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Colorado employers should review their Form I-9 and employment eligibility verification procedures following the enactment of House Bill (HB) 26-1283. The new law became effective on June 3, 2026, and added new restrictions on an employer’s possession and retention of government-issued identification documents. What the Law Says The new law, codified at C.R.S. § 8-2-124.5, […]
Have you ever suddenly realized that it’s already October and you still have two weeks of vacation time to burn through? Millions of employees have had the same realization, and this year is no exception. With the end of the year quickly approaching, many employees are scrambling to avoid a PTO cliff. This is because […]
In case you were looking for another chatbot cautionary tale, the latest comes from a decision issued by an administrative law judge analyzing a company’s arguments in defense of a National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) Section 7 charge. Employer Confesses, in Writing, to Unlawful Motive for Firing The facts underlying the charge are simple enough. […]
Taylor Swift’s recent sourdough obsession offers an unexpectedly useful lesson for employers navigating employee performance improvement concerns: good results take the right ingredients, a little patience, and plenty of follow-up. So what do sourdough and employee performance issues have in common? They’re both crummy! I was inspired by Taylor’s journey into sourdough and actually started […]
AI safety has become an employee-relations issue. In the past week, mainstream reporting has covered an Anthropic researcher resigning over safety concerns and bipartisan senators pressing OpenAI about whether advanced AI systems can elude human control. That public discussion will reach workplaces where HR leaders are already managing anxiety about job loss, deskilling, surveillance, and […]
An employee handbook is one of the most important documents an employer can maintain. It serves as a guide for employees, establishes workplace expectations, and helps ensure consistent application of company policies. A handbook also gives supervisors and managers a common reference point when questions arise regarding discipline, leave, benefits, workplace conduct, remote work, technology […]
We’re seeing less and less opportunities in the workforce for entry level jobs, and of the work that does exist, Gen Z wants it to matter. While some think a solution doesn’t exist for everything, Wrench Group’s SVP of Talent Strategy, Julie Anderson, thinks otherwise. The secret? Trade Labor, and their need for new talent. […]
Mastery is not just what you know. It’s what you can do with what you know. When 40-year-old Vozinha joined the Cape Verde national team in their 2026 World Cup opener against Spain, most people watching had no idea that he would become a breakout star of the tournament. It wasn’t until he shut out […]
Both the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Arizona Minimum Wage Act (AMWA) require “employers” to pay employees minimum wage for all hours worked. Restaurant owners often use layered LLCs to separate ownership from operations, oftentimes intended to insulate the entities and owners from liability. When a lawsuit is filed against layered LLCs, many […]
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued Opinion Letter FLSA2026-9 on July 22, concluding that when a non-exempt employee voluntarily splits a workday between home and the office, the mid-day commute generally remains unpaid “ordinary” travel, even if the employee performs compensable work at home before or after the trip. WHD clarified […]