Friday, July 3, 2026Labor & Employment Law
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California - Privacy Rights
California and the EU’s frameworks for protecting personal information and assessing related high-risk practices raise compliance complexity for employers. In this episode, Jackson Lewis’ Mary Costigan and Michael Witteler of Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law contrast the definitions and processes in the CCPA’s new risk assessment requirements and the GDPR’s data protection impact assessments.
New Jersey - General
By Joseph C. DeBlasio and Cody Hubbs Takeaways The New Jersey Appellate Division in Sanders held that the state’s cannabis statute allows an aggrieved individual to bring a private lawsuit in a court of law. Employers should ensure their current practices and policies are compliant with the law’s anti-discrimination provisions, which prohibit taking an adverse employment action against an employee or refusing to hire an individual because of their use or non-use of cannabis. Until the New Jerse…
Connecticut - General
TakeawaysConnecticut imposes new training, continuing education and recordkeeping requirements on homemaker-companion agencies and registries, effective 01.01.27.Covered agencies must provide at least eight hours of paid initial training and ongoing education.Covered agencies also must maintain detailed compliance records, while registries must verify worker training before placement.Related linkConnecticut Pub. Act No. 25-15Article
Labor Law - Collective Bargaining
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA), which would require strict deadlines for commencing collective bargaining and mandatory arbitration for employers negotiating with unions for initial collective bargaining agreements. After passing with a bipartisan 230-193 House vote, the bill heads to the Senate, where its corresponding version has Democratic and Republican co-sponsors. If passed and enacted, the FLCA would require employers to begin negotiations …
Federal Gov't - General
Government contractors and recipients of federal financial assistance are once again seeing agencies revisit guidance documents as part of broader efforts to reduce administrative requirements for regulated entities. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has withdrawn Circular 4704.1A, its Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) requirements and guidelines for recipients of FTA financial assistance. The withdrawal took effect May 20, 2026. The now-withdrawn guidance applied to certain FTA applica…
HR - Whistleblowing
TakeawaysThe risk of FCA retaliation complaint is rising as courts broadly interpret protected activity (including internal complaints), heightening employer exposure and underscoring the need for strong compliance and anti-retaliation programs.The first 72 hours after a complaint are critical. Employers should separate investigations from employment decisions, assign roles early, preserve evidence, and assess timing and comparators to reduce litigation risk.Recent case law reinforces the impor…
Multinational Employers
TakeawaysLegislation in Italy, Lithuania and Slovakia transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive show core alignment but meaningful country-specific differences, with Italy and Slovakia moving from policy discussions to enforceable pay transparency obligations.Employers face expanded obligations, including pay transparency in recruitment, responding to employee pay information requests, implementing objective, gender-neutral pay structures, and preparing for reporting and potential pay gap s…
Immigration - Visas
Takeaways A federal district court in Massachusetts ruled on Monday that the $100,000 fee President Trump imposed on certain H-1B petitions constitutes an unlawful tax and vacated the fee in its entirety. President Donald Trump’s Sept. 19, 2025, Presidential Proclamation, “Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers,” introduced a new $100,000 fee requirement for new... Continue Reading