Phased retirement can benefit both employees and employers long-term.
Archives for March 23, 2025
Not Using These 5 Words At Work? You’re Missing Out On Career Growth
The words you use at work shape how others perceive you. Learn five powerful words that boost leadership presence—no title required.
How to Talk to a Neurodiverse Colleague
Work Friend reconsiders a past response. Plus, the best way to correct people who get your name wrong.
Massachusetts Bill Could End Pre-Employment Marijuana Testing
Massachusetts may ban pre-employment marijuana testing, forcing employers to rethink hiring policies. Learn how H. 2179 could reshape workplace drug testing.
How To Shut Down Office Drama With Four Simple Words
Drama-filled personalities exaggerate, catastrophize, and spin minor situations into major crises. And if you match their energy, you’re just adding fuel to the fire.
RTO Creep: Why More Companies Are Reinstating The 9-To-5 Workday
Early studies suggested workers were equally or more productive outside the office, avoiding commutes and structuring their own time.
3 Costly Mistakes Companies Make When Using Gen AI
Gen AI isn’t like other technology, so it’s easy to miss the real risks of deploying it across your content. Understand three potential blindspots so you can sidestep the risks of gen AI and maximize the rewards.
California Employers, Don’t Forget Your Annual Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Responsibilities!
California employers should begin preparing to comply with their annual requirements under the workplace violence prevention law, California’s Labor Code 6401.9 (commonly known as SB 553), including retraining their staff and reviewing their workplace violence prevention plans.
The law has several annual requirements for employers, including:
Reviewing their plan
Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Mandate Revoked: Implications and Future Outlook
President Trump has revoked President Biden’s EO that increased the minimum wage for federal contractor employees. This action is part of a broader effort by Trump to reverse several of Biden’s executive orders, marking a significant shift in federal policy. (Refer to EO “Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and
Reminder for Employers in California About Annual Workplace Violence Prevention Plans
California employers must comply with the annual requirements of the workplace violence prevention law, SB 553, including reviewing their plans and providing effective training. The annual deadline for reviewing the plan and retraining employees is approaching, as the law went into effect on July 1, 2024. Employers can read more
Beltway Buzz, March 21, 2025
The Beltway Buzz™ is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business.
California Assemblymember Sharp-Collins Introduces Workplace Safety Bill Authorizing Refusals to Work and Requiring Wages
On February 21, 2025, California Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins (D), representing San Diego, introduced Assembly Bill (AB) No. 1371 (“Right to Refuse Unsafe Work With Pay”) in the California State Assembly. The measure, which is now pending before the Assembly’s Committee on Labor and Employment, would revise and expand employee protections
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Finds Taxpayer-Funded College Grant Program to Be Unconstitutional
On February 26, 2025, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II, determined that a program that provided taxpayer-funded educational grants to financially needy students of specific racial, national origin, and ancestry groups was unconstitutional.
Policy Week in Review – March 21, 2025
The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters, as well as Littler’s published in-depth analyses of the prior week.
Nebraska Enacts Marketplace Network Platform Statute
On March 11, 2025, Nebraska passed a marketplace network platform statute that deems workers who use a marketplace network platform independent contractors under the state unemployment statute if certain conditions are met. The law goes into effect September 9, 2025.