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Where Do We Stand? An Action Plan for Employers on Tip Credit Compliance and the 80/20 Rule

by Fisher Phillips in Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Legal. Posted May 27, 2025

Many employers in hospitality and other service industries take the tip credit toward their minimum wage obligation under federal wage and hour law – but complying with evolving rules has been challenging in recent years. When can tipped employees be paid a reduced minimum wage and when must they be paid the full minimum wage? ...

Increasing Immigration Enforcement: Steps Employers Should Take to Prepare

by HospitalityLawyer.com in Legal, Lodging, Risk Management. Posted May 2, 2025

This recorded session from The Virtual Seminar on Legal Challenges in the Quick Service + Fast Casual Restaurant Industry features Jessica Cook, Partner at Fisher Phillips. Focusing on workplace immigration enforcement, the session provides restaurant operators and HR professionals with practical guidance on preparing for Department of Homeland Security investigations and ICE raids. Viewers will ...

FP’s Workplace Violence Prevention Awareness Kit for Employers

by Hannah Sweiss in Human Resources, Insurance & Loss Prevention, Risk Management, Safety & Security. Posted April 22, 2025

April is Workplace Violence Prevention Awareness Month, and employers should use this as an opportunity to learn more about this critical safety issue and how to address it. We’ll cover the latest workplace violence data and developments – including key risk factors and compliance obligations – and equip you with 10 prevention strategies to help ...

Protecting Data While Traveling Internationally: An Employer’s Guide for Foreign Nationals and Other Global-Traveling Workers

by David Jones in Risk Management, Safety & Security, Travel. Posted April 11, 2025

International travel may pose serious data security risks – especially for your foreign national workers carrying sensitive, proprietary, or regulated information. Travelers must be aware of potential border inspections, surveillance practices abroad, and export control regulations that may impact their devices and data. What does your organization need to know about these significant risks, and ...

Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your April To-Do List

by Lisa Nagele-Piazza in Human Resources, Legal. Posted April 3, 2025

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the Trump administration has been moving on initiatives impacting the workplace and beyond. For the latest changes and a compliance action plan, here’s a quick review of some critical developments we tracked in ...

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Under Fire: What Employers Need to Know About the Latest Legal Challenges

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Legal. Posted March 25, 2025

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) rules mandating that employers provide abortion-related accommodations are facing intensifying legal challenges now that a federal appeals court allowed a group of states to challenge the law. Seventeen Republican-led states filed a lawsuit arguing that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) unlawfully expanded the act to mandate such abortion-related ...

Top 5 Takeaways for Employers as Attorney General Announces Aggressive Immigration Stance

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Legal. Posted March 4, 2025

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a significant shift in immigration enforcement policy under Attorney General Pam Bondi’s leadership, prioritizing aggressive prosecution of immigration-related violations – including at the workplace. In a memo issued to all DOJ employees, Bondi said that the “nation faces historic threats from widespread illegal immigration.” As a result, “immigration ...

What Businesses Need to Know About DEI in the Trump Era: FAQs for Employers

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Legal. Posted February 18, 2025

The whirlwind first few weeks of the second Trump administration have left private employers with concerns and questions related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs. In order to dispel myths and provide practical answers about your legal risks, FP’s DEI and Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance Team has assembled the following series of questions and ...

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Trump Grabs Control of EEOC Through Unprecedented Move – But Will Commissioner Firings Hold Up in Court? Employer FAQs to Help Sort Through Confusion

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Legal. Posted January 29, 2025

President Trump just took the unprecedented step of firing two Democratic members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and freed himself up to quickly install a majority of Republican commissioners rather than having to wait until their normal terms expire over the next two years. The terminations of Charlotte Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels, revealed ...

Nearly Half of All Hospitality Worker Fatalities in 2023 Were Caused By Workplace Violence: 10 Steps You Can Take to Address Workplace Dangers

by Fisher Phillips in Legal, Risk Management, Safety & Security. Posted January 16, 2025

Recently released statistics revealed that over 250 workers in the hospitality industry were killed on the job in the most recent reporting year, demonstrating once again that employers need to take safety seriously. According to the December 19 government release, the leading cause of workplace fatalities among restaurant and lodging workers was violent acts, accounting ...