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HR - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
On October 30, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied the government’s motion to narrow—and partially stay—the court’s April 14, 2025, preliminary injunction barring the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing Executive Order (EO) 14173’s “Certification Prov
New York - General
With employee political speech becoming an increasing concern, employers in New York are reminded of the New York Legal Activities Law, which, among other things, offers protections to employees based on certain off-duty speech related to political matters.
Massachusetts - Wage & Hour
Last year, the Appellate Division of the Massachusetts District Court held in Nunez v. Syncsort Incorporated —a decision that we addressed in an article published on October 28, 2024—that retention bonuses do not constitute “wages” within the meaning of the Massachusetts Wage Act. On October 22, 202
OSHA - General
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP) under Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has fundamentally changed the compliance landscape for occupational exposures to certain chemicals. For multiple high‑priority substances, the EPA has i
Immigration - General
On October 16, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published in the Federal Register a notice announcing the implementation of a new $1,000 parole fee. The fee requirement took effect immediately and will attach when a foreign national is paroled into the United States. Among oth
FLSA - Overtime, General
On November 5, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued guidance confirming employers will not be penalized for failing to report cash tips and overtime compensation in the manner required in the latest federal budget reconciliation bill. This guidance
HR - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
On October 31, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington halted enforcement of Section 3(b)(iv) of Executive Order 14173 (the “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Order”) and Section 3(g) of Executive Order (EO) 14168 (the “Gender Order”) against the City of Seattle by
New York - General
With employee political speech becoming an increasing concern, employers in New York are reminded of the New York Legal Activities Law, which, among other things, offers protections to employees based on certain off-duty speech related to political or religious matters.
OSHA - General
The October 21, 2025, memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) sets out an aggressive framework to accelerate deregulatory actions across the federal government. Although the memo is addressed broadly to regulatory policy officers, its
Benefits - General
On September 16, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a final regulation providing guidance on how plan sponsors should implement a requirement under the SECURE 2.0 Act for catch-up contributions in retirement plans. For plan participants whose Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA)
Multinational Employers
The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, effective from August 1, 2024, imposes a risk-based framework on AI systems used within the EU, affecting U.S. employers that use AI for HR functions involving EU candidates or employees. With significant penalties for noncompliance, the AI Act
Federal Gov't - General
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Illinois - General
Under a new law, employer-sponsored health plans will not be able to require employees to use—or give them financial incentives to use—pharmacies owned or controlled by their pharmacy benefit managers (PBM), but will stand to receive 100 percent of the rebates received by a PBM or an affiliated reba
Immigration - General
On October 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced an interim final rule (IFR) that will end its current practice of automatically extending employment authorization documents (EADs) for foreign nationals who file renewal applications based on certain employment authorizat
HR - Independent Contractors
On October 16, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that three insurance adjusters had been misclassified as independent contractors because, based on a complete analysis of the reality of the adjusters’ working relationship with two insurance companies, a jury could reason
OSHA - General
The 2025 federal budget impasse and the resulting partial government shutdown have curtailed routine operations across many agencies, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA’s diminished functionality, even if it persists until after Thanksgiving 2025, as some predic
HR - Workplace Violence
In a significant broadening of vicarious liability for employers, the American Law Institute (ALI) recently approved a “Special Rule on Vicarious Liability for Sexual Assault” as part of the Third Restatement of Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions. This marks a notable deviation from the traditional imp
Lawyering - General
Discrimination claims turn on the motive for the employment decision at issue. Accordingly, cases often focus on the decision-maker. What comments has he made that might suggest prohibited bias? Whom else has she made decisions about under similar circumstances? What did she know and when did she kn
Illinois - General
Last month, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed several new laws that will take effect in 2026. Here are the most important changes employers need to know.
Multinational Employers
Access rights are surging across Canada, and with them, the complexity for organizations. From coast to coast, federal, provincial, territorial, and sector-specific laws now dictate who can see what, when, and under which exemptions. The result? A patchwork of overlapping frameworks that leave compa