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An Employer’s Playbook For ICE Audits And Workplace Raids

by Fisher Phillips in Human Resources, Legal. Posted June 10, 2025

Immigration enforcement across the country has raised tensions at workplaces across all industries, with federal officials ratcheting up the pressure – what if your business is next? This Insight will provide you with a detailed playbook: proactive steps to take to minimize the chances that you’ll face an immigration audit or raid, and practical steps ...

Employers Advised to Prepare Now for Government Fraud Detection Site Visits

by Cozen O'Connor in Human Resources, Legal. Posted June 5, 2025

Employers who employ H-1B, L-1, R-1 foreign nationals, or are pursuing EB-5 immigrant investor program visas should prepare for the likelihood of an unannounced site visit by the government. The USCIS Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) Directorate was established to investigate and prevent immigration benefit fraud. Its mission is to detect, deter, and investigate ...

The Surprising Ways Your Company Can Be Liable for Human Trafficking – And 4 Steps to Minimize Dangers

by Lawrence Hilton in Legal, Risk Management. Posted June 3, 2025

The phrase alone – human trafficking – is enough to stir outrage, discomfort, or disbelief. What many employers may not realize, however, is that you do not have to be a “trafficker” to be held liable for trafficking. Companies across industries, from hospitality to agriculture to technology, are facing civil lawsuits and criminal investigations related to sex ...

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 ...

Employment Tip of the Month – March 2025

by Giovanna Bonafede in Human Resources. Posted March 18, 2025

Q: What does an employer need to prove to establish that it correctly classified employees as exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay? A: If an employer is sued for misclassifying an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), it must prove that an exemption applies and is supported by a preponderance of the evidence. On ...