Regardless of their own personal political affiliations and views, most employers will acknowledge that during the first seven years of the Obama administration their workplaces have been subjected to aggressive and expansive regulation and enforcement by federal agencies. That’s unlikely to change in the administration’s final year. 
 
The early weeks of a new year are a traditional time for risk-free forecasts, predictions, and prophesies. With that in mind, our crystal ball—recently pulled out from the back of a bottom desk drawer and dusted off—suggests that employers will confront the following challenges in their workplaces this year:
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