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I recently shared with you and article about how the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) impacts employee benefits. If you haven’t checked it out, I hope you will. As human resources professionals, we are seeing a lot of change and it’s necessary for us to stay on top of what’s going on. Our organizations look to us for this information for compliance and productivity.
Which is why I wanted to share with you a webinar from our friends at Foley & Lardner LLP titled “From the White House to the Workplace: Employment Law in the Second Trump Era”. (Side note: If you’re certified, the webinar could be eligible for recertification credit.) I’m not going to try to recap everything the presenters covered but they did touch on several important topics, including:
- Immigration, including H-1B Visas
- Wage & Hour, including Minimum Salary Thresholds and Overtime Compensation
- Noncompete Agreements
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Religious Accommodation
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Plus! The presenters talked a little about the current government shutdown and its impact on employers. So the information is very timely.
I listened to the recording and one of the things I liked about the webinar was that the presenters gave us a quick timeline – meaning they reminded us where things were prior to this administration and what’s happened since. I know that might sound like a small detail but for some of us, there might be employment laws we deal with all the time and know those laws and court rulings really well. And then there are laws we don’t deal with regularly so it was nice to get a refresher.
The presenters also highlighted where employers might have some questions about recent rulings and executive orders. These rulings and executive orders are new. Some of them are being challenged in the courts. Organizations are going to be looking for answers and being able to ask good questions will be important.
Now more than ever, human resources professionals need to find good reliable sources of employment law information.
Image captured by Sharlyn Lauby at the HR Technology Conference in Las Vegas, NV
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