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Family, Parental & Medical Leave (FMLA) PolicyJob-protected, unpaid leave for an employee's own serious health condition, a family member's serious health condition, or a new child.
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Personal Use of Company PropertyHR Headlines
The former executive alleges his fellow co-owners used the policy as an excuse to push him out of the asset-management firm he helped run.
Law Firm News
Bill C-35 forced labour ban reshapes supply chain safety duties Lavanga Wijekoon discusses the core elements of Canada’s Bill C-35, proposed legislation that is expected to push health and safety leaders to examine supply chains well beyond their own worksites. The Safety Magazine (Canadian Occupational Safety) View mfelling@littler.com Wed, 07/01/2026 - 12:40
HR Headlines
Your employer owns your title, not your credibility. Why women are building reputations that outlast any single job.
HR Headlines
As AI makes generating polished work easier, the scarce skill is becoming judgment: knowing what to trust, question, and refine. Yet most organizations train employees to use AI tools, not to think critically with them. A four-step process can help professionals collaborate with AI more effectively while strengthening their own capabilities through reflection, evaluation, and deliberate learning. And it can help managers become more effective coaches.
HR Headlines
If you have index funds — such as in a 401(k) — they may soon include shares of the mega company. Here’s a rough calculation.
HR Headlines
With everything going on today, it’s hard for leaders to step away—but it’s also imperative for their own health, and the health of the business, that they do. This is according to HBS professor Ashley Whillans, who in this issue of the HBR Executive Agenda offers advice on how to set rules to protect deep-thinking time and model boundaries for the team.
Multinational Employers
Do Employees in the Netherlands Have the Right to Determine Their Own Working Hours? To some extent, employees in the Netherlands have the right to work flexible hours. Pursuant to the Dutch Flexible Working Act ( Wet flexibel werken ; Wfw ), they may ask their employer to reduce the number of worki
Missouri - General
Missouri’s Labor and Industrial Relations Commission ruled that without a competing PPD disability rating, an Administrative Law Judge is not free to substitute their own opinion.
HR - General
Employers face a patchwork of federal, state, and local laws, each with its own definitions and requirements for AI technologies in the workplace. Understanding these legal nuances and proactively evaluating each tool’s function before deployment are essential for staying compliant and minimizing li
California - General
On October 1, 2025, California’s Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 303, which states that an employee’s assessment, testing, admission, or acknowledgment of their own personal bias, when made in good faith and solicited or required as part of a bias mitigation training, does not, by itself, constitut
Immigration - Visas
Employers with workers on employment-based visas, such as H-1B and L-1, could face workforce disruptions after the Department of State (DOS) announced that Non-Immigrant Visa (NIV) applicants should schedule visa interview appointments in their own country of nationality or residence, with limited e
HR - Independent Contractors
Citing Legal Challenges, Trump’s DOL to Overturn Biden-Era Independent Contractor Rule; Will Consider Next Steps for New Rule The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced through the Trump administration’s unified agenda its intention to rescind its own 2024 final rule, which provided an analysis fo
HR - Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Among the blizzard of executive orders issued following his inauguration, President Trump revoked former President Biden’s executive order addressing artificial intelligence (AI). A few days later, on January 23, 2025, President Trump issued his own AI executive order, entitled, “ Removing Barriers
Oregon - General
Paid Leave Oregon is a wage replacement benefit program administered by the Oregon Employment Department meant to compensate employees who need to take time off work to care for and bond with a child following the child’s birth or adoption, to recover from their own or a family member’s serious
HR - Artificial Intelligence (AI)
“It’s like an AI chicken or the egg conundrum. Who should own the liability there? Should it be the developers of these technologies or should it be the users? If you're trying to make that determination, where does that line fall? This uncertainty has worked its way into different legislation acros
FMLA - Coverage
Week after week, it seems, a new city or state enacts its own paid leave law of some sort. For employers obligated to comply with the federal FMLA and these local leave laws, it’s death by a thousand paper cuts. These paid leave laws come in all shapes
Colorado - Wage & Hour
The City of Boulder has enacted its own local minimum wage ordinance , which took effect January 1, 2025, setting the city’s minimum wage at $15.57 per hour. The new law adds another challenge to multi-jurisdiction compliance for employers as the city’s minimum wage is higher than the State of Color
Labor Law - General
Colleges and universities that employ their own students face conflicts about how to protect student information, as required by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), while disclosing information about student-employees who seek to unionize, as required by the National Labor Relatio
New York - Restrictive Covenants
New York City lawmakers are considering a measure that would make the city the latest jurisdiction to ban noncompete agreements between employers and their employees, after Governor Kathy Hochul in December 2023 vetoed a statewide ban passed by lawmakers.
Utah
Utah joins the growing list of states, including California, New Jersey and New York, enacting their own #MeToo-inspired laws prohibiting confidentiality clauses regarding sexual misconduct. The #MeToo movement seeks to limit confidentiality requirements that would prevent information about serial s
New York - General
Gov. Hochul signed S5640/A5295 enacting New York Labor Law Section 203-f, which renders any employment agreement unenforceable if it requires employees to assign the rights to inventions developed using the employee’s own property and time. The law does specify exemptions for intellectual property c
New York - General
A recently enacted New York State law that took effect immediately restricts employers’ use of employment agreements which require that employees assign to their employer rights to inventions that were created by the employee on his/her own time and without the use of the employer’s resources. The p
New Jersey - General
New Jersey enacted Assembly Bill No. 4694 on July 21, 2023, adding a “convenience of the employer” rule in an effort to gain tax revenues from nonresidents assigned to a primary work location in New Jersey who work outside the state for their own convenience. The law became effective immediately
Colorado - General
The Colorado locality of Edgewater—which borders Denver and has a population of around 5,000—has enacted its own local minimum wage ordinance , which takes effect January 1, 2024. The new law demonstrates how challenging multi-jurisdiction compliance can be for employers.
Religious Discrimination - General
In Groff v. DeJoy , the Supreme Court provided “clarification” on the undue hardship standard in religious accommodation claims. The Court heightened the burden on employers to defend against such claims and effectively requires that employers overhaul their own procedures for analysis of religious
Minnesota - General
On May 24, 2023, Governor Tim Walz signed into law omnibus legislation that includes an amendment to Minnesota’s labor law that protects employees’ right to discuss the employees’ own wages. This amendment further defines the types of adverse action that an employer may not take against employees fo
Restrictive Covenants
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a paradigm-breaking rule that would ban essentially all non-compete agreements. If enacted, this rule would purport to override tens of millions of contracts in every sector of the economy.
Religious Discrimination - General
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider whether its own definition of “undue hardship” with respect to religious accommodation requests, which employers have relied upon for more than 45 years, remains valid when it hears oral argument in Groff v. DeJoy , No. 22-174.
Restrictive Covenants
The sky is not yet falling for non-competes. Jackson Lewis principals Clifford R. Atlas, Daniel J. Doron and Erik J. Winton say the FTC’s four varieties of alternatives to its own proposed rules suggests now is the time for employers to read the room and address any potential issues.
Multinational Employers
The final World Cup game is set for this Sunday, December 18. Over the past month we have been staging our own matchups, comparing labor and employment laws of participating countries.1 While there have been plenty of mistakes on the field during this tournament, employers can be a bit more
Labor Law - Unfair Labor Practices
In a 3-2 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has expanded its own authority to order consequential damages in all cases in which “make whole” relief is appropriate. Thryv, Inc . , 372 NLRB No. 22 (Dec. 13, 2022).
HR - General
The World Cup quarter finals are close at hand. We have been following the games with our own matchups, comparing labor and employment laws of participating countries.1 Referees have borne the brunt of player ire over the course of the tournament, but what protections are available when hostility oc
HR - Drugs & Alcohol
Over the course of the World Cup, we have been publishing our own matchups, comparing various aspects of labor and employment law in some of the participating countries. Parts One and Two of this series examined timeouts (vacation) and sick leave entitlements.
HR - General
The World Cup is fast approaching! Over the course of the tournament, we will be publishing our own matchups, comparing various aspects of labor and employment law in some of the participating countries. In Part I of this series , we examined paid vacation and annual leave entitlements available to
HR - General
The World Cup starts November 20, 2022 and will end in mid-December. Soccer1 fans from around the globe will be tuning in for the matches, or perhaps even attending in person. We thought we’d set up our own employment law matchups to coincide with some actual team pairings. The goal
HR - General
“Quiet quitting,” “career polygamy,” “overemployment,” “mouse-jigglers,” and “DJs for work meetings”? Social media has exploded with stories of employees rejecting “hustle culture,” reclaiming work-life balance, and prioritizing their own well-being over their allegedly thankless and greedy employer
California - General
Over the past few years, cities have started to implement their own workplace regulations, an area previously reserved to federal and state governments. The hotel industry, which often is one of the primary drivers of a local economy, has been a particular focus.1 City governments, including Santa M
Lawyering - Evidence
In Buckmaster v. The National Railroad Passenger Corp. d/b/a Amtrak , the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland addressed whether an employee had offered any evidence of discrimination or retaliation beyond his own speculative beliefs and personal disagreement with his employer’s legitima
California - General
While California employers can breathe a sigh of relief due to the Federal OSHA ETS “Vaccinate or Test” mandate being stayed, employers must not forget about Cal/OSHA’s own Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”), and the recent changes that went into effect on January 14, 2022.
Massachusetts - General
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has announced the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) advises that all residents, regardless of vaccination status, wear a mask or face covering when indoors (and not in their own homes).
Oregon - General
When the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a new emergency temporary standard (ETS) on November 4, 2021, Oregon OSHA had only 30 days to adopt its own standards, until December 4, 2021. However, in light of a federal court order staying the federal ETS, Oregon OSHA rec
Louisiana - General
Mask mandates, with certain exceptions, are ending in Louisiana. This week, Louisiana’s governor lifted the statewide mandate, which allowed cities to impose their own mandates. New Orleans’ mandate, which has been in effect since July 2021, is also now ending.
Louisiana - General
Mask mandates, with certain exceptions, are ending in Louisiana. This week, Louisiana’s governor lifted the statewide mandate, which allowed cities to impose their own mandates. New Orleans’ mandate, which has been in effect since July 2021, is also now ending.
New York - General
New York City employers that do not offer their own retirement savings plans to employees will soon be required to do so.
HR - Viruses
In an apparent rebuttal to Governor Abbott’s July 29, 2021, Executive Order (GA-38) , which was aimed at creating uniformity in the response to COVID-19 throughout the State of Texas and which prohibited local authorities from imposing their own mask, vaccine, or other COVID-related restrictions on
Texas
In an apparent rebuttal to Governor Abbott’s July 29, 2021, Executive Order (GA-38) , which was aimed at creating uniformity in the response to COVID-19 throughout the State of Texas and which prohibited local authorities from imposing their own mask, vaccine, or other COVID-related restrictions on
North Carolina - General
North Carolina and South Carolina enforce their own workplace safety and health plans. As “state plan states,” they are required to adopt regulations that are at least as effective as those adopted by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Arizona
Arizona recently expanded provisions of the Arizona Civil Rights Act (ACRA) to cover pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions. Additionally, following a national trend in response to perceived state and federal inaction, cities in Arizona on their own passed new ordinances that expands protected c
Federal Gov't - EEOC
There is an old saying in Washington, D.C., that personnel is policy. It is common sense: whoever is in charge of a federal agency or subagency will impart his or her own particular policy preferences on the agency’s priorities, resource allocation, and regulatory agenda. In the current hyper-partis
Federal Gov't - EEOC
As 2021 begins to unfold, we thought employers might benefit from a glimpse into the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)—where it has been and where it is going. We will begin this multi-part blog series with a snapshot of the EEOC’s own fiscal year (FY) 2020 Enforcement and Litigati