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Wage bases for 2026 are rolling out. You can ensure you’re accurately withholding for state unemployment insurance (UI) tax. Here’s the latest info. While most states with changes have increased their wage bases for UI tax purposes, four states — Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri and Oklahoma — have decreased their wage bases, in comparison with this…

Why the Smartest Companies Are Getting Clearer, Not Quieter Amid political tension, legal shifts, and loud headlines about “DEI rollbacks” in 2025, many organizations are wondering what’s truly changing and what still matters in the year ahead. In this episode of the HRchat Podcast, we tackle that question head-on as I welcome back global inclusion…

Think it’s OK to agree with other employers not to recruit their employees if they won’t go after yours? Think again. That kind of arrangement can get you into some legal trouble. Just ask a group of asset and wealth management companies that recently got hammered to the tune of $25.5 million for entering into…

The Trump administration seeks to appeal a federal judge’s order that protects the CBAs of employees within the federal workforce; the U.S. Department of Labor launches an initiative to investigate violations of the H-1B visa program; and a union files a petition to form a bargaining unit for employees at the Met.

A seventeenth-century French poet’s reinterpretation of an old fable, the Monkey and the Cat, tells the story of a monkey that persuades a cat to reach into a fire. The cat retrieves chestnuts, burning its paw in the process, and the monkey makes off with the tasty reward. Modern English speakers have derived the term “cat’s paw,” meaning…

Fourth Circuit rejects broad reading of NLRA’s managerial exception; OPM cancels reduced tuition program for federal employees; Starbucks will pay $39 million for violating New York City’s Fair Workweek law; Mamdani and Sanders join striking baristas outside a Brooklyn Starbucks.

Jorge Rivera Lujan, a Dreamer protected under DACA, runs his own trucking business; Aleksei Semenovskii sought asylum from Russia and has been driving in the U.S. for more than five years. Both have complied with every requirement for commercial licenses, yet their livelihoods are under threat. Nearly 40 years after federal regulations first recognized the importance…

With winter coming, every storm puts the same three questions in HR’s inbox: Are we open today, who has to be here, and how is everyone getting paid? Recent snow day lawsuits are a reminder to check that your inclement weather policies align with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) before a long winter of…

The age of AI is here to stay, with 77% of companies either using or exploring the use of artificial intelligence in their business. What’s more telling, 83% of companies claim that AI is a top priority in their future business plans. While AI is great for saving time and eliminating monotonous tasks, there’s one…

California farmworkers defend state labor law, cities consider requiring companies to hire delivery drivers, Supreme Court takes FAA last-mile drivers case.