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Annual Report on EEOC Developments – Fiscal Year 2025

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This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2025 (hereafter “Report”), our fifteenth annual publication, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or “the...more

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California AB 2321 Would Expand District Attorneys’ Role in Workplace Fatality Investigations

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On February 19, 2026, Assembly Member Liz Ortega (D–District 20), Chair of the California State Assembly's Committee on Labor and Employment, introduced Assembly Bill No. 2321 ("AB 2321"). As originally introduced, AB 2321...more

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Taxe sur les salaires : caractérisation d’un secteur d’activité financier même en l’absence de personnel dédié

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Taxe sur les salaires : la Cour administrative d’appel de Paris rappelle qu’une société holding mixte peut faire valoir la sectorisation de son activité en matière de taxe sur les salaires, quand bien même elle n’aurait pas...more

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OSHA Announces Public Hearings this Summer for Over 20 Proposed Rules

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OSHA has scheduled a series of informal public hearings for over 20 proposed rules, most of which involve respiratory protection requirements, as part of its continuing deregulatory efforts. These public hearings will be held...more

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DOL Opinion Letter Confirms Exempt Employees Can Perform Some Non-Exempt Work for Hourly Wages Without Automatically Losing Exempt...

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On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (DOL) released an opinion letter confirming an important point for employers: an employee who qualifies for the executive, administrative, or professional...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

AI-Enhanced Misappropriation: When Departing Employees Leave with More Than Just Client Lists

Consider the scenario: a higher-up employee uploads six months of internal strategy documents into a generative AI tool, generates a ten-page competitive playbook synthesizing the company’s pricing models, customer...more

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Did Member States Meet the Deadline? Status of Implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive

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The deadline is here – yet in many places, implementation is still not in sight - The implementation deadline for the EU Pay Transparency Directive (PTD) has now passed, yet full national transposition remains uneven across...more

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$100,000 H-1B Fee is Down But Not Yet Out

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Yesterday, a federal district judge in Massachusetts invalidated the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) $100,000 H-1B fee in a case brought by the State of California, finding it to be an unlawful tax, rather...more

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What Compliance Functions Should You Automate First?

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If you want to give your compliance team superpowers, then give them the power of automation. If your compliance program is still operating primarily through spreadsheets, emails, and manual tracking, regulators already view...more

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The Evolution of the ‘Global’ Noncompete Agreement: From Template to Strategy

Multinational corporations love the idea of a global noncompete template, as they appear to provide a single restrictive strategy, have enough flexibility to allow minor local tweaks, and are implemented across...more

Thompson Coburn LLP

New York Legislature Passes AI Workforce Impact Disclosure Bill

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With the legislative session winding down, the New York State Senate voted to join the Assembly in passing S8706-B, a bill that requires covered businesses to disclose their use of AI technologies and the impact on their...more

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[Podcast] Mintz On Air: Practical Policies — Crisis Management: A First Hours Focus

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An anonymous hotline complaint comes in. The allegations are serious. The clock is ticking. What should you do first? In this episode of the Mintz On Air: Practical Policies podcast, host Jen Rubin is joined by Mintz Member...more

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Connecticut Joins the AI Regulation Movement: What Employers Need to Know

Artificial intelligence has steadily moved into a front-line decision-making role in the workplace. Connecticut’s newly enacted AI law reflects that and makes clear that, when technology influences employment decisions,...more

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Voluntary Separation Programs: Strategic Workforce Restructuring in the Age of AI

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As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape business operations, many employers are reassessing workforce needs and organizational structure. For many organizations, workforce reductions or redeployments may be...more

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New York’s “Ghost Job” Bill Could Reshape Job Posting Practices: What Employers Should Know

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New York lawmakers just passed a bill last week that would require certain employers and job posting platforms to disclose whether a job ad is tied to a current opening — and, if so, when the employer expects to fill it, or...more

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Major League Baseball continues its losing streak on labor preemption claims

An unfriendly field. On May 22, 2025, Darin Ruf, a former utility player for the Milwaukee Brewers and several other clubs, sued the Cincinnati Reds in Ohio state court arising out of an allegedly career-ending knee...more

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Dissatisfaction Is Not Discrimination: Fourth Circuit Affirms Employer Discretion Over Reasonable Accommodations

In a significant decision for employers navigating disability accommodation obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Redding v. Noem, No. 24-1141 (March...more

Oppenheimer Investigations Group

New Jersey Appellate Court Addresses Privilege in Workplace Investigations

A recent New Jersey appellate decision serves as an important reminder that attorney-led workplace investigations may be protected by the attorney-client privilege and work-product doctrine, but those protections can be...more

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How to Improve Compliance in the Workplace Without Increasing Headcount

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Workplace compliance requirements continue to expand, yet staffing to support that compliance often has not, according to recent survey data. From internal whistleblowing to training and much more, compliance teams today are...more

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World Cup Comes to the United States, and So Do Workplace Safety Risks

The 2026 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico, is set to kick off on June 11, 2026, and is expected to be one of the largest mass events ever staged on American soil. With such a large event...more

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Canada Alert: Ontario Revokes OINP Permanent Residence Streams Ahead of Program Redesign

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On May 30, 2026, the province of Ontario revoked all nine existing permanent residence streams under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) as part of a broader redesign of the provincial nomination framework....more

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FAQs: UK Employee Equity Incentive Annual Reporting and EMI Notification Deadline Fast Approaching

Companies operating employee equity incentive arrangements in the UK, including companies incorporated or registered outside of the UK, are mandated to file an online annual return with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) no later...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

SuperVision - Labor and Employment Law Inisghts, Issue 2, 2026

Welcome to the Second Issue of SuperVision in 2026! In this edition, we bring you the latest from the EEOC and NLRB, updates on the numerous new Virginia employment laws passed in the 2026 Legislative Session, and discuss the...more

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Contracts, Consent, and Clones: Navigating Requirements for AI-Generated Advertising

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Hello from your friendly human lawyers. If your marketing team is using generative artificial intelligence (AI) in advertising, the issue is no longer whether the rules apply. It’s which rules apply, when they are triggered,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Federal Agencies Propose New “Excepted Benefits” Category for Fertility Coverage

On May 10, 2026, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the “Departments”) jointly proposed a rule that would create a new category of “excepted fertility benefits” under federal law (the “Proposed...more

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