Should Employees Be Talking About Pay? Yes - And Employers Should Let Them

Employees have a legal right to talk about their pay, and trying to silence those conversations could land employers in serious legal trouble.

Culture, Compliance, Employment Law, PolicyJacquelyn GernaeyDecember 30, 2025Should Employees Be Talking About Pay? Yes - And Employers Should Let Them, 2025, PayComment

What Employers Should Know About Reasonable Accommodations

Compliance, Culture, Employment Law, DEIJacquelyn GernaeyDecember 18, 2025What Employers Should Know About Reasonable Accommodations, 2025, Workplace AccommodationsComment

Registration Now Open for New York’s Secure Choice Program

New York employers without a retirement plan need to prepare for upcoming deadlines under the state’s new Secure Choice Savings Program, launching in 2026.

Employment LawJacquelyn GernaeyDecember 15, 2025Registration Now Open for New York’s Secure Choice Program, 2025, retirement planComment

NY Minimum Wage and Exempt Salary Changes Coming January 2026

Significant updates to New York’s minimum wage and salary thresholds take effect in early 2026, and employers should be ready.

Compliance, Employment LawJacquelyn GernaeyDecember 11, 2025NY Minimum Wage and Exempt Salary Changes Coming January 2026, 2025, minimum wageComment

Is Your Employee Handbook Ready for 2026? Here’s Your Year-End Tune-Up Guide

With the end of the year just around the corner, now is the ideal time to review and refresh your employee handbook.

Policy, Compliance, Employment LawJacquelyn GernaeyDecember 2, 2025Is Your Employee Handbook Ready for 2026? Here’s Your Year-End Tune-Up Guide, 2025, employee handbook, HR WaterCoolerComment

Why Disparate Impact Still Matters

Even if federal enforcement trends shift, your legal and ethical responsibilities haven’t.

DEI, Compliance, Employment LawJacquelyn GernaeyNovember 27, 2025Why Disparate Impact Still Matters, DEI, EEOC, 2025Comment

IRS Offers 2025 Penalty Relief for Tip and Overtime Reporting

New IRS guidance provides employers with penalty relief for 2025 as they prepare for significant changes to tip and overtime reporting.

Compliance, Employment LawJacquelyn GernaeyNovember 25, 2025IRS Offers 2025 Penalty Relief for Tip and Overtime Reporting, 2025, Compliance, No tax on tipsComment

Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, and the Shifting Legal Landscape

With the EEOC now back at full decision-making power, employers should stay alert to how the agency’s enforcement priorities may shift.

Compliance, Employment Law, DEIJacquelyn GernaeyNovember 20, 2025Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, and the Shifting Legal Landscape, 2025, Anti-Harass, Anti-Harassment, EEOC, DEIComment

DEI in the Spotlight: How to Align Your Programs with Current Compliance Standards

Whether your organization is just starting out with DEI or has long-established programs in place, now is the time to review policies and practices through a legal compliance lens.

DEI, Compliance, Employment LawJacquelyn GernaeyNovember 13, 20252025, DEI, How to Align Your Programs with Current Compliance StandardsComment

DOL Launches Project Firewall: What H-1B Employers Must Do Now

The DOL’s new Project Firewall initiative marks a major escalation in H-1B enforcement, putting employers on notice to tighten their compliance immediately.