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New York - General
New York Is the Eleventh State to Restrict Employers’ Use of Credit History On December 19, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law S03072, amending the New York Fair Credit Reporting Act1 to prohibit New York employers from obtaining or using consumer credit history in hiring and perso
California - General
Federal Court (Mostly) Blocks California’s Push into Labor Law Last week, a U.S. district court blocked California from enforcing most of its expansive new labor law, AB 288 . tgelbman@littler.com Mon, 12/29/2025 - 09:55
HR - General
Thryv Remedies: Supreme Court Review Sought - What Employers Should Do Now Employers are facing a rapidly evolving legal landscape as courts tackle the National Labor Relations Board’s controversial Thryv decision.1 This ruling, issued in 2022, expanded remedies for unfair labor practices involving
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico OSHA Updates Penalty Structure for Employer Noncompliance Puerto Rico (PR) OSHA has issued a public notice announcing revisions to the fines and penalties imposed on employers for noncompliance with adopted OSHA standards, effective as of November 3, the date of the notice’s publication.
FLSA - Taxes
IRS Extends Transition Relief for State Paid Family and Medical Leave Programs Through 2026 On December 19, 2025, the IRS released Notice 2026-06 , extending by one additional year the transition period established in Revenue Ruling 2025-4 for certain employment tax and reporting obligations related
Labor Law - NLRB
Policy Week in Review – December 19, 2025 NLRB Regains a Quorum, but Few Quick Changes Expected tgelbman@littler.com Fri, 12/19/2025 - 14:56
HR - Drugs & Alcohol
Wait, Is Marijuana Legal? How Trump’s Executive Order on Marijuana May Impact the Workplace Just in time for the holidays, President Trump has issued an executive order that will be beloved by the budding marijuana industry: a directive to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to begin th
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Supreme Court Rules Non-Resident Bond Is Incompatible with Act 2 Summary Employment Proceedings In Jack Javier Slim v. Royal Blue Hospitality, LLC H/N/C El Conquistador Resort-Puerto Rico , 2025 TSPR 133, 216 D.P.R. ___, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court held that the non-resident bond requi
Immigration - Visas
Social Media Vetting Expansion for Visa Applicants On December 15, the Department of State (DOS) announced it will expand its social media vetting requirement to additional nonimmigrant visa classifications, including H-1B, H-4 dependents, F, M, and J. tgelbman@littler.com Thu, 12/18/2025 - 10:50
Federal Gov't - General
Littler Lounge: Ahead of the Bill Curve – 2026 Legislative Look Ahead As 2026 approaches, workplace regulations are shaking up the scene – and Maureen Lavery from Littler’s Knowledge Management team joins Claire Deason and Nicole LeFave to help employers stay ahead of the curve. The trio dives into
Labor Law - NLRB
NLRB Regains a Quorum, but Few Quick Changes Expected On December 18, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed three nominees to the National Labor Relations Board. The nominees included James Murphy, who will now serve as Board chair, Scott Mayer, who will serve as a Board member, and Crystal Carey, who
Nevada - General
Some Place or Another: Nevada Supreme Court Expands Reach of Nevada’s Luring Statute Enacted in 1967, Nevada’s “employment-luring” statute prohibits employers from inducing, influencing, persuading, or engaging prospective employees to “change from one place or another in this state” or to “bring wo
OSHA - General
Much Ado About OSHA Interpretation Letters There has been much ado about compliance assistance from the United States Department of Labor (DOL) this year. With these expanded opportunities, employers should consider seeking guidance on application of OSHA standards to their unique work environments.
HR - Hospitality Industry
What should hospitality employers know about service animal requests? What legal considerations should hospitality businesses and employers consider when guests, customers, or employees request to bring service animals on site? The hospitality industry faces complex legal issues when guests, custome
Illinois - General
Illinois Expands Employee Privacy Rights On December 12, 2025, Illinois took a significant step to strengthen employee protections related to work authorization by enacting Senate Bill 2339 . Given the increase in federal immigration enforcement, the state of Illinois adopted this measure to redefin
Immigration - Employment Eligibility
Determining Work Authorization for Employees on TPS and Humanitarian Parole – Updated December 16, 2025 The Trump administration has enacted significant policy changes impacting individuals authorized to work under various immigration programs, including Temporary Protected Status (TPS), humanitaria
HR - General
Policy Week in Review – December 12, 2025 President Trump Signs Executive Order to Limit State Regulation of Artificial Intelligence tgelbman@littler.com Fri, 12/12/2025 - 13:34
HR - General
Employment Regulatory Recap: 2025 As 2026 approaches, many employers have been familiarizing themselves with new laws addressing everything from protected leaves to required employee notices and benefits offerings. Employers should also be aware of regulatory updates, which further clarify or add to
HR - General
Prediction Markets Permit Employees to Wager on Anything at Any Time: What Employers Need to Know Whether grabbing headlines with multi-billion-dollar valuations or dominating popular culture by being featured on South Park and 60 Minutes, the rapid rise of prediction markets cannot be ignored – par
Pennsylvania - General
New Local and State-Wide Laws in Pennsylvania Prohibit Discrimination Based on a Variety of Protected Categories In the past month, Pennsylvania and its two largest cities, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, enacted legislation that will affect employers across the Commonwealth. Pennsylvania adopted legis