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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.
Immigration - Visas
On October 20, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued guidance on its website regarding the presidential proclamation, “ Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers ,” clarifying which H-1B petitions are subject to the $100,000 payment. USCIS also specified when and
California - General
Employees in California who are victims of violence—and their family members who are victims—now have expanded leave protections when they seek legal, medical, mental health, or safety planning services. The new law, Assembly Bill (AB) 406 , which Governor Gavin Newsom signed on October 1, 2025, and
HR - General
A new uptick in mpox activity , including reports of more virulent clade I lineages circulating in multiple regions, has renewed questions from employers about their obligations when an employee is infected or after a potentially infectious individual has been in the workplace. While the overall ris
California - Cal/OSHA
The High Hazard Unit within the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) inspects employers with the highest incidences of occupational injuries and illnesses and workers’ compensation losses. Every year the High Hazard Unit develops a list of industry sectors that have exper
Maryland
On October 17, 2025, the Maryland Department of Labor (MDOL) reissued proposed regulations to implement the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program. This new proposal—open for public comment until November 17, 2025—withdraws the prior proposed regulations and reissues four chapters: Gener
Maryland
The Maryland Department of Labor (MDOL) has issued final regulations for the Maryland Economic Stabilization Act , effective October 13, 2025. Commonly known as the “Maryland mini-WARN Act,” the law mandates employers to provide notice of mass layoffs or reductions in force (RIFs) under specific cir
Sex Discrimination - Title IX
Whether and how transgender women may participate in women’s collegiate sports remains one of the most closely watched issues in the country. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia’s September 2025 decision in Gaines v. National Collegiate Athletic Association —a case brought b
California - General
Prior to a deadline of October 13, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed several bills into law impacting employers’ compliance obligations regarding pay transparency, workplace notices, pay data reporting, paid family leave, tip theft, and more. At the same time, Governor Newsom vetoed a fe
HR - General
As the dust settles around the latest round of U.S. comprehensive state privacy laws that took effect in 2025, HR and business leaders in the United States may face new or heightened compliance obligations, including for data subject rights requests. Although the right to access data is only one of
California - General
Plaintiffs’ attorneys have been relentlessly targeting companies that deploy common website tracking tools with demand letters, arbitration, and litigation arguing that their use of chatbots, analytics, and targeted advertising tools violate applicable privacy laws, including but not limited to the
HR - Hiring Process
As deepfake tools and voice cloning become cheaper and more convincing, employers are increasingly encountering a troubling trend: fraudsters using artificial intelligence (AI) to create fake appearances, voices, or profiles to land remote jobs. In addition to the risk of hiring unqualified applican
Race Discrimination
On September 26, 2025, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extended two timelines under Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 (SPD 15): Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity. In 2024, OMB issued updates to the race and ethnicity cate
Immigration - Visas
The U.S. Department of State’s November 2025 Visa Bulletin shows no changes as compared to the October 2025 Visa Bulletin in the Dates for Filing chart and the Final Action Dates chart for all listed categories. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it will continue to acc
California - General
On September 23, 2025, the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that specifically address the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decisionmaking technologies (ADMTs), requirements for completing risk assessm
Title VII - General
Following the Supreme Court of the United States’ April 2024 ruling in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis , employers have grappled with determining what constitutes an adverse employment action that will support a claim under federal antidiscrimination laws. A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appea
California - General
The California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, recently issued a significant decision in McDoniel v. Kavry Management, LLC , holding that an employer’s violation of Labor Code section 432.2—California’s prohibition on mandatory polygraph testing—can support a wrongful discharge claim in
New York - Wage & Hour
On September 25, 2025, the New York City Council sent to the mayor a bill ( Int. No. 0780-2024 ) that would amend the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to incorporate the requirements under the New York City Temporary Schedule Change Law . The bill provides additional covered reasons to take
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.
HR - Independent Contractors
The Trump administration is poised to formally rescind the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Biden-era rule for classifying workers as independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), after the DOL’s pronouncement that it would no longer enforce the rule. The move would open the doo