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Multinational Employers
If a company offers employment and then rescinds it, is the person an employee entitled to protection from a collective bargaining agreement? The recent case of Gentleman v. Kings (County) before the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has an interesting answer. The Court confirmed that since the individua
Lawyering - General
A federal judge in the U.S. Southern District of New York has issued a significant decision at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and legal privilege, ruling that documents generated using a publicly available AI tool are not shielded by attorney-client privilege or the work product do
FLSA - General
In Lomibao v. AGC Biologics, Inc. , No. 25-cv-00361 (February 5, 2026), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that a former employee’s Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claims were validly released through a private separation agreement executed at the time of his employ
Benefits - General
In December 2025, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) adopted a new rule for postmarks so that they may indicate the processing date, instead of the date the post office took custody of the item. Employers may want to note this new postmark rule so that they don’t violate their legal
Illinois - General
A new law in Illinois requires health plans to cover therapies for menopause, and another new law in Philadelphia prohibits employers from discriminating based on menopause or menstruation. Several other states provide legal protections for female employees experiencing menopause, but Philadelphia i
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.
New York - General
On January 22, 2026, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) released proposed rules implementing recent amendments to the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA). The amendments, which were adopted in October 2025 and are effective as of February 22, 2026, incorporate the
Benefits - Cafeteria Plans
In this installment of our Payroll Brass Tax podcast series, Mike Mahoney (shareholder, Morristown/New York) is joined by Stephen Kenney (associate, Dallas) and Stephen Riga (counsel, Minneapolis/Indianapolis) to discuss how nondiscrimination testing rules under Internal Revenue Code Sections 125, 1
Restrictive Covenants
After the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ceased its defense of the Biden-era rule that would have banned nearly all noncompete agreements in employment, the Commission has provided a glimpse into how it intends to carry out its stated interest in regulating alleged unfair labor-market practices thro
Multinational Employers
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released its “2025 Update to the OECD Model Tax Convention on Income and on Capital” on November 19, 2025, marking the most substantial revisions since 2017. This article directly addresses the explosion of cross-border remote and hyb
Delaware
On February 10, 2026, the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware affirmed a ruling that Delaware courts must examine the reasonableness and scope of restrictive covenants, even when the employer seeks only damages, and not injunctive relief. The ruling is the second in as many weeks from the Delawar
Multinational Employers
In this episode of our Cross-Border Catch-Up podcast series, Diana Nehro (shareholder, New York/Boston), who is the chair of the Cross-Border Practice Group, and Maya Barba (associate, San Francisco) unpack Denmark’s parental leave model and discuss what employers should know for leave management an
HR - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
On January 30, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit heard oral argument in Chicago Women in Trades v. Trump , No. 25-2144, concerning whether the Trump administration can require federal contractors and grantees to certify that they do not operate diversity, equity, and inclusion
HR - Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Part two of our two-part series as part of our new Defensible Decisions podcast, Scott Kelly (shareholder, Birmingham) and Lauren Hicks (shareholder, Indianapolis/Atlanta) continue their conversation on the nuts and bolts of AI bias audits, focusing on defensible documentation, practical hypothetica
HR - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
On February 6, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a narrow ruling in National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education v. Trump , vacating a preliminary injunction that had blocked enforcement of Executive Order 14151 , “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government
FLSA - Federal Minimum Wage
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) recent annual minimum wage increase for certain federal contractors underscores the ongoing uncertainty surrounding contractor wage obligations following President Donald Trump’s revocation of the Biden-era Executive Order (EO) 14026. Although the Biden-era $15 m
Immigration - Visas
On January 27, 2026, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a letter directing Texas state agencies controlled by gubernatorially appointed heads and public institutions of higher education to freeze the initiation or filing of “new” H-1B petitions until May 31, 2027, which is the end of the Texas Legisl
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.
ADA - Reasonable Accommodation
As return-to-office mandates rise, so, too, do employee requests for telework accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). On February 11, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released guidance titled “Frequently Asked Questions from the Federal Sector abo
Race Discrimination
On February 2, 2026, in Sargent v. School District of Philadelphia , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed a lower court’s grant of summary judgment for the School District of Philadelphia, which faced challenges to the district’s admissions policies for its most selective high sc