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HR - Arbitration Issues
On May 28, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States held that workers who locally deliver goods that originate from other states may qualify for exemption from the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) for transportation workers “engaged in … interstate commerce,” even if they do not cross state lines o
Connecticut - General
On May 11, 2026, Governor Ned Lamont signed into law Substitute House Bill No. 5003, Public Act No. 26-12 , enacting comprehensive changes to the workplace that will impact Connecticut employers. This article addresses the most notable changes contained within Public Act No. 26-12’s expansive provis
Illinois - Wage & Hour
On May 20, 2026, the Chicago City Council moved to delay a planned phaseout of the tip credit for tipped workers under Chicago’s One Fair Wage ordinance by two years.
Immigration
On May 19, 2026, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order No. 14406 (“Restoring Integrity to America’s Financial System”), which is likely to impact access to financial services for employees who are not U.S. citizens.
HR - Privacy & Surveillance
On May 19, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began enforcement of the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act (TAKE IT DOWN Act), which requires certain covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate photos or videos shared
Colorado - General
Colorado’s newly rewritten artificial intelligence (AI) law is meaningfully narrower than the 2024 law it replaces, but it also reaches a population the Colorado Privacy Act largely leaves outside its scope: employees and job applicants.
Texas - General
New high school curriculum initiatives, such as the Texas Education Agency’s recently adopted Occupational Safety and Compliance Lab course , are bringing safety and health concepts into teenagers’ classrooms—and the implications are significant for students, employers, and communities alike.
Florida - General
On May 22, 2026, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill (HB) 1407 , which revises the procedural framework governing the commencement of civil actions and administrative remedies under the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA).
Federal Gov't - General
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Colorado - Wage & Hour
As summer hiring ramps up and many minors seek seasonal work, employers may want to be aware that Colorado, Indiana, New Jersey, and New York have recently updated their child labor laws, affecting employers’ compliance obligations in those states for hiring workers under the age of eighteen.
California - Cal/OSHA
As employers across California navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape, one issue keeps surfacing in California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) enforcement actions: what happens when the division cites a company that no longer exists?
Sex Discrimination - Title IX
The Supreme Court of the United States will consider whether a former Georgia Tech head women’s basketball coach and a former Augusta University art professor may bring employment-based sex discrimination claims under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972—a civil rights law that prohibits dis
Immigration - General
On May 21, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a new policy memorandum ( PM-602-0199 ) reaffirming that Adjustment of Status (AOS) under Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) is “a matter of discretion and administrative grace”—an extraordinary form of r
Benefits - Multi-Employer Plans
On May 21, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States, resolving a circuit court split, ruled in favor of a multiemployer pension fund, finding that plan actuaries calculating withdrawal liability can apply actuarial assumptions in effect after the measurement date.
FLSA - Holiday Pay, Gifts, Bonuses
Employees and employers are planning ahead for upcoming holidays like Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, and Labor Day. Paid company holidays are common, but the total number per year may vary by industry, location, or union status.
Colorado - General
Colorado lawmakers have completed their hotly anticipated rewriting of the state’s landmark artificial intelligence (AI) law. While the new law shifts compliance from a risk-based to a transparency-based approach, it maintains significant notice-and-disclosure obligations for employers (referred to
Multinational Employers
A ruling by the Heilbronn Labor Court ( Arbeitsgericht (ArbG) Heilbronn) on March 27, 2026 ( Ref. No. 7 Ca 314/25 ), demonstrates once again that the probative value of a certificate of incapacity for work, while significant under German labor law, is not unassailable.
OSHA - Mining
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recently released its fiscal year (FY) 2027 Congressional Budget Justification , the agency’s proposed budget, to the U.S. Congress, providing insight into its priorities for the coming year.
ADA - Reasonable Accommodation
On May 8, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that temporary COVID-era telework did not permanently alter the essential functions of an on-site job and affirmed the dismissal of an employee’s claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) because his need for full-tim
Sex Discrimination - Pregnancy
On May 11, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of an employer on claims of pregnancy discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and various claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), because the employee