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California - General
California Supreme Court Takes a Bite Out of the Rigid Application of Arbitration Fee Deadlines: Hohenshelt v. Superior Court Case Background A sanitation employee at Golden State Foods Corporation, signed an arbitration agreement governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) at the start of his emp
ADA - Reasonable Accommodation
Littler Lounge: Pull Up a Chair! Let’s Talk Leave and Accommodations Hosts Claire Deason and Nicole LeFave welcome Littler attorney Alexis Knapp for a deep dive into the world of leave and accommodations. From the surge in mental health-related requests to the role of return-to-work policies in leav
Restrictive Covenants
No More Willy-Nilly: The FTC’s New Noncompete Message The FTC has now withdrawn its appeal of the Ryan, LLC v. FTC decision .1 The FTC’s ill-fated attempt to completely ban noncompete agreements by administrative rule is history, but that does not mean the federal government’s attempt to regulate th
Federal Gov't - General
Policy Week in Review – September 12, 2025 NLRB General Counsel Intends to Challenge New York Trigger Law tgelbman@littler.com Fri, 09/12/2025 - 13:52
Sex Discrimination - General
Denial of Gender-Affirming Care Does Not Qualify as Sex Discrimination, Eleventh Circuit Holds On September 9, 2025, in Anna Lange v. Houston County, Georgia, et. al ., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that the denial of coverage for gender-affirming surgery was not discrimina
California - Labor Law
When Boards Collide: PERB vs. NLRB and the Compliance Clash Unless you’ve been skipping the news lately, it’s no surprise that California and the federal administration don’t see eye to eye on many policies, let alone labor relations. Cue AB288 – a bill just passed by the legislature that allows
California - Wage & Hour
California Court of Appeal Rules on Who Is an “Exempt” Employee for Paid Sick Leave Rate-of-Pay Purposes On August 4, 2025, in Hirdman v. tgelbman@littler.com Thu, 09/11/2025 - 13:43
HR - General
Littler Lounge: From Sports Brackets to Benchmarks – Navigating the Legal Side of Workplace Contests and Incentives What do fantasy football, March Madness brackets, and workplace raffles have in common? They might all be gambling – and they might be happening on your company’s time and devices. Ste
Pennsylvania - General
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Eyes Labor Regulation Via Executive Order With the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) still lacking the quorum necessary to issue decisions, local and state governments, now including Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, are continuing their attempts to fill the gap. tge
HR - Independent Contractors
Citing Legal Challenges, Trump’s DOL to Overturn Biden-Era Independent Contractor Rule; Will Consider Next Steps for New Rule The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced through the Trump administration’s unified agenda its intention to rescind its own 2024 final rule, which provided an analysis fo
HR - General
Policy Week in Review – September 5, 2025 Trump Administration Releases Spring Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions tgelbman@littler.com Fri, 09/05/2025 - 13:58
HR - General
Third Circuit: Absent Hacking, Violating Employer’s Computer-Use Policy Cannot Support a Claim Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act On August 26, 2025, in NRA Group, LLC v. Durenleau et al. , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit addressed an issue of first impression: whether violating
FLSA - General
Is a Uniform Standard for Evaluating FLSA Collective Action Notice Motions on the Horizon? The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provides a framework for how employees are compensated under federal law. In addition to establishing minimum wage and overtime standards, among other things, the FLSA allow
Multinational Employers
Understanding Employment Law Outside the United States for Multinational Employers – Part 1 Employment and labor laws in the United States are complex and vary significantly across federal, state, and local levels. While some states (such as Washington) are more employee-friendly, all but one (Monta
FLSA - General
Treasury Department Releases “Preliminary List” of “No Tax on Tips” Occupations The Treasury Department this week released a “ preliminary list ” of occupations that may be entitled to claim the “no tax on tips” deduction. tgelbman@littler.com Wed, 09/03/2025 - 12:39
California - General
Checkout Checkmate: Long Beach Enacts Self-Checkout Ordinance Long Beach, California is often an incubator for novel employment laws. For example, in the hospitality industry, Long Beach was one of the “early adopters” of ordinances regulating workplace standards for hotel workers, including providi
Colorado - General
Lawmakers Tee Up Colorado AI Act for Scaling Back in Upcoming Legislative Session In May 2024, Colorado enacted the nation’s most comprehensive law regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI): Colorado Senate Bill 24-205 (the “Colorado AI Act” or the “Act”). ehubert@littler.com Fri, 08/29/202
Benefits - Executive Compensation
Executive Compensation – The Importance of Being Clear (Being Earnest May Not Be Relevant) Most executive compensation arrangements are in the form of contractual documents. Even a form deferred compensation plan (or “top hat” plan) providing deferred compensation for a select group of management or
HR - General
Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute Presents: Labor Day Report – 2025 Introduction The first eight months of the Trump administration saw dramatic changes in labor and employment policy—from civil rights to traditional labor law to immigration—with more to come as key positions at oversight and enf
Religious Discrimination - Reasonable Accommodation
Littler Lounge: Redefining “Reasonable” – Religion and the Workplace Claire Deason and Nicole LeFave are joined by Littler attorney Devjani Mishra for a conversation that starts with pandemic-era policy puzzles and ends somewhere near the Supreme Court. From temperature checks in parking lots to a t