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Oregon Expands Protections for Immigration Status in the Workplace

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Oregon House Bill 4111, effective June 5, 2026, reflects Oregon’s continued shift toward protecting immigrant workers by limiting how a change in immigration status can be used in the workplace and how undocumented status can...more

Saul Ewing LLP

The Friday Five: Five ERISA Litigation Highlights - June 2026

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This month’s Friday Five explores the linear relationship between the information that must be exchanged between a claimant and a claims administrator and a court’s subsequent determination of a dispute between the two. The...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Outdated Assumptions, New Exposure: What Southern Company Means for Defined Benefit Plans

Following a wave of high‑profile settlements involving large defined benefit pension plans, including Raytheon (which settled for around $59 million) and CITGO (which settled for around $10 million), and as they await...more

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Policy Week in Review – June 5, 2026

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NLRB Chair Murphy and General Counsel Carey Testify at House Subcommittee Hearing  - On June 4, the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing, with the National Labor Relations Board...more

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DOL Endorses “Bonus Pool” Approach to Calculating Percentage Bonuses

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Employers that award “percentage of total earnings” bonuses to nonexempt employees are not required to calculate supplemental overtime amounts owed due to the bonus because the bonus is deemed to already include overtime....more

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Türkiye Expands Maternity and Paternity Leave Rights

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Türkiye has introduced significant reforms to family leave entitlements and child protection measures in the workplace. The changes include extended maternity and paternity leave periods, new protections for children in...more

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New Jersey Appellate Division Recognizes Private Right of Action Under CREAMMA

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In a significant development for New Jersey employers, the state appeals court has held that the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (CREAMMA) permits individuals, including...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Senate Bill 5 and the New Compliance Frontier for AI in Connecticut

On May 27, 2026, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Senate Bill 5 (“the Bill”) into law, creating a broad framework for artificial intelligence oversight in the state. The Bill reaches beyond any single category of AI use...more

Mayer Brown

The Pensions Brief: June 2026

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ISSUES AFFECTING ALL SCHEMES INHERITANCE TAX CHANGES - PROVISION OF INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS - HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has published draft regulations for consultation setting out the new provision of information...more

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Delaware’s Privacy Law is About to Expand: 6 Steps Employers and Businesses Should Take to Prepare

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Just over a year after Delaware’s privacy law took effect, state lawmakers are close to expanding its reach by passing a bill that could soon cover more businesses, narrow a key exemption, and expand the definition of...more

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CMS drops interim final rule implementing Medicaid work requirements

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As noted in last week’s Regs & Eggs blog post, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is in the process of laying out a feast of Medicaid regs....more

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EEOC Issues New Enforcement Plan: 5 Steps for Employers to Ensure Compliance with Federal Anti-Discrimination Laws

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Employers now have a roadmap from the federal government on how best to comply with workplace anti-discrimination laws under the Trump administration. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) just released an...more

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5 Key Takeaways | State and Local Tax Hot Topics: 2026 and Beyond

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Kilpatrick partners David Hughes and Jordan Goodman recently spoke at the annual AGN International “2026 Americas Regional Meeting.” Their presentation discussed “State and Local Tax Hot Topics: 2026 and Beyond.” David and...more

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When “Interstate Commerce” Does Not Require Interstate Travel: Supreme Court Expands FAA Transportation Worker Exemption to...

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On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Flower Foods, Inc. v. Brock, clarifying the scope of the transportation worker exemption under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)....more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Dare to Compare! 5th Circuit Reaffirms Comparator Requirement in Discrimination Cases

In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reaffirmed a familiar — but increasingly debated — principle in employment discrimination law:...more

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UK Reporting for Share Plans With UK Participants Due 6 July - 2026

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The deadline is approaching for the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) year-end reporting requirements for companies in the UK, US and elsewhere with share options and other share awards granted to – and share acquisitions by – UK...more

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New York Poised to Require Employee Access to Personnel Files: 7 Things Employers Need to Know

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New York employers should prepare for significant new obligations concerning employee access to personnel files. The New York Legislature just passed a bill that could soon grant current and former employees broad rights to...more

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AI Can Generate Content. It Can’t Build a Training Program

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Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how organizations create content for their ethics and compliance training programs. From drafting policy summaries to generating microlearning scripts and localized content, AI...more

Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC

From Policy to Practice: Ethics for HR Professionals

HR professionals occupy a uniquely difficult position in any organization. You are simultaneously a strategic advisor to leadership, a resource for employees, an investigator of complaints, and a guardian of confidential...more

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To see or not to see: Disciplined worker entitled to employer’s surveillance footage

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Although it involves the claim of a union employee under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), a recent labor board decision reminds us that, under some circumstances, an employee may request that their employer provide...more

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What Companies Should Know About Connecticut’s New Omnibus AI Law

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On May 11, 2026, the Connecticut General Assembly passed Senate Bill 5, “An Act Concerning Online Safety” (“SB 5” or the “Act”), which Governor Ned Lamont signed into law on May 27, 2026. Connecticut's SB 5 is among the most...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

You Can’t Make Them Stay: Understanding Maryland’s Worker Freedom Act

Gov. Wes Moore signed the Maryland Worker Freedom Act (SB 417) into law earlier this spring, making Maryland the 14th state to enact what is commonly referred to as a “captive audience” meeting ban....more

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Streaming Performers Win New Jersey Classification Fight Despite FLSA Loss

On May 29, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey found that while a certified class of performers on an adult streaming platform was correctly classified as independent contractors under the federal...more

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White House Releases Findings of Section 301 Investigations into Forced Labor Import Policies; Brazil

This week the Trump administration took significant steps towards using Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to reimpose significant tariffs on the majority of U.S. trading partners as well as heighted tariffs on Brazil....more

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EEOC Proposes to Rescind Employer Voluntary Affirmative Action Plan Guidance

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Employers may see changes to long-standing federal guidance on voluntary affirmative action plans. On May 27, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) submitted a proposal to the Office of Information and...more

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