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
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
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
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
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
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
11/19/2024
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
11/17/2021
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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
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
8/10/2021
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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
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
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
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
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