Earlier this month, the Fifth Circuit ruled that the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) structure is likely unconstitutional, stating that administrative law judges (ALJs) and Board Members are too insulated from presidential oversight. The Case In 2022, a former...
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Sixth Circuit Narrows Employer Liability for Client Harassment
Dorothy Bivens was an area sales representative for Zep, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of cleaning products. In Bivens v. Zep, Inc., she alleged that while visiting a client, the client’s manager locked the office door and asked her on a date. Bivens had to ask...
The Death of the IRS’s Direct File Program
What Happened? The IRS’s Direct File System, a free, government-run online tax filing tool, will not return for the 2026 tax season. Launched as a pilot in 2024 under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, Direct File allowed eligible taxpayers to file...
Supreme Court Temporarily Backs Trump Administration’s Federal Layoff Plans
On July 8, 2025, the Supreme Court temporarily lifted a lower court’s order that had blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with sweeping federal personnel cuts and agency restructurings. This decision enabled the administration to resume planning...
Implications of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” for Employers
The Opportunity, Benefits, and Business Boost Act (OBBB or the One Big, Beautiful Bill) represents one of the most comprehensive overhauls to United States tax, healthcare, and employee benefit laws in recent history. From expanded savings options to revamped business...
Congress Reintroduces the Workforce Mobility Act
In 2023, Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Todd Young (R-IN) reintroduced the Workforce Mobility Act for a fourth time. The bill had been previously introduced in 2018, 2019, and 2021, but it was stalled each time, never making it to a committee vote. The Workforce...
SCOTUS Rejects Higher Bar for Majority-Group Discrimination Claims
In a unanimous ruling, the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States sided with a heterosexual woman in a case about employment discrimination against a majority group, or people who are not part of a historically marginalized group. This decision unifies...