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US Imposes Severe Immigration and Travel Restrictions on People From 19 Countries and Additional Nationalities

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Foreign nationals from 19 countries and all asylum applicants and refugees are facing severe restrictions on their ability to enter, live, and work in the United States. Employers should take note since it impacts the ability...more

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Watch Out Oregon Employers—Anything Less Than a Full 30-Minute Lunch Break Could Lead to Significant Exposure

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The Oregon Court of Appeals recently issued a decision with significant implications for businesses with employees in Oregon. In Athena v. Pelican Brewing Co., 345 Or App 172 (2025), the Court held that employees who receive...more

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Recent Massachusetts Wage Act Decisions: Key Compliance Insights for Employers

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Massachusetts employers know the importance of complying with the state’s Wage Act, G.L. c. 149, § 148. Two recent court decisions offer fresh guidance to help employers achieve compliance, including around paying PTO upon...more

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2025 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

As we reflect on 2025, we’re excited to share the story of how our NGE community worked together to make a difference within our firm, across the legal profession, and in the communities we serve....more

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Arizona’s New Employment Law Updates for 2026 and Beyond: What Employers Must Do Now

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Employment laws affecting Arizona businesses have continued to evolve throughout 2025, and employers now face several important changes that will carry into 2026. When workplace policies and handbooks fail to reflect current...more

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Pennsylvania Enacts CROWN Act: Employers Face New Obligations as Hair Discrimination Becomes Explicitly Unlawful

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Pennsylvania has officially joined the growing number of jurisdictions prohibiting discrimination based on hair type, styles, and textures and some hair coverings. On Nov. 25, 2025, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed House Bill...more

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New H-1B Social Media Vetting Rules: Top 10 Things Employers Need to Know

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The federal government just rolled out a sweeping new social media vetting requirement that will reshape the visa process for H-1B workers and their families. Beginning December 15, all H-1B applicants – along with their H-4...more

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Amazon v. Malloy: A Shakeup in NV Wage and Hour Law Results in New Legislation

The Nevada Supreme Court created new questions for employers on whether they will be responsible to compensate employees for time spent on activities preliminary or postliminary to work activities in its recent opinion...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – December 2025

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Nonprofits Celebrate PilieroMazza’s Kristen Centre for Transformative Legal Support - Pro Bono Partnership (PBP) has recognized PilieroMazza Partner Kristen Centre for her outstanding contributions to nonprofit...more

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Health Care Executive Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for “Wage Fixing”

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In October 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) gave notice, through the joint release of their now-withdrawn Antitrust Guidance for Human Resource Professionals, of their...more

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OFCCP Raises Jurisdictional Thresholds Under Two Equal Employment Opportunity Mandates

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Key Highlights - Under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 503) (extending protection to individuals with disabilities), the basic coverage threshold increased from $15,000 to $20,000....more

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Key New 2026 Employment Laws for California Employers

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In 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen bills that significantly expand and reform employer obligations in California. These new laws create additional workplace rights notices, broaden leave and rehiring...more

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Trump Administration Announces New Agency Partnerships and Moves Key K-12 Education Programming to Department of Labor

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On November 18, 2025, the Trump Administration announced that it will reassign some of the Department of Education’s key programs, including those involving K-12 education, to the Department of Labor. As described by the...more

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Updated Thresholds for Section 503 and VEVRAA

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Last week, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released new jurisdictional thresholds for Section 503 of the Rehabilitations Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA). The...more

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Recent Wins for Plan Sponsors in Response to Plan Forfeitures Litigation

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As we previously reported here and here, a recent litigation trend against 401(k) plan sponsors concerns participant claims alleging that the use of plan forfeitures to offset future employer contributions results in a breach...more

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Deepfake Employees Are Here. Here’s How Employers Can Protect Themselves

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Technology is making it easier by the day for “fake people” or real people using fake identifications to apply, interview, get hired, and even work for employers. Sometimes these individuals are referred to as “ghost...more

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SECURE Acts’ Amendment Deadline for 457(b) Non-Governmental Plans is December 31, 2025

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Non-governmental, tax-exempt employers that sponsor 457(b) plans are required to make amendments to comply with the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (including the SECURE Act of 2019) no later than December 31, 2025. As we previously...more

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Three French Hens… Keeping Deadlines in Holiday Harmony

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As the year winds down, HR teams juggle everything from holiday parties to payroll closeouts. But amid the festivities, it’s easy to overlook key compliance deadlines that occur at year’s end or early in the new year. Missing...more

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The American Franchise Act Could Secure the Future of Franchising in the U.S.

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A bill pending before the U.S. House of Representatives, if signed into law, would finally establish clarity on how and when employer responsibility is shared by franchisors and franchisees under the National Labor Relations...more

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Employee Handbooks: Essential Guide or Outdated Relic?

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For years, employee handbooks were treated as routine onboarding documents, i.e., something handed out on a new hire’s first day and rarely revisited unless a legal issue arose....more

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A Settlement That Remains Unsettled: Title IX Challenges to House v. NCAA NIL Settlement Surge On

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In June, Judge Claudia Wilken of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California approved an unprecedented $2.8 billion settlement in the class action antitrust lawsuit House v. NCAA, a major...more

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Retention Bonuses Are Not Wages Under Massachusetts Law

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In a victory for employers, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) recently held that retention bonuses are not considered wages under the Massachusetts Wage Act and are not required to be paid to employees on the...more

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Massachusetts High Court’s Nunez Decision: Retention Bonus Does Not Constitute a ‘Wage’ Under State Wage Act

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Employers offering retention bonuses gained welcome clarity when the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the state’s highest court, held in Nunez v. Syncsort Inc., 496 Mass. 706 (Oct. 22, 2025), that a bonus conditioned on...more

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Court Halts New York’s Attempt to Regulate NLRA-Covered Labor Relations

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A federal district court preliminarily enjoined New York from enforcing a law that would have extended state labor regulations to employees already covered by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The court held that the...more

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UK Reviews Reform for Non-Compete Clauses

On 26 November 2025, the UK government published a working paper inviting views on options to reform non-compete clauses in employment contracts. The proposal, which was originally indicated in 2020 but not included in the...more

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