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Labor Law - NLRB
Workers in 2025 filed the fewest union election petitions since 2022, according to recently released annual statistics from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), but filings still topped the first two years of the Biden administration, suggesting continued interest in organizing.
Labor Law - NLRB
On January 28, 2026, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a notice regarding a recent modification to its procedure for processing and assigning unfair labor practice cases, which requires charging parties to submit evidence and documentation before a case is docketed. The notice clarifi
Multinational Employers
With less than six months before the EU Pay Transparency Directive 2023/970 deadline of 7 June 2026, no member state has yet published a completed piece of legislation. Employers can expect an increase in updates at the member state level in the next few months. Those that do not stay
Maine
On January 11, 2026, Maine enacted a law (House Paper (H.P.) 25 / Legislative Document (L.D.) 61) prohibiting employers from using surveillance tools without first informing job applicants and employees. The new law, which took effect immediately, is part of a growing trend of states restricting emp
Federal Gov't - General
Government shutdowns can throw a wrench into the gears of even the most well-oiled contracting operations. When Congress and the president fail to pass a funding bill, the resulting lapse in appropriations can halt nonessential federal activities, leaving contractors in a precarious position. But fe
Verdicts & Settlements
On January 16, 2026, a jury awarded an employee $5.5 million in a sexual harassment and retaliation case in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. A former security guard for a private security firm in Atlanta sued for hostile work environment, negligence, and unlawful dischar
Multinational Employers
Soccer fans are familiar with the nerve-wracking situation in which players and spectators have to wait for the video assistant referee (VAR) to review a decision during a soccer match, and a referee sometimes reverses his previous decision after a long wait. The referees in the third division may h
HR - Health Care Industry
In 2025, employers in the healthcare industry navigated challenges imposed by rapid change and a shifting regulatory landscape, including changes related to artificial intelligence (AI) and data privacy, staffing and wage and hour concerns, workplace safety, and immigration. In 2025, Ogletree publis
Federal Gov't - General
On December 18, 2025, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) opened the new IPEDS Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) after receiving approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). ACTS operationalizes the August 5, 2025, presidential memorandum and the secr
FLSA - General
In light of recent severe weather events, employers with round-the-clock operations—such as those in healthcare and other essential services—are likely facing workforce coverage concerns. One common solution involves requiring or permitting employees to remain on-site overnight during hazardous trav
Federal Gov't - General
Just two and a half months after the fall 2025 record-breaking forty-three-day government shutdown ended, the federal government faces another partial shutdown if the U.S. Senate fails to pass additional appropriations bills by January 30, 2026.
New Jersey - General
Employers that discriminate against employees and applicants based on their language may violate the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) if the discrimination is tied to one or more protected characteristics, such as national origin, ancestry, nationality, race, religion, or disability, the
Affirmative Action - OFCCP
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has begun 2026 with several information collection requests, along with a proposal to be funded in fiscal year (FY) 2026. These actions may help shape OFCCP’s priorities as the calendar year moves forward.
Immigration - Visas
Effective January 21, 2026, the U.S. Department of State will pause issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from seventy-five designated countries. This announcement renews the Trump administration’s push for immigrants to demonstrate they are “financially self-sufficient and not a financial burde
Multinational Employers
Ontario’s Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 (Bill 30), introduced on May 28, 2025, received Royal Assent on November 27, 2025, and is now law. The introduction of six prior Working for Workers Acts significantly transformed Ontario’s labour and employment laws, influencing how employers operate an
Multinational Employers
Employers in the United Kingdom do not have to take into account past dismissals when deciding whether the threshold to trigger collective redundancy consultation obligations has been reached, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) found.
Federal Gov't - General
Congress Faces Government Funding Deadline While Winter Storm Looms. The November 2025 legislative deal that ended the record-breaking forty-three–day federal government shutdown expires one week from today—January 30, 2026. The good news is that lawmakers are not signaling much of a desire for anot
New Jersey - Wage & Hour
On January 17, 2026, in one of his final acts as governor, Phil Murphy signed into law a bill ( A3451 / S2950 ) that will greatly expand the reach and protections of the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA). When the amendments take effect in six months, thousands of currently exempt small employers
Sex and Gender Discrimination
On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted 2–1 to rescind anti-harassment guidance issued in 2024 under the Biden administration, which included guidance related to issues of gender identity discrimination and harassment against LGBTQ+ individuals. With a quor
ADA - Reasonable Accommodation
Navigating reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related state laws can be challenging for employers—particularly on the thorny issues of leave and remote work. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in the case of Coffman v. Nexstar Media Inc. , of