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Thank you to those who were able to join Martin Pringle attorneys Rick Thompson and Ashlyn Lindskog for a virtual discussion on October 14, 2020, about what employers need to know about I-9 compliance in 2020 and current immigration issues…

Back-to-School and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Thursday, September 17
11am

Presented by Martin Pringle Employment Law Attorneys, Ashlyn Lindskog & Michelle Moe Witte

Join Martin Pringle attorneys Michelle Moe Witte and…

“An employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender defies the law.” -U.S. Supreme Court

On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its ruling on whether an employer can fire an individual for being…

by Martin Pringle Employment Attorney Ashlyn Lindskog

The Big 12 Conference issued its formal reprimands in response to this week’s brawl between the Kansas and Kansas State basketball teams, handing down multiple suspensions.  College…

On December 5, 2019 the IRS issued the redesigned 2020 Form W-4, which determines how much federal income tax is withheld from an employee’s paycheck. The IRS explained that the new form will “reduce the form’s complexity” and “helps with…

Your company is not the only one with a record retention policy. Even the U.S. government purges its records, and it could impact your company’s I-9 compliance efforts. Here’s what you need to know.

As of January 2, 2020, employers will…

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently released a proposed rule change that could make more than a million more Americans eligible for overtime pay. The proposed rule would change the salary level for those employees counted as “exempt”…

Remember those headlines about former interns suing companies for back wages? It caused some companies to scale back or eliminate internship programs. But when federal courts began rejecting the interns’ claims and the Department of…

by Matt Clune

According to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, employers across the country would be wise to discontinue asking potential new employees their prior wage. In Rizo v. Yovino, 887 F.3d 453 (9th Cir. 2018), the Court recently…

201 U.S. App. LEXIS 16594 (10th Cir.) 2018.

by Claudia Tran

The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (which includes Kansas) recently held that an employer can require an employee to perform essential job functions, even…