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HR - Education Industry
A federal judge in Massachusetts has provisionally allowed two higher-education associations to intervene in ongoing litigation challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Admissions and Consumer Transparent Supplement (ACTS) survey and has further extended the survey’s completion deadline f
California - Labor Law
Introduced on February 10, 2026, Assembly Bill (AB) No. 1803 is a straightforward but significant piece of proposed legislation that would expand California’s existing mandatory workplace training requirements to include a component on anti-hate speech.
Multinational Employers
The German Federal Labor Court ( Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG)) recently ruled that a blanket release clause entitling the employer to exempt the employee from work “upon or following the issuance of a notice of termination—regardless of which party issued it”—while continuing to pay wages, constitutes
Ohio
On March 18, 2026, an Ohio jury awarded $22.5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit related to a company’s denial of a pregnant worker’s work-from-home accommodation request, finding that the company’s action was a substantial factor in the death of the employee’s baby.
Benefits - 401(k)
On March 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) designed to reduce the regulatory risk if permitted investment options in 401(k) retirement plans include nontraditional investments such as private
Multinational Employers
The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970) is one of the most significant employment law developments in recent years, reshaping how organisations across Europe approach pay, recruitment, and gender equality.
HR - Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Smart glasses’ remarkable ability to record audio, video, and even capture facial recognition data and leverage artificial intelligence (AI) applications for future use by the wearer or others presents significant employment law challenges for retailers everywhere.
Virginia
Virginia’s new Democratic majority in the General Assembly has sent a slate of legislative reforms to Governor Abigail Spanberger’s desk that would address a broad range of employment-related subjects in the Commonwealth, including paid sick leave and paid family medical leave , noncompetition agree
HR - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
On March 23, 2026, a coalition of twenty U.S. states and the District of Columbia sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over sweeping new USDA funding conditions that forbid vaguely defined antidiscrimination “policies,” prohibit the use of funds to “promote gender ideology,” and threaten F
Multinational Employers
As 2026 unfolds, employment law is undergoing significant transformation across the globe.
Federal Gov't - General
The Beltway Buzz ® is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business.
Multinational Employers
Every spring, seasonal allergies such as hay fever raise the same question: do recurring episodes of incapacity to work constitute new illnesses, or are they a continuation of the same underlying condition?
HR - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
On March 26, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) titled “ Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors ” that, for the first time, attaches direct contractual consequences to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in federal contracting.
Labor Law - NLRB
In this inaugural episode of our Labor Law Solutions podcast, shareholders Tom Davis (Nashville) and Tom Stanek (Phoenix), who co-chair the firm’s Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group sit down with co-chair and former NLRB member Brian Hayes (Washington) to discuss recent developments in labor
Multinational Employers
Groundbreaking labor reform in Colombia enacted on June 25, 2025—encapsulated in Law 2466 of 2025—aims to enhance workers’ rights, increase formal employment, and modernize labor laws.
Age Discrimination
On March 13, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled in Walsh v. HNTB Corp. that placing an employee on a performance improvement plan (PIP) did not constitute age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) because the working conditions remained the sam
Immigration - Visas
On March 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes significant changes related to how prevailing wages are calculated for employers seeking to hire foreign workers under H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 visa statuses, as well as permanent labor cert
Multinational Employers
Deepfakes—deceptively realistic image, video, and audio content generated by artificial intelligence (AI)—are no longer a marginal phenomenon. Those affected are not only public figures but also increasingly private individuals, predominantly women. Beyond the currently debated classification under
HR - Corporate Accountability
Disputes between competing companies and their employees over confidential and proprietary information frequently spill over into the courtroom, but, as a recently reported investigation suggests, they can even draw the attention of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Multinational Employers
In this episode of our Cross-Border Catch-Up podcast series, Goli Rahimi (Chicago) and Kate Thompson (New York/Boston) explore the legal and practical considerations for employers hiring cross-border commuters—workers who live in one EU country while working in another. Goli and Kate break down key