Monthly Archives: September 2025

Applies to: All Employers Effective: July 4, 2025 Quick Look There are no changes to Form W-2 for tax year 2025. The Treasury Department released a draft list of tipped jobs that would qualify for the individual tax deduction for received tips. DISCUSSION The “Big Beautiful Bill” was signed by the President on July 4th. There were

Applies to: All Employers Effective: As Indicated Quick Look Board nominees are pending approval from the Senate, and if confirmed, would establish a quorum to take action. The Fifth Circuit ruled that preliminary injunctions should remain in place preventing cases from proceeding against three employers because the NLRB Board and ALJ members should be able

Applies to: As Indicated Effective: As Indicated Quick Look DHS has revoked certain EADs and shifted the responsibility to employers to identify affected employees using E-Verify’s new Status Change Report. USCIS is using the September Visa Bulletin’s Final Action Dates to determine eligibility for Adjustment of Status filings. The State Department has launched “continuous vetting”

Applies to: As Indicated Effective: As Indicated Quick Look USCIS has announced the termination of Venezuela’s 2021 TPS designation, effective November 7, 2025, following its expiration on September 10, 2025. Ongoing litigation has created legal uncertainty, as the Ninth Circuit ruled that DHS may have exceeded its authority in attempting to vacate prior TPS extensions.

Applies to: All Employers Effective: August 22, 2025 Quick Look The EEOC provided a press release highlighting the enforcement actions it has taken in the 200 days of the Trump Administration to “defend the religious liberty of American workers” in line with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibiting religious discrimination in

Applies to: All Employers Effective: July 24, 2025 Quick Look The U.S. Department of Labor has expanded self-audit programs across several agencies, allowing employers to proactively identify and correct labor law violations without triggering formal investigations. DISCUSSION The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has significantly expanded its self-audit programs across six federal agencies, aiming to

Applies to: Employers with 15+ Employees in CT, NY, and VT Effective: August 11, 2025 Quick Look Discreditable evidence of a sincerely held religious belief does not mean that it is undisputed that the employee did not have a sincerely held religious belief. An employee must essentially provide no evidence that they have ever acted

Applies to: Employers with Employees in DE, NJ, PA and U.S. Virgin Islands Effective: August 26, 2025 Quick Look The Third Circuit ruled that employees who violate internal computer-use policies, but do not engage in code-based hacking, do not violate the CFAA, narrowing the scope of claims employers can bring under the statute. The court

Applies to: Employers with Employees in KY, MI, OH, and TN Effective: August 21, 2025 Quick Look The Sixth Circuit ruled that medical certifications for intermittent, unforeseeable FMLA leave cannot be treated as strict caps on leave usage. Employers must interpret estimated leave frequencies as approximations, not enforceable limits, especially for conditions with unpredictable symptoms.

Applies to: All Employers with Employees in KY, MI, OH, and TN Effective: August 8, 2025 Quick Look On August 8, 2025, in Bivens v. Zep, Inc., ruled employers are not liable for harassment that occurs to its employees by third party non-employees unless the employer intended for the harassment to occur. The court acknowledged