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Benefits - General
Our Employee Benefits attorneys offer insights into the tax and benefits aspects of the OBBA that employers should focus on in 2026. We review key employer obligations and planning considerations for 2026, highlighting where temporary transition relief applied in 2025 and should not be mistaken for
New Jersey - Wage & Hour
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HR - General
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California - General
We’re pleased to announce the publication of a comprehensive resource on the Jackson Lewis website: Navigating the California Consumer Privacy Act: 30+ Essential FAQs for Covered Businesses, Including Clarifying Regulations Effective 1.1.26. With California’s updated CCPA regulations now in effect a
HR - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
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California - General
TakeawaysUpdated California Consumer Privacy Act rules clarify obligations related to ADMT, risk assessments, and cybersecurity audits, requiring covered businesses to adopt new procedures and safeguards.Entities may need to update policies, notices, internal processes, or vendor agreements to meet
California - Wage & Hour
California’s annual pay data reporting submission this year is due on May 13, 2026. Each cycle, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) typically releases updated guidance for that year’s reporting in early February. While we await this annual guidance, CRD has already provided preliminary temp
HR - Education Industry
\\\\t The DOJ gambling indictments include 20 NCAA basketball players allegedly targeted for bribes to exceed their NIL compensation.
HR - Reductions In Force (RIF)
Restructuring across borders is a high-stakes challenge for multinational companies of any size. On this inaugural episode of the series, Maya Atrakchi joins L&E global colleague Florence Bacquet to break down the biggest misconceptions, risks, and best practices for U.S. companies navigating reduct
HR - Privacy & Surveillance
As we have discussed in prior posts, AI-enabled smart glasses are rapidly evolving from niche wearables into powerful tools with broad workplace appeal — but their innovative capabilities bring equally significant legal and privacy concerns. In this Part 4, we consider the potentially vast amount of
FLSA - General
Our “Year in Review” summarizes the most important wage and hour developments of 2025, including significant Department of Labor activity, U.S. Supreme Court and federal appellate court decisions, and state law changes, including new state minimum wage rates for 2026. Click here to download the 2025
Sex Discrimination - Pregnancy
Late yesterday, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the split panel opinion from August allowing enforcement of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) against the state of Texas. The issue is whether the U.S. Constitution required House lawmakers’ physical presence to have a quorum when the P
Federal Gov't - EEOC
\\\\t EEOC rescinds prior voting procedures, shifting procedural control to Chair Andrea Lucas to set agendas, call public meetings, and decide when matters will be voted on without public discussion. \\\\t Rapid policy reversals are expected, including a 01.22.26 vote to rescind the 2024 Enforcement Guid
Benefits - ERISA
Takeaways Related Links Article On December 18, 2025, bipartisan legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, following a similar introduction in the U.S. Senate on December 17, 2025, entitled the PBM Fiduciary Accountability, Integrity, and Reform (FAIR) Act. If enacted, the FAI
Immigration - Visas
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) that removes the long‑standing requirement that R‑1 nonimmigrant religious workers who have exhausted the maximum five‑year period in R‑1 status must spend one full year abroad before becoming eligible to return in R‑1
Immigration - General
On Dec. 31, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California vacated the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decisions to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal, finding that the terminations violated the Administrative Procedure Act (A
HR - Health Care Industry
Fast-evolving challenges, including telehealth transitions and health system acquisitions, are redefining pay transparency/equity expectations. In this episode, we offer healthcare employers actionable insights for harmonizing compensation and boosting workforce morale amid industry-wide change.
Immigration - General
The Department of State is expected to pause consular immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries starting Jan. 21, 2026, according to multiple public reports. This development represents a significant expansion of the Trump Administration’s efforts that include more intensive screening
Labor Law - General
The National Labor Relations Board has a quorum for the first time in nearly 12 months following the swearing-in of James Murphy and Scott Mayer as Board members. Their appointments restore the Board to the three-member quorum required to issue decisions. In addition, management-side attorney Crysta
New York - General
New York City recently enacted a local law to address growing mental health concerns within the construction industry, reflecting increased attention on suicide prevention and substance abuse. The new law amends the New York City Building Code to broaden required site safety training (SST) to includ