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Student Athletes or Employees? The Constantly Changing State of Play
We get AI for work™: Preparing Real-World Healthcare Environments for an AI-Driven Future
DOL Compliance Tools & PBM Regulation, NLRB Intake Updates - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
California Employment News: California AB 692 Cuts Back “Stay or Pay” Contracts with Workers
Valentine's Day Insights on Office Romance
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Pay Transparency + the Power of Preventive Strategies: Episode 3 — Pivoting Toward Preparation in the Life Sciences
International Series Episode 1: Mastering Workforce Reductions and Restructuring for Global Companies
Pay Transparency + the Power of Preventive Strategies: Episode 2 — Healthcare Compliance Crossroads
We get AI for work™: Analyzing "Brewer v. Otter.ai" — A Case Study of the Legal Risks of AI Note Takers
The “Disparate” Dilemma in Employment Discrimination Litigation
We get Privacy for work — Episode 13: Demystifying Data Mining
Four Legal Trends Impacting Higher Education Institutions
We get AI for work™: New Efforts to Ensure a National AI Policy
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Seven workers’ compensation decisions were released by the New York 3rd Dept. the week of 2/11/2026: Matter of Jackson v New York Foundling Hospital - The claimant, a social worker, had a variety of ailments that led to an...more
Updated Implementation Timeline for ERA 2025 Reforms - Back in July 2025, the Government published a roadmap to implementation of the ERA 2025. Earlier this month, the Government published a revised timeline....more
In June 2025, New York Venture Hub published “The Forfeited Equity Trap: Why Your Non-Compete Might Be Worthless”. In that post, I blogged that the Delaware Court of Chancery’s decision in North American Fire Ultimate...more
On February 13, 2026, Governor Hochul signed the chapter amendment to the Trapped at Work Act, expanding the scope of the Act while setting forth new exceptions. As we reported previously, in 2025 the legislature passed the...more
In response to economic pressures, many private employers are exploring ways to reduce labor costs. Whether the approach involves reducing hours, implementing furloughs, or conducting layoffs, it is essential for companies,...more
A federal appeals court recently issued a stay of the California district court order that had vacated the Department of Homeland Security’s termination of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for nationals of...more
El Consejo de Estado de Colombia, Sección Segunda, mediante auto del 12 de febrero de 2026, decretó la suspensión provisional de los efectos del Decreto 1469 de 2025, mediante el cual se fijó el salario mínimo legal mensual...more
AI is reshaping the employment life cycle so quickly employers are racing to keep up. In this episode of the Mintz On Air: Practical Policies podcast titled “Real vs. Robot: AI’s Impact on the Workplace Life Cycle,” Mintz...more
The Mexican Senate, on Feb. 11, 2026, approved the proposed constitutional amendment to Article 123, Section A, which provides for the reduction of the statutory workweek to 40 hours. ...more
Conflicts of interest are not abstract compliance niceties. They are serious risks to integrity that, if left unidentified or unmitigated, can erode employee trust, compromise decision-making, and expose organizations to...more
On February 10, a new Bill proposing a Modern Slavery Act was introduced in New Zealand's Parliament. Bill 242-1, jointly sponsored by National Party MP Greg Fleming and Labour Party MP Camilla Belich, represents a bipartisan...more
In light of the recent uptick in return-to-work policies requiring physical presence in the workplace, accommodation requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for remote work have become increasingly common....more
If I didn’t know better, I would assume this message was part of a plaintiff attorney’s marketing campaign. Instead, these words come from Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas in a video posted in...more
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson issued warning letters to 42 U.S. law firms on January 30, 2026, regarding potentially unfair and anticompetitive employment practices tied to diversity, equity, and...more
On February 6, 2026, Judge Gordon P. Gallagher of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado granted defendants’ motion to dismiss in Valarie Morgan v. The Kroger Co., et al., Civ. A. No....more
The U.S. is one of the easiest jurisdictions in the world in which to do business and continues to be the world’s top destination for foreign direct investment. Regulatory barriers are generally low, establishing a branch or...more
Over the last two years, the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) has conducted a series of audits focusing on State and nursing home compliance with Federal and State...more
As return-to-office mandates rise, so, too, do employee requests for telework accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). On February 11, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...more
On Friday, February 13, 2026, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that would vest the agency with discretion to allow additional employee and employer...more
OFAC's US$1.7 Million IMG Academy Settlement and FinCEN's New Whistleblower Portal Signal a Sharpened Enforcement Environment...more
If you’ve been paying attention to the growing wave of 401(k) forfeiture litigation, the Department of Labor’s latest move is a big deal — even if it didn’t come with fireworks and fanfare....more
Welcome to our second issue of 2026 of The Health Record -- our healthcare law insights e-newsletter. In this edition, we look at recent guidance from HHS urging healthcare providers to step up cybersecurity efforts,...more
In this episode of Hiring to Firing, hosts Tracey Diamond and Emily Schifter are joined by Meg Kelsey, director of the Center for Global Justice at Regent University School of Law, to explore how human trafficking and forced...more
In this episode of 'OK at Work,' attorneys Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger of Offit Kurman discuss strategies for handling conflict and controversial topics in the workplace. With 2026 starting off with many contentious...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a February 12th news release stating that it has ordered Rise Construction LLC and Niko Group LLC to reinstate and compensate two workers who were allegedly...more
