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HR - Artificial Intelligence (AI)
On December 11, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) seeking to stop local U.S. jurisdictions from enacting laws or regulations restricting the development and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, asserting that fragmented regulation could impede the Unit
Washington State - Wage & Hour
Effective January 1, 2026, the minimum wage rate in the State of Washington will increase to $17.13 per hour for employees sixteen years of age or older. For minor employees (fourteen or fifteen years of age), the minimum wage rate will be $14.56 per hour (or 85 percent of the
OSHA - General
This three-part series on OSHA recordkeeping and reporting provides tips for employers on maintaining compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements. Part I covered the foundational aspects of determining recordability, including the use of OSHA Forms 300, 301, and
Immigration - General
On December 2, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum directing the agency to place on hold all applications for asylum and withholding of removal for all benefit requests for individuals with one of the nineteen countries of birth or countries of citi
New York - Wage & Hour
On December 4, 2025, the New York City Council overrode a mayoral veto to enact two new pay data reporting laws, Int. 0982-2024-A and Int. 0984-2024-A , that will require large employers to submit annual reports with pay data by race, ethnicity, and sex, modeled after the former federal EEO-1 Compon
California - General
On December 9, 2025, the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, issued a published decision in Sierra Pacific Industries Wage and Hour Cases , affirming the trial court’s denial of Sierra Pacific Industries’ motion to compel arbitration and upholding the imposition of evidentiary and
Florida - General
In Florida, two recent court rulings and a number of laws enacted in 2025 will directly impact employers. This article summarizes the two cases and the new laws, which address open carry of guns, medical marijuana use by employees, restrictive covenants with employees, workers’ compensation rules, a
Oregon - General
The Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon recently held in Trumper v. Women’s Healthcare Associates, LLC that an at-will employee could not bring a wrongful discharge claim where she did not challenge the lawfulness of her employer’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate and otherwise failed to identify a
Multinational Employers
Technological progress offers employees and employers increasing opportunities for flexible employment arrangements. For example, employees can live in Germany and work from home for foreign companies without having to relocate and thus change their entire living circumstances. The consequences of s
Immigration - General
On December 5, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States granted review in a case that will determine the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship.
New Jersey - General
On September 3, 2025, Governor Phil Murphy signed Assembly Bill No. 4429 (A4429), which amends the state’s “captive audience” law by expanding the restrictions on employer-mandated communications and meetings concerning political matters to cover an employee’s decision to join or support a labor org
Immigration - Visas
Starting December 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of State will expand its online presence review to include all H-1B and dependent H-4 visa applicants. As part of the expansion, announced by the State Department on December 3, 2025, H-1B and H-4 visa applicants must make their social media profiles p
California - General
California employers face a complex minimum wage compliance landscape, in which state law sets a floor and cities and counties often set higher local minimums. As remote and hybrid arrangements proliferate, the obligation to pay the correct minimum wage turns on where employees actually perform thei
HR - USERRA
On January 2, 2025, former President Joe Biden signed the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (Dole Act) into law. The bill was named in honor of Senator Elizabeth Dole, who has a long history of advocating for veterans and their families alongside he
Illinois - General
Illinois has enacted significant amendments to the Workplace Transparency Act (WTA), effective January 1, 2026, that will materially affect employment, separation, and settlement agreements with Illinois employees, applicants, contractors, and consultants. The amendments broaden what constitutes an
HR - General
As the U.S. birth rate continues to drop, a growing number of states have passed laws to improve access to fertility treatments, lessen related costs, and grant time off for employees experiencing reproductive losses. This article summarizes the recent changes in state and federal policies.
Affirmative Action - General
On April 3, 2025, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released two memoranda, M-25-21 and M-25-22, regarding federal agencies’ use and acquisition, respectively, of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Among other strategies oriented towards the Trump administration’s priorities o
Federal Gov't - General
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Oregon - Wage & Hour
The Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon recently held in Athena v. Pelican Brewing Co. that the pay required for meal periods lasting less than thirty minutes is considered a wage under Oregon law, rather than a penalty. This distinction provides for a private right of action for
Labor Law - NLRB
Two recent Fifth and Sixth Circuit appellate decisions have deepened a circuit split over the authority of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to force employers to pay for the foreseeable harms stemming from unfair labor practices—a broad and largely unprecedented financial remedy the NLRB as