Monday, July 6, 2026Labor & Employment Law
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California - Cal/OSHA
California’s indoor heat illness regulation, the first of its kind in the United States, is now in effect. New requirements apply to all indoor work areas where the temperature is 82° F or above, with few exceptions. Additional requirements apply for higher temperatures. California employers with an
Multinational Employers
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) region, and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (E
California - General
After years of litigation, the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 22, a voter-approved law allowing app-based drivers to work as independent contractors. The Court rejected a challenge by a group of labor unions, which argued that the law violated the state constitution. The Court’s decisio
Pennsylvania - Restrictive Covenants
On July 23, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in ATS Tree Services, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission , declined to block the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule that would cause most non-compete agreements, with few exceptions, to be unenforceable (referre
Puerto Rico
On July 24, 2024, the Governor of Puerto Rico, Hon. Pedro Pierluisi, signed into law Senate Bill 1282, the Law Against Discrimination Based on Hair Styles . This law adopts as public policy the express prohibition of discrimination in the offering of public services, employment, education, and housi
Labor Law - General
A unanimous Fifth Circuit panel vacated the National Labor Relations Board’s 2023 decision in Lion Elastomers 1 on the grounds that the NLRB exceeded the scope of the court’s 2021 remand and deprived Lion Elastomers of its due process rights.
HR - General
FLSA - General
Sex Discrimination - Pregnancy
The wheels are turning, aren’t they? This question is another arising out of a webinar I recently conducted with EEOC Legal Counsel Carol Miaskoff and Tracie DeFreitas (Job Accommodation Network) regarding the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). A few weeks back, I addressed whether FMLA medical c
Minnesota - General
Companies in Minnesota that work with independent contractors should be aware of a new legal risk. In Alonzo v. Menholt ,1 the Minnesota Supreme Court recognized a claim for the negligent selection of an independent contractor. Companies operating in Minnesota might be held responsible for inadequat
FLSA - General
Court declined to issue a “hot goods” injunction against company that employed minors, as DOL could not show the company “knowingly” employed underage workers. Employer liability for potential child labor violations can be limited through the adoption and use of strong policies preventing child labo
HR - Education Industry
The Third Circuit in Johnson v. NCAA ruled that athletes at NCAA Division I schools may be considered employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Johnson decision creates a circuit split that could lead the United States Supreme Court to resolve this issue. Colleges and universities could face
Title VII - General
On June 3, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting a venture capital fund from awarding grants based on race and gender. In reversal of the district court, the majority found the grant contest “substantially likely to violate” 42 USC Sect
HR - General
This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments at the U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts of appeal in the last month. At the Supreme Court
California - General
Employers with operations in California are all too familiar with how state and local officials continue to restrict the access employers have to public records, including criminal history information.1 For example, lengthy delays in completing standard criminal background checks are now routine in
Texas
On July 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Ryan, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission issued a limited stay and preliminary injunction of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) final rule that would render almost all non-compete agreements, with very limited exceptions,
Puerto Rico
In Ruiz Mattei v. Commercial Equipment Finance, Inc .,1 the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico determined that claims under the Unjustified Dismissal Act2 and the Workplace Discrimination Act3 are transferable to the employee’s heirs following the employee’s death.
OSHA - General
OSHA has issued its proposed workplace heat exposure standard, which would apply to nearly all employers. The proposed standard would require employers to develop a Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Plan with site-specific information to identify, monitor, and control heat hazards in their workplac
California - General
Long-awaited PAGA reform legislation (“New PAGA”) brings significant change and some clarification to the 20-year-old law, reconciling previously ambiguous interpretations of the law, as well as adding new provisions that will have far-reaching effects on the litigation of PAGA actions.
HR - General
The Supreme Court issued four decisions narrowing agencies’ power to make policy through formal rulemaking and adjudication. In the short term, these decisions could make it harder for agencies to defend major rules on overtime, joint employment, prevailing wages, pregnancy accommodation and noncomp