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Multinational Employers
Gender-Neutral Job Evaluation in the EU: Assessment of the Utility of the New EU Toolkit The issue of fair and gender-neutral pay is increasingly coming into focus for employers in the EU. Directive (EU) 2023/970—also known as the Pay Transparency Directive (PTD), requires employers to have and main
New Jersey - Wage & Hour
No Papers so no Wages? No Way, Says the New Jersey Supreme Court New Jersey’s Wage and Hour Law (WHL) requires that employers pay the minimum wage established by law and an overtime premium for work in excess of 40 hours per week. New Jersey’s Wage Payment Law (WPL) requires
California - Privacy Rights
California’s Automated Decisionmaking Technology Regulations: Seven Steps for Employers Effective January 1, 2027, many California employers must comply with a challenging and detailed set of new requirements before using automated decisionmaking technology (ADMT) for certain employment actions (“Co
HR - General
No Joke: Recent Employment Laws and Legislative Proposals Legal obligations for employers typically concern topics like paid sick leave, antidiscrimination protection, and pay equity, but each year legislation also addresses niche or emerging areas or peculiar state-specific issues. The following ar
Multinational Employers
The Global Guide Quarterly (Quarter 1, 2026) 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
Multinational Employers
UK: Consultation Launched on Threshold for Triggering Collective Redundancy Obligations Currently, collective redundancy consultation (and the requirement to submit the HR1 form to the Government) is triggered where an employer is proposing to dismiss as redundant, within a period of 90 days or less
Multinational Employers
UK: Balancing Protected Beliefs The Legal Framework: Manifestation of Belief After Higgs In Higgs v. Farmor’s School , the Court of Appeal clarified how tribunals should analyse employer action in response to an employee’s manifestation of belief in direct discrimination cases (see our previous arti
Multinational Employers
Belgium: (Tele-)work Performed Simultaneously Within the European Economic Area – What Changes with the Moguntia Ruling? European rules governing the determination of the applicable social security legislation for employees performing activities in several EU Member States can be complex. The Court
Federal Gov't - General
Policy Week in Review – March 27, 2026 Senate Passes Partial DHS Funding Legislation; House Rejects It; DHS Shutdown Continues tgelbman@littler.com Fri, 03/27/2026 - 15:40
HR - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Executive Order 11246 Redux: Trump’s New Executive Order on DEI Calls for Renewed Scrutiny of Government Contractors On March 26, 2026, President Trump issued an executive order, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors . tgelbman@littler.com Fri, 03/27/2026 - 15:30
Illinois - General
Court Declares “Interested Party” Provisions of the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act Unconstitutional An Illinois state court judge has declared the “interested party” provisions of Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act (“the Act”) unconstitutional, striking a blow to labor unio
OSHA - General
Littler Lounge: OSHA Explained – Prevention, Preparedness and Protection What do acronyms, inspections, and everyday workplace decisions have in common? Quite a lot, as it turns out. In this episode, hosts Claire Deason and Nicole LeFave are joined by Alka Ramchandani-Raj, a leader of Littler’s OSHA
Title VII - General
First Circuit Rejects Per Se Rule that Performance Improvement Plans Automatically Qualify as Adverse Employment Actions This month, in Walsh v. HNTB Corporation , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a district court finding that placing an employee on a performance improvement
New York - Wage & Hour
New York City Proposes Bill That Sets Higher Minimum Wages and Eliminates Tip Credits The New York City Council on March 10, 2026, introduced proposed legislation (Bill Int. No. 757, referred to as the “New York City Minimum Wage Act”) that would create a New York City minimum wage higher
Immigration - General
DOL Proposed Rule Seeks Higher Prevailing Wages Levels for Foreign Workers The U.S. Department of Labor is scheduled to issue a proposed rule that would increase and re-adjust the “prevailing wage” levels for key employment-based immigration sponsorship programs. The prevailing wage rate refers to t
Multinational Employers
UK: Consultation Launched on Protection from Detriments for Taking Industrial Action The UK Employment Rights Act 2025 (“ERA 2025”) introduces new protections for workers against detriments by their employer to penalise, prevent or deter them from taking official industrial action. On February 26, 2
Multinational Employers
New Duty for UK Employers – Annual Leave Record-Keeping from April 6, 2026 In an unexpected development, recent commencement regulations confirm that from April 6, 2026, the new legal duty requiring employers to keep adequate records of workers’ annual leave and pay entitlements will come into effec
HR - Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The Federal Administration Makes Legislative Recommendations for U.S. AI Policy, Leaving Questions Unanswered The Trump administration has proposed “ A National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence ” (“the Proposal”). The Proposal, a non-binding set of legislative recommendations, encourages
Multinational Employers
UK: April Changes to Statutory Payment Rates, Compensation Limits and the ERA 2025 Reforms April usually marks a busy month for the rates and changes each year. This April is set to be busier than ever in the employment law calendar. Not only will the annual increases to certain statutory
Multinational Employers
UK Employment Rights Act 2025 Unfair Dismissal Deep Dive Part 1: Polkey in a World Without Caps Removal of the Cap on Compensation Awards for Unfair Dismissal In most cases, there are two elements of compensation that may be payable to an employee who successfully claims for unfair dismissal: tgelbm