Employee Relations – Should You Use a Performance Improvement Plan?
A Performance Improvement Plan (“PIP”) is a long-standing HR tool for managing underperforming employees. Employers often use a PIP to document deficiencies and outline specific goals the underperforming employee must reach within a specific timeframe. While PIPs sound good in theory, they have recently come under criticism from employees, HR professionals, and even employment lawyers. […]
Diversity & Inclusion – The Long-Term Impact of DEI Executive Orders
In January 2025, the President issued two executive orders (EOs) concerning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, (DEIA) initiatives. These EOs are likely to have a significant impact on the practices of both the federal government and the private employer sector for years to come. Ending Radical and Wasteful Government […]
BOI Reporting Obligations Reinstated – And Then Removed Again
The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is the agency that enforces the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Earlier in 2025, FinCEN sent out a notice indicating a new deadline of March 21 for small businesses to comply with its beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirement. But on March 21, it announced that it was […]
Arkansas Becomes Sixth State to Enact Law Regulating Earned Wage Access Services
Arkansas has become the sixth state (and the first in 2025) to enact a law that establishes a financial services oversight regime for earned wage access services, also known as on-demand pay services, which allow workers to access earned but unpaid income before payday. The bill (HB 1517) became Act 347 upon the governor’s approval […]
NLRB Rescinds 29 General Counsel Memos, Marking a Shift in Labor Policy
The National Labor Relations Board provides legal guidance and preludes its enforcement priorities through memoranda issued by its General Counsel. Last month, Acting General Counsel William Cowen — appointed by President Donald Trump following the dismissals of Jennifer Abruzzo and her deputy Jessica Rutter — issued GC Memorandum 25-05, rescinding 29 previous general counsel memoranda […]