After controlling Minnesota’s House, Senate, and governorship since 2023, the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) Party’s legislative and gubernatorial “trifecta” at the state capitol is no more. The 2025 regular session of the Minnesota Legislature began with Democrats and Republicans tied at sixty-seven members each in the House and a slim DFL
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What Do Employers Need To Know About New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act?
What Do Employers Need To Know About New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act?
What Do Employers Need To Know About New York’s Retail Worker Safety Act?
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An app to change how you see yourself at work
A first-of-its-kind study shows how your workplace mindset can be reshaped — one swipe at a time.
Jackson Lewis Featured in BTI’s “Most Recommended Law Firms 2015” Report
Jackson Lewis is one of 23 firms featured in BTI’s “Most Recommended Law Firms 2025” report in “23 Firms Remain GCs’ Top Picks Despite Referral Drop,” published by Law360.Subscription may be required to view article
Boss unhappy at how much PTO worker taking, backfires when HR gets involved
As she explained in the post: “The boss herself is located overseas and has absolutely no idea about employee rights.”
‘Catch and Revoke’ Program Takes Off: State Department AI-Driven Visa Crackdown
The U.S. State Department’s “Catch and Revoke” program uses artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor foreign nationals, particularly student visa holders.
With DEI Under the Microscope, Some Banks Are Revising and Rebranding Their Programs
With DEI Under the Microscope, Some Banks Are Revising and Rebranding Their Programs
Philip Berkowitz says the Trump administration is using a SCOTUS ruling that determined affirmative action programs for college admission decisions violate the equal protection clause in the Constitution to argue that using such programs in employment decisions
So much is happening in DC regarding unions almost daily. WPI’s Alex MacDonald helps break it down.
So much is happening in DC regarding unions almost daily. WPI’s Alex MacDonald helps break it down.
Alex MacDonald talks about recent activity by the Trump administration, including effectively shuttering the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, ending collective bargaining for hundreds of thousands of federal workers, filing two separate lawsuits
Leaders, It’s Time To Talk More—Not Less—About Politics At Work
The political climate has changed. The workplace may be the last place where Americans of different worldviews still regularly, structurally, in relate with one another.
Are Your Employees Sabotaging Your AI Initiatives? They Might Be.
More than a third of Millennial and Gen Z employees admit to sabotaging their company’s AI implementation efforts.
Stop Losing Your Best Employees with These 3 Retention Strategies
Everyone agrees: loyal employees should be rewarded. But how and with what? Almost nobody agrees on this, yet getting it wrong is one of the fastest ways to see your employee retention rate plummet.
When You’re Overloaded—and Delegating Isn’t an Option
If you and your team are too busy, it’s essential to take time to figure out how to work differently. Here are three key strategies you can use to reassess and reconfigure the work you do to free up vital time and energy for what matters: 1) Make sure your team really understands what “good enough” looks like. 2) Identify and eliminate hidden low-value tasks. 3) Strategically reduce your availability.
USCIS Releases New Form I-9
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a new edition of the Form I-9 on April 3.
Flu Season: Coordinate Compliance with FMLA, ADA, Paid-Leave Laws
Explore whether the flu qualifies for protected leave under the FMLA and the ADA, as well as who is eligible to take paid sick leave and for what reasons.
EEOC Sues Support Center for Child Advocates for Pregnancy Discrimination
PHILADELPHIA – Support Center for Child Advocates (SCCA), which provides legal assistance and social services to juveniles, violated federal law when it denied an employee with a high-risk pregnancy an accommodation to work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit announced