18, 2025

Q: Can a pregnant employee start her 14 weeks of Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave before delivery, and if so, will this shorten her amount of postpartum leave? The FMLA guarantees 12 weeks of unpaid leave within a 12-month period. For pregnant employees taking leave to bond with their newborn child, this period […]

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Is Your HR Team Listening Legally? Avoiding Compliance Risks in Call Monitoring 

By Neal Keene, CTO, Gryphon AI Jul 11, 2025 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jul 11, 2025

HR professionals often implement call monitoring to support employee development, improve customer service, and ensure policy compliance. These are valid goals. But without a legal framework backing these efforts, the risk of unintentionally violating employee rights is high.  Even when intentions are good, execution still matters. Monitoring without a clear policy—or in ignorance of state […]

Why Employers Need a Biometrics Policy and What to Include

By Richard Lehr, Shareholder, Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C. Jun 16, 2025 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jun 16, 2025

More employers are using biometrics for timekeeping and security review. The biometric identifiers most frequently used by employers are face scans (“facial recognition”), fingerprints, voiceprints, and video surveillance. Although only five states regulate the use of biometrics—Illinois, New York, Texas, Vermont, and Washington—common-law invasion/breach-of-privacy claims are available to everyone. So, establishing a biometrics policy can […]

New AI Hiring Rules and Lawsuits Put Employers on Notice: What HR Needs to Know

By Adam Bouka, Attorney, Holland & Hart LLP Jun 9, 2025 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jun 10, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how companies find, evaluate, and hire talent, but it’s also raising red flags among regulators and courts. Two big developments in May 2025 show that HR teams must take a closer look at their hiring tools to avoid legal and compliance risks. Let’s break it down. What’s Happening in California? […]

EntertainHR: All Rise, The Honorable Roman Roy Now Presiding 

By Rob Entin, FordHarrison Jun 4, 2025 EntertainHR

Updated: Jun 4, 2025

If you’ve ever watched Succession, you know that the show is a fierce exploration of power, influence, and legacy, with each member of the Roy family vying to be the voice and changemaker of their family-owned company.  At its core, Succession is not just about business; it’s about who gets to speak, who gets to […]

Call For End to Captive Audience Meetings Signals More Change Ahead At NLRB

By Tammy Binford, Contributing Editor Apr 8, 2022 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Apr 8, 2022

A memorandum sent to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) field offices calling for an end to mandatory meetings in which employees must listen to an employer’s side during a union campaign points to more union-friendly actions to come, according to attorneys who advise employers on labor matters. The NLRB on April 7 announced the memorandum in which […]

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Minneapolis, St. Paul Mayors Issue New Face Mask Mandates

By Sara Gullickson McGrane, Felhaber Larson Jan 6, 2022 Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Updated: Jan 6, 2022

In response to a surge in COVID-19 cases, the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have issued new mask mandates for places of public accommodation. Minneapolis On Wednesday, January 5, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced Emergency Regulation 2022-1, which requires individuals ages 2 or older to mask in indoor places of public accommodation. The rule […]