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Employment Law in the US: The Top 5 Issues of 2025, and What’s Lurking in 2026

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Last year was a defining one for US employment law, labour relations and workforce management. In 2025, shifting federal priorities and expanding state and local employment laws reshaped compliance expectations for US...more

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Littler Lightbulb – January 2026 Appellate Roundup

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Ninth Circuit Reverses District Court and Finds Production Company Not Liable Under the Multiemployer Pension Plan Amendments Act: Nev. Resort Ass'n Int'l All. of Theatrical Stage Emps. v. JB Viva Vegas, LP, __ F.4th __...more

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Virginia Employers Face Major Workplace Policy Shifts Under New Gov’t Leadership: How to Prepare Now

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Virginia employers potentially face the most significant overhaul of workplace laws in decades. With unified Democratic control of the executive branch and General Assembly, lawmakers have reintroduced numerous previously...more

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2026 Key Employment Law Changes in New York, Illinois and California

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The past year brought a number of changes impacting private employers, the government and the legal industry. If the first month of 2026 is any indicator, this year will be just as busy. The start of the year serves as an...more

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EEOC Targets Nike’s DEI Programs in Early Enforcement Action

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Key Takeaways On February 4, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed an action in Missouri federal court “to compel Nike Inc. to produce information related to allegations that the company...more

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EEOC Rescinds 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment

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On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that it would rescind its 2024 “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” (“Guidance”). The rescission does not alter any...more

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Remote Control: When Employers Can Reject Work-From-Home Accommodation Requests

Requests for remote work accommodations are on the rise, and a recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Haggins v. Wilson Air Center, LLC, offers timely guidance to employers navigating such...more

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Title IX Preempts Public University Labor Contract Grievance Procedure, According to New Jersey Supreme Court

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The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on January 29, 2026, that Title IX—the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in all publicly-funded educational institutions—preempted the grievance procedure in a labor contract...more

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The U.S. Department of Education Announces Rulemaking Committee to Reform Accreditation: What's Next?

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Overview On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (the "Department") announced its intent to establish the Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization negotiated rulemaking committee (the "Committee") to develop...more

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EEOC Rescinds 2024 Harassment Guidance

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On January 22, 2026, the EEOC decided in a 2-1 decision to rescind its comprehensive “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace.” This guidance was published by the EEOC on April 29, 2024, representing the EEOC’s...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

HUD Proposes Changes to Its Implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Disparate Impact Standard

On January 14, 2026, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a proposed rule to “remove its discriminatory effects regulations and [leave] to courts questions related to interpretations of disparate...more

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EEOC Rescinds Prior Harassment Guidance: What Employers Need to Know Now

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On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or the “Agency”) voted 2-1 to rescind its 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace (the “Guidance”). See here. The decision, which...more

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German Federal Labor Court Strengthens Religious Freedom Protections for Airport Security Personnel

The German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht (BAG)) has addressed the permissibility of wearing religious headscarves at work on multiple occasions. In its decision of January 29, 2026 (Ref. No. 8 AZR 49/25), the...more

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Preparing For The Workplace Fairness Act: Dispute Resolution, Risks And Next Steps For Employers

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At a glance - On 4 November 2025, Singapore's Parliament passed the Workplace Fairness (Dispute Resolution) Bill, which establishes a dispute resolution framework for workplace discrimination claims. With this second...more

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EEOC Rescinds Harassment Guidance on Gender Identity: What Employers Need to Know

Employers are facing renewed uncertainty about workplace protections for gender identity after federal agency guidance was recently withdrawn. On January 22, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted 2-1...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The U.S. Supreme Court Rejects the Opportunity to Overturn McDonnell Douglas

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to visit the legal soundness of McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973), a seminal decision that has outlined the burdens of proof in employment discrimination cases,...more

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Senators pen letter urging CFPB to rescind its ECOA disparate impact rule

On February 3, several U.S. senators sent a letter to CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought urging the Bureau to rescind its proposed rule that would end the ECOA’s disparate impact test, which would prevent the CFPB from...more

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Thinking About Gamified AI Hiring Assessments? 6 Legal Risks and 6 Mitigation Steps to Consider

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Your talent acquisition team just pitched an exciting idea: replace your boring personality tests with AI-powered games that measure soft skills like creativity, resilience, and teamwork. The vendor promises better candidate...more

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ADA Meets FMLA: Where They Overlap and Where They Diverge

An employee’s medical condition may implicate both the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) at the same time, but the two laws use distinct eligibility frameworks and impose...more

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2025 Was a Banner Year for False Claim Act Qui Tam Filings and DOJ Recoveries

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The Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued its annual statistics and press release on False Claims Act (FCA) settlements and judgments for fiscal year 2025 covering the period Oct. 1, 2024 to...more

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Illinois now requires employers to disclose the use of AI for employment-related decisions

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As of January 1, 2026, the Illinois Human Rights Act was amended to require employers to disclose the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for any employment-related decisions, including hiring, promotion, or discipline....more

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New Jersey AG Announces Comprehensive Disparate Impact Rules

On December 17, 2025, the New Jersey Attorney General announced that the Division on Civil Rights adopted new rules clarifying disparate impact discrimination liability under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. The...more

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Iowa 2026 Legislative Session – Week 4

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Despite the shortened week, legislators wasted no time getting back to work ahead in week four of the 2026 Iowa Legislative Session. Most legislators spent Monday in their home districts at party caucuses and headed to Des...more

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Employment Law Update: Fourth Circuit Reinforces ADA’s “Qualified Individual” Requirement in Remote Work Dispute

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit recently issued a decision in Haggins v. Wilson Air Center, LLC that offers valuable guidance for employers navigating disability accommodation requests, particularly those...more

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EEOC Consolidates Power, Signaling Aggressive, ‘America First’ Agenda Enforcement

In January 2026, through a series of party-line votes, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continued its agency overhaul—revising internal voting procedures, restricting the general counsel’s litigation...more

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