Renning, Lewis & Lacy

09/01/2026

𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀
The Trump Administration is continuing to target both foreign students’ access to employment opportunities in the U.S. as well as U.S. employers’ access to foreign national degreed professionals.

08/20/2026

08/18/2026

𝗦𝗮𝘆 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁? 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀
With the 2026 midterm elections approaching, political speech and public discourse are once again taking center stage. For public employers, that means employees may be expressing strong opinions about candidates, issues, and policies—in the workplace, online, and in their communities.

08/17/2026

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08/04/2026

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀
Employers can be subject to several different types of requests for personnel records of former or current employees. This article will review the distinctions between such requests, as the response options and obligations can vary based on the nature of the request.

Responding to Multiple Types of Requests for Employee Records

07/28/2026

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07/21/2026

𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀
School districts must be aware of the requirements when assigning staff or other individuals to drive students in non-school bus vehicles.

Background Checks on Staff Assigned to Drive Students in Alternative Vehicles

07/14/2026

𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
On June 30, 2026, the United States Supreme Court held that that the decision to exclude transgender female student athletes based on their biological s*x does not violate Title IX or the Fourteenth Amendment.