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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.
HR - Education Industry
Over the past few years, several colleges and universities across the country have unexpectedly closed, often with little notice to the communities they served. When this happens, the immediate attention is usually given to students and how they will be able to continue their educational journey wit
Title VII - EEO-1
In a ruling significant to federal contractors and government transparency advocates alike, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed a district court order requiring the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to disclose thousands of EEO-1 Type 2 (consolidated) reports submitted by feder
HR - Independent Contractors
On July 17, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld a $9 million judgment against a medical staffing company for misclassifying nursing assistants and nurses as independent contractors. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) alleged Steadfast Medical Staffing, based in Norfolk, Va.
OSHA - General
This is the sixteenth installment in a series of articles intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and how both influence workplaces in the United States.
California - General
The Trump administration continues to focus on worksite enforcement to achieve its immigration policy objectives. This includes Form I-9 audits as well as possible worksite raids. The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) recently updated its guidance page, reminding employers of impor
HR - General
There have been growing concerns among business travelers about having phones and laptops searched at airports. However, employers can take steps to protect confidential and proprietary information stored on employees’ devices.
Sexual Harassment - Workplace Romance
Forced song title references aside, the recent scandal at a Coldplay concert has become a hotly discussed topic across popular culture. Although an executive’s alleged public dalliance with a subordinate—who also happens to be an executive in human resources—may be an entertaining read generally, in
California - General
After much anticipation, the California Privacy Protection Agency has finalized the regulations on automated decisionmaking technologies (ADMT), risk assessments, and cybersecurity audits pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), with staggered compliance timelines for each set of requ
Immigration - Employment Eligibility
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has introduced a critical update to the E-Verify Status Change Report of which all employers using the system should be aware. As of July 15, 2025, the report now includes a “Revoked Document Number” field—an enhancement designed to help employers more
Connecticut - General
Connecticut employers, take note: Public Act No. 25-30/S.B. No. 1221 (“An Act Making Changes to the Connecticut Retirement Security Program”), effective July 1, 2025, has introduced a new enforcement framework for the MyCTSavings retirement program and with it, financial consequences for noncomplian
New York - General
New York State recently finalized regulations requiring employers to notify current and former employees who worked in Lower Manhattan and Western Brooklyn during and in the months after the September 11th terrorist attacks of their potential eligibility for benefits from two federal compensation fu
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.
Ohio
On July 1, 2025, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill No. 96 , which, in addition to establishing the state’s operating budget for the 2026–2027 fiscal year, introduced a new mini-WARN statute, Ohio Revised Code § 4113.31 (Ohio WARN), requiring employers to provide notice of certain plant clo
Sexual Harassment - General
A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit offers a powerful reminder that workplace rumors—especially those rooted in gender stereotypes—can rise to the level of unlawful harassment under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The case underscores the potential impac
OSHA - General
This is the fifteenth installment in a series of articles intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and how both influence workplaces in the United States.
OSHA - General
On July 16, 2025, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the “Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act of 2025” ( S.2298 )—also known as the “Heat Illness Prevention Act of 2025” (HIPA)—to direct the secretary of labor “to promulgate an occupational safety and health
FMLA - Regulations
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides important protections for employees with serious health conditions, and notice to the employer is required in order to trigger those protections. But what constitutes adequate notice? A recent case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Oregon - General
Oregon recently enacted House Bill (HB) 2957 , which affects statutes of limitations in employment cases when individuals file a charge with Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). HB 2957 became effective on June 24, 2025.
California - General
On July 17, 2025, the California State Auditor’s Office released a comprehensive report ( Report No. 2024-115 ) highlighting significant deficiencies within the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA). The audit, which reviewed sixty case files from fiscal years 2019–20 through 2023–24