Monday, July 6, 2026Labor & Employment Law
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OSHA - General
This is the ninth 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.
Multinational Employers
Pay equity and pay transparency are becoming increasingly important to global organisations. The European Union’s pay transparency directive is a landmark piece of legislation for organisations with employees across the European Union.
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.
New York - General
After a summer hiatus, the New York Retail Worker Safety Act ( S8358C / A8947C ) was delivered to Governor Kathy Hochul on September 4, 2024, and signed into law the same day.
California - Labor Law
On August 31, 2024, the California Legislature passed the California Worker Freedom from Employer Intimidation Act, Senate Bill (SB) No. 399. The bill heads to Governor Gavin Newsom, who has until September 30, 2024, to sign it. If he does so, the act will add new Labor Code Section 1137.
New Jersey - General
On August 30, 2024, a judge of the U.S. District Court of New Jersey denied a motion to partially enjoin the New Jersey Temporary Workers Bill of Rights based on Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) preemption.
Immigration - General
On August 26, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an administrative stay enjoining the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from granting parole-in-place requests under the Biden administration’s “ Keeping Families Together ” initiative for fourteen days. The
Class Actions - Wage & Hour
On August 16, 2024, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in on whether out-of-state plaintiffs must satisfy personal jurisdiction requirements to participate in a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In a 2–1 decision, the Seventh Circuit held they must, joining the T
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.
Illinois - General
In an era when artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the workplace, Illinois has joined the growing list of states taking legislative action to further regulate the use of AI in employment settings, which follows the May 17, 2024, enactment of more sweeping legislation in Colorado. On
HR - General
Waves of mass layoffs during the past two years have generated a new trend: layoff influencers who use social media to vent feelings, get assistance with a job search, and find community with other laid-off workers. This trend raises concerns for companies that don’t want misinformation or embarrass
HR - General
As a result of recent return-to-office mandates, numerous workplaces are seeing a rise in “coffee badging”—when workers pop into the office for just a few hours to fulfill return-to-office mandates. To identify how often employees are “coffee badging,” some employers are using data from security bad
FLSA - General
On August 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals released its long-awaited opinion in Restaurant Law Center v. United States Department of Labor and invalidated the 2021 final tip rule issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), which restricts when employers can use the tip credit for tippe
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 - Voting Rights
Millions of Americans will be headed to the polls on November 5, 2024, in what is shaping up to be an extremely close presidential election with high voter turnout. Employers may need to consider how employees’ voting time may impact their workplaces.
California - General
Quick Hits These lawsuits make generalized allegations that business websites use software or tools to collect various types of device and browsing information from website visitors and that businesses then share such information with other entities such as social media companies. The claims invoke
HR - Hiring Process
Hiring seasonal workers can raise some important legal questions over how to properly handle overtime pay, work schedules, employee training, and other matters. These concerns particularly affect businesses in the hospitality and retail industries, which tend to hire seasonal workers in the fall to
Immigration - General
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) announced that the legacy iCERT system for the preparation and submission of labor certification applications will be fully decommissioned on December 1, 2024, as part of the DOL’s permanent labor certification (PERM)
Restrictive Covenants
On August 20, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas held unlawful and set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule prohibiting non-competition agreements with workers. The court entered a final judgment directing that the final rule not be enforced or otherwis
Restrictive Covenants
On August 14, 2024, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida ruled against the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) efforts to implement a nationwide noncompete ban. The Florida court’s decision aligns with a July 3, 2024, decision from the U.S. District Court for the Northe