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Alston & Bird

Mandatory Alien Registration Law Going into Effect – DHS Revives Old Immigration Law

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Our Immigration Team examines the registration requirements of a law that targets noncitizens who spend more than 30 days in the United States....more

Epstein Becker & Green

New Paycheck Requirements Coming to Ohio in April

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Beginning April 9, 2025, Ohio employers will be legally required to give employees access to their paystubs....more

Ius Laboris

Reducing Working Hours in Peru: the Pros and Cons

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Almost five years since the pandemic resulted in the rise of remote working, policymakers in Peru are weighing up the pros and cons of reducing the length of the working day. We set out some of the key arguments below....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Challenges in Enforcing Mental Health Parity: EBSA’s Struggle to Ensure Compliance

A recent audit conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) has uncovered significant challenges encountered by the Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA”) in ensuring compliance...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Massachusetts High Court To Weigh In on Forfeiture-for-Solicitation Provisions in Era of Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement...

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On Monday, March 3, 2025, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) heard argument in Miele v. Foundation Medicine, Inc., regarding whether the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act, G. L. c. 149, § 24L (the...more

TNG Consulting

Your Guide to Hiring the Right Title IX Team Member

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Hiring a Title IX Coordinator for your team requires thoughtful planning, an open mind, and strategic foresight. Through repeated collaborations with schools nationwide, ATIXA has identified actionable insights to improve...more

DLA Piper

NLRB Acting General Counsel Rescinds Dozens of Predecessor’s Directives, Signals New Agency Priorities

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel (GC) William Cowen issued GC Memo 25-05 to agency personnel in all field offices on February 14, 2025, seeking to refine the allocation of NLRB resources by...more

Mayer Brown

From Waiver to Waitlist: Fewer Travelers Can Skip the US Visa Interview

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On February 18, 2025, the US Department of State announced a new policy requiring more foreign nationals to attend in-person interviews to apply for nonimmigrant visas....more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Court Blocks Key Provisions of Trump’s Anti-DEI Orders with Nationwide Injunction

On February 21, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in the case of National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education et al. v. Trump et...more

BCLP

Missouri Proposition A: The Race to May 1st

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The Missouri Supreme Court is expected to rule on a legal challenge to Proposition A before employees begin accruing paid leave under the law on May 1, 2025. Meanwhile, the Missouri House of Representatives passed legislation...more

Cozen O'Connor

Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (3/12)

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Illinois schools turn to retirees, substitutes, outsourcing & state grants to combat prolonged teacher shortage - “From hiring retired educators to adjusting class offerings, Illinois schools are relying on a variety of...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Supreme Court Will Not Review Challenge to Overtime Exemption Rules

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined review of a First Circuit Court of Appeals decision rejecting a facial challenge to the way the Department of Labor and federal courts determine exempt versus non-exempt duties under...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

ESOP Fiduciary Duties When Investing in Non-Stock Assets

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On February 6, 2025, a Pennsylvania federal judge gave preliminary approval to a $2.1 million settlement resolving a class action involving the Pride Mobility ESOP. This case is one of six brought so far—and the second to...more

DCI Consulting

California Pay Data Reporting in 2025: Everything You Need to Know

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The State of California Civil Rights Department’s (CA CRD) fifth annual pay filing is currently underway, with a due date of Wednesday, May 14th, 2025. The filing requirement, first instituted in 2021, was motivated by the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

The False Claims Act May Be the Next Weapon in the Trump Administration’s War on DEI

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One day after President Donald Trump's inauguration, on January 21, Trump issued Executive Order 14173, titled "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity" (EO 14173). In the text of EO 14173, Trump...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to McDonnell Douglas Discrimination Claims Analysis

Since 1973, federal courts reviewing claims of employment discrimination have used a framework first established by the U.S. Supreme Court’s McDonnell Douglas decision. Under this framework, plaintiffs must show a prima facie...more

A&O Shearman

Texas court upholds Biden administration’s rule on ESG Investing for ERISA fiduciaries

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In a recent decision by the U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk ruled that the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2022 Rule (the 2022 Rule) on environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Court Holds that Contract Exclusion in EPL Policy Does Not Preclude Duty to Defend When Some Allegations Extend Beyond Employment...

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Applying Indiana state law, the Indiana Court of Appeals has held that a breach of contract exclusion did not preclude a duty to defend under an employment practices liability policy because some of the underlying allegations...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

FMLA brain teaser!

Try wrapping your head around this one. All of you experts on the Family and Medical Leave Act, gather 'round! The following is from a real lawsuit that was filed Wednesday in federal court in Indianapolis. The plaintiff...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Could EEOC Cuts Result in More Discrimination Lawsuits?

As President Donald Trump’s efforts to downsize the federal government continue, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) appears to be one agency that has avoided mass layoffs — at least for now. ...more

BakerHostetler

Steps Employers Should Be Taking Amid Trump DEI Executive Orders and Ensuing Legal Challenges

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Hours after taking office, Trump signed a stack of executive orders to implement his agenda, including several that take aim at DEI programs. The executive orders claim that DEI policies and programs violate federal civil...more

Williams Mullen

[Webinar] What’s on the Horizon in Employment Law? - March 27th, 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm EDT

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Join us for a Virginia legislative update on employment laws and various employment law initiatives of the Trump Administration, presented by Williams Mullen and the Hampton Roads Alliance....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

RegFi Episode 58: Earned Wage Access: Charting a Clear Regulatory Path

Ian P. Moloney, Head of Policy and Regulatory Affairs at the American Fintech Council, joins RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Sherry Safchuk for a conversation about earned wage access (EWA), a service that affords workers...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

UK Financial Regulators Drop Diversity and Inclusion Rules but Keep Culture in Focus

On 11 March 2025, the UK’s financial regulators confirmed they have decided not to move forward with proposed diversity and inclusion (D&I) rules for financial firms. This decision in a letter by the Financial Conduct...more

Holland & Hart - Employers' Lawyers

The Role of Immigration in Solving Healthcare Workforce Changes

By Samantha Wolfe The United States faces a critical shortage of healthcare professionals, particularly in rural areas. Hospitals, nursing homes, and clinics struggle to find qualified workers, leading to increased patient...more

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