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HR - General
Policy Week in Review – April 25, 2025 Chair Cassidy (R-LA) Releases White Paper on Providing Benefits to Independent Workers tgelbman@littler.com Fri, 04/25/2025 - 15:28
Nevada - General
Nevada OSHA to Begin Enforcing Heat Illness Prevention Regulation on April 29, 2025 The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations (DIR), the principal regulatory agency responsible for workplace safety in Nevada, will begin enforcement of a recently adopted heat illness prevention regulation on April
FLSA - Overtime Exemptions
Sixth Circuit Finds Employee’s Guaranteed Weekly Salary Was Based on Daily Rate, Defeating Exempt Classification Despite an employee’s being highly compensated, the Sixth Circuit reversed a summary judgment order from the district court, finding that even though the pipe inspector was highly compens
Benefits - ERISA
The Supreme Court Relieves ERISA Plaintiffs of a Pleading Requirement: What’s Next for ERISA Plan Fiduciaries? On April 17, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that dealt a blow to benefit plan fiduciaries nationwide. The Court unanimously held in Cunningham v. Cornell University 1 that a
Title VII - EEO-1
EEOC Requests OMB Approval for 2024 EEO-1 Reporting Cycle and Updates to Form 462 Each year companies across the United States await the EEOC portal opening date so that they can manage and plan their resources to meet the deadline to file their EEO-1 form—a report required by the Equal
Title VII - General
Trump Administration Moves to Eliminate Federal Government’s Use of Disparate Impact Theory Liability On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order instructing that federal agencies cease using the disparate impact theory of liability under federal civil rights laws, including Title V
Washington State - General
Washington’s Amended Fair Chance Act Will Impose Additional Obligations on Covered Employers Washington State has an existing fair chance law (discussed here ) but the statute, as amended by HB 1747 , will impose additional obligations on employers that consider criminal records when vetting job app
Multinational Employers
The Global Guide Quarterly (Quarter 1, 2025) The Global Guide Quarterly (GGQ) is a newsletter published by Littler on a quarterly basis to provide high-level and concise coverage of global labor and employment (L&E) law developments in key countries across the Americas, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) regio
Labor Law - Strikes
ALJ Backs Hospital’s Right to Delay Returning Strikers to Work An NLRB administrative law judge recently confirmed that a California hospital system had the right to keep replacement workers on the job for the duration of its contractual commitment to a staffing agency even though striking employees
HR - General
Policy Week in Review – April 18, 2025 Chair Walberg Calls on DOL to Investigate Union Self-Dealing tgelbman@littler.com Fri, 04/18/2025 - 08:52
Illinois - General
Illinois Amends One Day Rest in Seven Act to Prohibit Retaliation Last month Governor JB Pritzker signed SB 3180 into law prohibiting retaliation under the One Day Rest in Seven Act . The Act requires every employer, with certain exceptions, to provide employees with at least 24 consecutive hours of
HR - General
Blue States Push Back: Legislative Responses to Trump Administration Initiatives In the wake of Trump administration executive orders and regulatory actions, Democratic-led states across the nation have taken bold steps to counteract policies they view as regressive. There are 17 states that are led
Illinois - Wage & Hour
Cook County, Illinois Further Revises Mandatory Paid Leave Rules On April 10, 2025, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved further revisions to the Commission on Human Rights’ regulations implementing the county’s paid leave ordinance. Many private employers will welcome these clarification
HR - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
FCC Takes Aim at Media Companies’ IE&D Efforts Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr recently revealed in a social media post the agency’s latest probe into various media entities’ inclusion, equity, and diversity efforts. tgelbman@littler.com Mon, 04/14/2025 - 16:23
Federal Gov't - DOJ
DOJ Rule Implementing Executive Order 14117 Regulating Cross-Border Data Transfers Takes Effect DOJ rule to implement Executive Order 14117, which restricts the exchange of sensitive personal data with certain “countries of concern,” took effect April 8. The order, which was issued under the prior a
Kansas
Kansas Law Mandates Reformation and Strengthens Non-Solicitation Covenants On April 9, 2025, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed into law Senate Bill No. 241 , which amends Section 50-163 of the Kansas Restraint of Trade Act (the “Act”)1 to clarify what types of business contracts, agreements and arr
HR - General
Policy Week in Review – April 11, 2025 Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Decision Allowing Reinstatement of NLRB Member Wilcox tgelbman@littler.com Fri, 04/11/2025 - 13:44
New York - General
DOJ Files a Statement of Interest in a Federal Lawsuit Against the NY Department of Health and Court Issues a Preliminary Injunction As previously discussed , in Engesser v. McDonald , a class of Medicaid beneficiaries who receive personal care and home care services through New York’s CDPA Program
Wisconsin - General
Wisconsin Supreme Court Tackles Thorny Contours of Arrest Record Discrimination In a recent case, Oconomowoc Area School District v. Cota , the Wisconsin Supreme Court examined the definition of “arrest record” and the circumstances under which employers may lawfully consider arrest records in makin
HR - General
Littler Lightbulb – March 2025 Employment Appellate Roundup Fourth Circuit Stays Injunction Barring Enforcement of DEI Executive Orders tgelbman@littler.com Wed, 04/09/2025 - 10:52