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The U.S. Senate voted early Tuesday to remove a proposed moratorium from the federal budget bill. This outcome marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing

Policy Week in Review – June 27, 2025 SCOTUS Curtails Nationwide Injunctions ehubert@littler.com Fri, 06/27/2025 - 16:31

The prevalence of remote and hybrid work varies by industry, type of job, and job level in an organization’s hierarchy. A survey from Robert Half found that, from 2023 to 2025, the proportion of job listings with hybrid work jumped from 9 percent to 24 percent, while the proportion of

Policy Week in Review – June 20, 2025 Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on Labor Nominees; Announces Committee Votes tgelbman@littler.com Fri, 06/20/2025 - 10:47

In this episode, Jen offers some guidance to help retain your best and brightest this summer.

July Is the New January – 2025 States and cities are as busy as ever passing new workplace regulations throughout the calendar year. Here is our mid-year report summarizing the notable labor and employment laws that take effect from roughly July through October. tgelbman@littler.com Tue, 06/17/2025

In this episode, Jen offers some guidance to help retain your best and brightest this summer.

Research shows that Gen Z employees, ages twenty-one to twenty-eight, are less likely to drink alcohol than previous generations, which may impact how they feel about work-related events that include drinking.

Jones Walker's Labor & Employment Practice Group compiled a list of key areas affecting employer operations and released it in our recently issued client alert. One of the most critical aspects of…

Recent protests across major U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, have resulted in business disruptions impacting both employers and their employees. The events are a reminder for employers to prepare for emergencies in the face of increasing civil unrest and government responses.

Policy Week in Review – June 13, 2025 Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Raise the Minimum Wage tgelbman@littler.com Fri, 06/13/2025 - 09:24

Deepfakes and Digital Harassment: What Employers Need to Know in 2025 The landscape of workplace harassment has evolved beyond physical offices, after-hours texts and off-site events. Employers now face a sophisticated and deeply unsettling threat: deepfake technology. Once the domain of tech expert

Littler Lightbulb –May Employment Appellate Roundup Fourth Circuit Dismisses White Employee’s Race, Gender, and Retaliation Claims tgelbman@littler.com Tue, 06/10/2025 - 08:46

The Parity Paradox: MHPAEA Compliance for Employers and Insurers During the 2024 Enforcement Pause The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury have announced that they will pause enforcement of the 2024 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) Final Rule (the

Politics in the Workplace and the New Administration In the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election, employers navigated the difficult terrain of managing employees’ expressions of diverging political and social beliefs in the workplace. Now that the 2024 election has passed and the second Trump a

With Memorial Day occurring on May 26 this year, it is an opportune time for employers to assess whether their workplace culture is supportive of veterans and servicemembers, including whether they are in compliance with state and federal laws with respect to employees who are serving in the militar

A number of employment-related laws recently passed in various states that impact the workplace will take effect on July 1, 2025.

Policy Week in Review – May 23, 2025 Supreme Court Allows Trump Firing of NLRB Member Wilcox tgelbman@littler.com Fri, 05/23/2025 - 13:21

Littler Lounge: What’s Keeping Employers Up at Night in 2025 Welcome to Littler Lounge , the podcast where employment law meets happy hour energy. Pull up a chair, pour yourself something fizzy, and join us as we unwind with the sharpest minds in labor and employment law. This isn’t your typical

Employers Are Obligated to Comply with Tax Law Despite Increase in Frivolous Tax Arguments In the recent United States Tax Court case O’Connor v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue , Judge Arbeit sanctioned the petitioner for advancing frivolous arguments contesting the authority of the IRS to assess