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Nevada - General
Nevada has begun implementing the Nevada Employee Savings Trust (NEST) Program, which permits private-sector employees to make automatic payroll deductions into Roth individual retirement accounts (IRAs). Employers that don’t offer retirement benefits must register with the NEST Program by September
Federal Gov't - General
On July 16, 2025, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) held a hearing on President Donald Trump’s nominations of Brittany Panuccio to be a member of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Crystal Carey to be general counsel of the National L
Immigration - Visas
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it has received enough petitions to meet the congressionally mandated cap for H-1B visas for fiscal year (FY) 2026. This includes the 65,000 regular cap-subject petitions and the 20,000 petitions under the U.S. advanced degree exem
Maryland
Addressing an undecided issue under state law, the Supreme Court of Maryland recently held that the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) de minimis doctrine, which allows employers to exclude insignificant amounts of time from compensable work hours, applies to Maryland’s Wage Payment and Colle
Federal Gov't - General
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OSHA - General
On July 16, 2025, the House Committee on Education and Workforce held a subcommittee hearing focused on evaluating the effectiveness of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) compliance assistance initiatives, the role of collaborative programs in improving workplace safety, and
Sexual Harassment - Workplace Romance
A tech CEO recently garnered headlines after a clip of him being shown on the big screen at a Coldplay concert affectionately embracing a woman who is reportedly the company’s chief people officer and head of human resources (HR)—but not his wife—spread across social media. The incident has prompted
Labor Law - NLRB
On July 17, 2025, President Donald Trump nominated a pair of labor lawyers to fill two of the three vacant seats on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and potentially provide the NLRB with a quorum necessary to issue precedential decisions.
OSHA
This is the fourteenth 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. In th
OSHA - General
On July 14, 2025, Assistant Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling announced revisions to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Field Operations Manual (FOM) focused on penalty reductions for small businesses. The updates include revisions to the penalty assessment, adjustment, and
OSHA - General
On July 14, 2025, the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) announced it is reducing penalties for violations by small employers and those with clean safety records. The agency provided updated guidance on its penalty and debt collection procedures.
HR - Artificial Intelligence (AI)
As organizations transition from casual experimentation to the daily use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, particularly in human resources, the need for a thorough AI audit becomes increasingly evident. Just as companies regularly evaluate pay equity, wage and hour compliance, and da
Federal Gov't - DOJ
On July 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released guidance that will scale back multilingual services in federal agencies. The guidance aligns with President Donald Trump’s Executive Order No. 14224 , which established English as the official language of the United States of America.
HR - General
The Trump administration has decisively shifted its approach to enforcing employment discrimination laws, leaving employers grappling for clarity and stability to inform their efforts to prevent and manage legal risks stemming from harassment and discrimination. Workforce analytics, accompanied by p
HR - General
Employers will be able to continue to exclude certain payments to employee student loans beyond 2025 and the cap will increase annually based on inflation, as part of several changes to student loan and repayment programs made by the comprehensive budget reconciliation bill signed into law by Presid
Multinational Employers
Employers have long faced the challenge of managing the conduct of union representatives who push the boundaries of acceptable workplace behavior. Three recent decisions from Ontario arbitrators and the Québec Administrative Labour Tribunal shed light on the delicate balance employers must strike be
FLSA - General
On July 1, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated a district court’s preliminary certification of a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action, holding that district courts in the Ninth Circuit must assess whether each prospective opt-in plaintiff can satisfy personal j
Missouri - Wage & Hour
On July 10, 2025, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed legislation ( House Bill (HB) 567 ) that repeals the Missouri paid sick time statute and eliminates Missouri employers’ obligation to provide earned paid sick time to all Missouri employees.
Minnesota - Wage & Hour
Starting January 1, 2026, Minnesota employers must allow expanded breaks to all employees in Minnesota. Currently, employers are only required to provide “sufficient time to eat a meal” every eight hours of work, and “adequate time from work” to use the nearest restroom every four hours. This will c
Pennsylvania - Wage & Hour
On June 10, 2025, the Pittsburgh City Council passed an ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act (PSDA). The amendments include mandating accrual of leave at a slightly faster rate and higher annual accruals.