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“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…

by Claudia Tran

Although the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been in place now for several years, many employers are still confused about certain aspects of the law. One area of confusion is reimbursement for premium payments under…

As Election Day draws closer, all employers should be mindful that Kansas and Missouri have adopted voting-leave laws that may require them to give their employees paid time off to vote on Election Day.

Kansas’ voting-leave law, under…