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The EEOC publishes new Q&A addressing DEI-related discrimination

On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), issued a technical assistance Q&A guidance document entitled “What You Should Know About...more

DEI executive order compliance checklist

Since his inauguration in January, President Trump has signed multiple executive orders addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies across the country. These actions have significant implications, including for...more

Executive Orders targeting DEI partially blocked by court

On February 21, a federal court in Maryland preliminarily enjoined three components of Executive Order (EO) 14151 (Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing) and Executive Order 14173 (Ending...more

Attention New York state and New York City employers: Changes to employment laws in 2025

New York employers should prepare for a series of new and updated laws set to take effect in 2025. These changes will affect paid leave, wages, and workplace safety among other things. Paid leave: Prenatal leave, paid family...more

Trump Executive Order targets private-sector DEI policies and practices

After assuming office, the Trump administration acted swiftly to roll back allegedly illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. On January 21, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Ending...more

Federal court blocks DOL overtime rule nationwide

On Friday, November 15, 2024, a federal judge in Texas blocked on a nationwide basis, a final rule that would have, among other things, increased the salary thresholds that must be met for employees to be classified as exempt...more

SEC, whistleblowers and impact on employment-related agreements

On September 9, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced it had settled charges against seven public companies that utilized employment and employment-related agreements that the SEC believed violated its...more

Texas Court Bars Nationwide Enforcement of FTC Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements

On August 20, 2024 a Texas federal judge blocked, on a nationwide basis, enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s rule banning non-compete agreements (the “Non-Compete Rule”), which had been slated to take effect...more

Texas Federal Court grants preliminary injunction blocking FTC rule banning non-compete agreements

On July 3, 2024, a Texas federal judge issued a preliminary injunction postponing the September 4, 2024 effective date of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s final rule banning non-compete agreements (the Non-Compete Rule)...more

FTC finalizes rule banning non-compete agreements

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to publish a final rule that, effective 120 days after publication, will ban the use of non-compete clauses nationwide, classifying such clauses as an unfair method...more

Effective June 21, 2023, the New York Mini-WARN Act became increasingly complex

On June 21, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor amended the New York Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (NY Mini-WARN Act). The updated regulations took effect immediately....more

New pay transparency laws impact multi-state employers nationwide

Pay transparency laws are proliferating across multiple U.S. states and localities. For example, employers with a single employee in Colorado, California, Washington, or New York City that post advertisements for jobs that...more

NY Governor considers pay transparency bill

Governor Kathy Hochul is considering a bill that would require New York employers with four or more employees to include compensation information on advertisements for any job, promotion, or transfer opportunity....more

NYC passes amendment to pay transparency law; effective date pushed to November 1, 2022

On April 28, 2022, the New York City Council passed a revised version of the New York City pay transparency law, which, among other things, pushes the effective date to November 1, 2022....more

NYC salary transparency law likely to remain unchanged; additional guidance provided

The New York City pay transparency law remains likely to become effective May 15, 2022, despite a bill that has been introduced which would delay the effective date until November. ...more

NYC employers must include salary range for open positions beginning April

Beginning in April 2022, NYC employers with four or more employees must include the salary range of the position in job postings. The law, which passed on January 15 after the mayor did not take action to veto, amends the New...more

NYC issues employer vaccine mandate

On December 6, New York City announced that beginning December 27 it would require all private employers to require their employees to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination before entering the workplace. Since the announcement,...more

Second Circuit lifts injunction on NY health care vaccine mandate

On October 12, 2021, a court in the Northern District of New York preliminarily enjoined the New York State Department of Health’s (DOH) COVID-19 vaccination rule for healthcare employees to the extent it required employers...more

New York dramatically expands whistleblower protection law with sweeping amendments

On October 28, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation enhancing the protections available to individuals who claim retaliation for reporting alleged employer wrongdoing. The legislation (S.4394A/A.5144A)...more

Considerations for crafting a post-pandemic return-to-office policy in Colorado

As Colorado employers prepare to reopen their offices following the COVID-19 pandemic, they must consider a number of legal issues. Some key considerations include whether employers can ask about vaccination status, whether...more

COVID-19 Report for Life Sciences and Health Care Companies - August 2021

The COVID-19 Report is a compilation of coronavirus news, analysis, and insights from around the world to help life sciences and health care companies stay current in this challenging time. In Wednesday's Report: U.S....more

CDC flip-flops on mask guidance for fully vaccinated individuals; what should U.S. employers do?

Citing concerns about potential spread of the COVID-19 “Delta variant” and the fact that even fully vaccinated individuals infected with the Delta variant can spread COVID-19 to others, on July 27, 2021, the Centers for...more

NY DOL publishes Hero Act standards and prevention plans, but immediate implementation not necessary

On July 7, 2021, the New York Department of Labor (DOL) published the NY Hero Act airborne infectious disease exposure prevention standard (the Standard) and industry-specific model airborne infectious disease exposure...more

New York set to amend the New York Hero Act

As we previously discussed, on May 5, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed the NY Hero Act (the Act) into law, codifying health and safety protocols in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...more

OSHA issues updated COVID-19 guidance for non-healthcare settings

On June 10, 2021, the same day that it released its long-anticipated COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS) for healthcare settings (which we discuss here), the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)...more

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