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Multinational Employers
German Works Councils and Digital Platform Work Digital labor platforms, app-based work models, and remote workforces are shaping employment structures far beyond Europe. A recent decision by Germany’s highest labor court clarifies how traditional employee representation rules apply even in highly d
HR - General
Littler Lightbulb – March 2026 Employment Appellate Roundup Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Plaintiffs Claims Based on Joint Employer Doctrine tgelbman@littler.com Mon, 04/20/2026 - 14:44
Federal Gov't - General
Policy Week in Review – April 17, 2026 White House Announces NLRB Nominations tgelbman@littler.com Fri, 04/17/2026 - 13:35
OSHA - General
OSHA Updates and Extends its Heat Program for Five More Years While OSHA has not yet finalized its pending heat regulation, the agency has signaled that targeting heat-related hazards will nonetheless remain an enforcement priority. On April 10, 2026, OSHA issued an updated National Emphasis Program
Labor Law - NLRB
Sixth Circuit Points Out Limits of NLRB Adjudicatory Rulemaking In Brown-Forman v. NLRB , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit became the first federal circuit court to review the National Labor Relations Board’s recent Cemex decision. The court found the Board engaged in improper rulemak
HR - Whistleblowing
Blow the Whistle, Get Paid: Treasury’s New Proposed Weapon Against Financial Crimes, Including Healthcare Fraud On March 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released a proposed rule to implement a new whistleblower reward program. tgelbman@li
Federal Gov't - DOL
Policy Week in Review – April 10, 2026 WIOA Reauthorization Introduced tgelbman@littler.com Fri, 04/10/2026 - 12:53
Immigration - Employment Eligibility
Form I-9 Updates: ICE Sets Aside Many of the Prior Positions for Determination of Substantive and Procedural Errors On March 16, 2026, the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued new rules regarding substantive and technical violations of Form I-9. These changes were made to ICE’s “Form
Maine
Maine Greatly Expands Department of Labor’s Enforcement Powers Against Employers Employers in Maine will soon face enhanced penalties for any violation of state employment laws under a recently enacted law granting the Pine Tree State’s Department of Labor broad enforcement powers. tgelbman@littler.
California - Wage & Hour
What do employers need to know about independent contractors and California EDD payroll tax audits? What do employers need to know about independent contractors and California EDD payroll tax audits? ehubert@littler.com Tue, 04/07/2026 - 16:08
Multinational Employers
Paid Leave after Termination: Key Takeaways from a New German Federal Labor Court Decision on Employment Contracts and Company Cars Once a German employment relationship has been terminated, employers often seek to remove the terminated employee from day-to-day operations as quickly as possible—whet
Multinational Employers
Rejection Due to Headscarf – German Federal Labor Court Holds Employer Liable for Compensation Rejecting an applicant because she wears a religious headscarf may prove costly for employers. In its decision on January 29, 2026 (8 AZR 49/25), the Federal Labor Court ( Bundesarbeitsgericht , “BAG”) hel
Virginia
Virginia Advances Heat Illness Legislation While Other States Are Poised to Follow Suit Heat illness prevention continues to be a key focus for state regulators as they move to fill the void left by OSHA’s still-uncompleted proposed heat standard. Most recently, the Virginia legislature approved hea
Oregon - Wage & Hour
Oregon Court Clarifies That Asking for a Raise Is Protected by Wage Transparency Law In a clarification of Oregon’s wage transparency statute, the Oregon Court of Appeals has held that ORS 659A.355 protects an employee from retaliation for merely asking for a raise, even where no claim of pay inequi
Benefits - Fiduciary
Proposed Rule Seeks to Clarify Fiduciary Duties in Investment Plan Decisions Subject to ERISA, but Risks Remain The Department of Labor (DOL) recently released proposed regulations regarding the investment of assets of an employee benefit plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Multinational Employers
UK Government Confirms Commitment to Introduce Mandatory Ethnicity and Disability Pay Gap Reporting for Large Employers As part of its “Plan to Make Work Pay,” the UK Government pledged to introduce mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for large employers via a draft Equality (Race a
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Supreme Court Holds that Commercial Image Rights Require Written Transfer and Revocable Consent In Osvaldo Friger Salgueiro v. Mech-Tech College, LLC; Mech-Tech Management, LLC; Artificial Intelligence , 2026 TSPR 30, 218 D.P.R. ___, the Puerto Rico Supreme Court held that any transfer o
Federal Gov't - General
Policy Week in Review – April 3, 2026 White House Releases FY27 Budget Request tgelbman@littler.com Fri, 04/03/2026 - 14:48
Multinational Employers
Canada: Minimum Wage Increases in 2026 Canadian employers will see a number of minimum wage increases take effect in 2026 at both the federal and provincial/territorial levels. While most of these adjustments are tied to inflation and follow established indexation formulas, the cumulative effect may
Federal Gov't - DOL
DOL Issues Guidance on Eligibility Requirements for States that Offer UI Benefits for Striking Workers Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a series of Questions and Answers to help states remain in compliance with federal unemployment insurance (UI) law regarding striking em