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New York - Wage & Hour
On October 9, 2025, the New York City Council passed two bills ( Int. No. 0982-2024 and Int. No. 0984-2024 ) that if enacted into law would require New York City employers with 200 or more employees to annually submit pay reports for their New York City employees. The proposed report format
OSHA - General
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) emerged from the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to address widespread concerns about workplace safety. The statute reflects a deliberate structural choice: OSHA opera
New Jersey - Wage & Hour
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) issued proposed regulations under the New Jersey Pay Transparency Law on September 15, 2025, that provide some (but not complete) clarity about the law’s pay and benefit disclosure requirements.
OSHA - General
Today’s constitutional challenges to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) converge on three fronts: Article II of the U.S. Constitution for-cause removal protections for administrative officials, the nondelegation d
California - General
On October 13, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation that would have regulated employers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other automated decisionmaking technologies in employment-related decisions, citing concerns about “overly broad restrictions” on employers’ use of th
California - Wage & Hour
On October 8, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law legislation that will set the statute of limitations for civil actions alleging violations of the state’s pay transparency requirements at three years, with a six-year “look-back” period to obtain relief for an existing violation.
California - General
On October 11, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law legislation— Senate Bill (SB) No. 19 —that updates the California Penal Code to add Section 422.3, a new statute that closes a loophole and includes, as criminal offenses to be more fully prosecuted, threats made against workplaces, schools,
HR - Arbitration Issues
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the issue of whether a party is required to pay initial arbitration fees is a question for the arbitral body to decide, not the federal courts. The court further held that a party’s refusal to pay fees assessed is not necessarily
California - Labor Law
California has joined New York in enacting a law to allow the state to regulate private sector labor disputes when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is unable to act or declines to do so. Notably, the California law empowers the state public labor agency to certify private sector union
OSHA - General
The U.S. Senate’s October 7, 2025, confirmation of Jonathan L. Snare to the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC)—the three-member adjudicatory agency that has not had a commissioner since April 2025—was an important first step toward restoring the federal workplace-safety appeals
Immigration - Visas
A group of organizations and individuals filed a lawsuit on October 3, 2025, challenging President Donald Trump’s presidential proclamation that requires a $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas. The lawsuit, Global Nurse Force et al. v. Trump , contends that the president exceeded his authority under the
Federal Gov't - General
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Federal Gov't - DOL
On October 7, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed, by a 51–47 vote, the nomination of Andrew Rogers to be administrator of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD). The division enforces federal labor laws related to minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor, and family and medica
Immigration - Employment Eligibility
E-Verify is back online. After a brief period of unavailability due to the ongoing government shutdown , the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) E-Verify program has resumed operations. The E-Verify system, which is used by participating employers to verify employment eligibility in the Uni
California - WARN Act
On October 1, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation ( Senate Bill (SB) 617 ) that requires employers to include additional information in their notice for mass layoffs, terminations, and relocations under the California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (Cal-WARN) Act.
HR - General
Halloween celebrations at the workplace can be a fun, lighthearted way to promote team building, a positive workplace culture, and greater creativity. But every year, there’s no shortage of employees who display questionable judgment during Halloween activities or wear costumes that are not appropri
Federal Gov't - General
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sworn in Catherine Eschbach as its first-ever principal deputy general counsel, a newly created position within the agency’s Office of General Counsel (OGC). Eschbach, who had served as director of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Offic
Pennsylvania - General
On September 25, 2025, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania struck down the City of Pittsburgh’s 3 percent tax on income earned by nonresident athletes while playing in one of Pittsburgh's publicly funded sports stadiums, finding the tax, often referred to as a “Jock Tax,” violated the state constituti
Multinational Employers
The June 2026 deadline for each of the twenty-seven European Union member states to implement the EU pay transparency directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970) into national legislation is approaching fast. By June 2026, organisations in EU member states will be obliged to introduce a range of measures to
Labor Law - General
Ogletree Deakins’ Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group is pleased to announce the publication of the Fall 2025 issue of the Practical NLRB Advisor . This issue discusses the host of challenges, both internally and externally, that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is currently facing.