Compliance Stuff

Here are the top 10 workplace compliance items you should tackle in May 2026, based on the latest labor and employment law updates:   _____ Equip yourself to respond to employee crises.  Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month, it’s a good time to train your managers and HR department on how to respond to serious and sensitive situations in the workplace.  These eight practical steps  can help your business support your employees and meet legal obligations. _____ Catch up on the DOL’s new joint employer proposal.  The DOL just proposed a new rule to give businesses greater clarity and reduced liability around joint employer status under federal wage and hour law. Here’s a  comprehensive look at the proposal , plus industry-specific snapshots for  staffing firms  and t ech employers . _____ Shore up your workplace policies for summertime.  Whether the sunny season is a slower period or your busiest time of year, it can expose your business ...

  There are countless examples in recent news highlighting the potential for far-reaching consequences when wrongdoing goes unchecked, and when whistleblowers face unbridled public scrutiny. Safety hazards could result in serious injuries or even further loss of life and financial penalties and reputational damage could be significant. By protecting whistleblowers, taking their concerns seriously, and even providing them with monetary incentive, corporate boards can utilize whistleblowers as an effective mechanism to promote their companies’ success from within and protect the communities that they serve. As Jackson Lewis attorneys Lindsay Dennis Swiger and Christian Clark highlighted recently in an article titled “’ Knock on our door before we knock on yours:’ Recent DOJ Trends | Corporate Governance & Internal Investigations Advisor (corporatecomplianceadvisor.com) ,” the United States Department of Justice is implementing a pilot program to monetarily reward employees who “b...