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Maine Employers: Prepare for New Pay Transparency Requirements

Maine recently enacted a pay transparency law that requires most employers to include a pay range in all job postings. The law is scheduled to take effect on June 29, 2026....more

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New Jersey Department of Labor Clarifies ABC Test for Worker Classification

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On May 6, 2026 the New Jersey Department of Labor adopted new regulations to clarify the “ABC Test” for determining a worker’s status as an independent contractor or employee under New Jersey’s Unemployment Compensation Law,...more

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Governor Lee Signs New Bill Impacting Tennessee Noncompete Law

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On May 7, 2026, Governor Bill Lee signed into law a new bill recently passed by the Tennessee General Assembly that significantly impacts noncompete agreements....more

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Tenth Circuit Holds Single Sensitivity Training Can’t Support Hostile Environment Claim

On May 11, 2026, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a single mandatory racial sensitivity training did not meet the high bar for a hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or...more

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USCIS Requires Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Filings in June 2026

The U.S. Department of State’s June 2026 Visa Bulletin confirms that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will again require use of the Final Action Dates chart—rather than the more permissive Dates for Filing...more

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP

USCIS Issues Interim Final Rule to Increase Scrutiny Immigration Benefit Request Signatures Starting July 10

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an interim final rule which authorizes adjudicating officers to reject or deny benefit requests for invalid signatures....more

Krieg DeVault

Recent Updates to the Illinois Human Rights Act Presents New Risk to Employers that Use AI in Hiring Decisions

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Effective January 1, 2026, amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) impose strict transparency and accountability requirements on employers that use AI or who rely upon others who use AI in decisions to hire or fire...more

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Are Your Healthcare Managers Actually Managers?

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A recent healthcare-related federal court settlement serves as a reminder that job titles do not determine overtime eligibility under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In Simmons v. ViaQuest Residential Services, LLC, No....more

Robinson Immigration Law

Trump 2.0 and Business Immigration: What Corporate Counsel Need to Know Right Now

Business immigration has quickly become a top priority for corporate counsel navigating global talent mobility, compliance risk, and workforce planning under a renewed Trump administration. Early policy signals, executive...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Did Allowing Unvaccinated Employees to Work During the Pandemic Create an Undue Hardship for Healthcare Employers?

Over the past several years, we have reported on multiple federal court lawsuits filed by former employees who alleged that their employers' failure to grant exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination mandates constitutes religious...more

Stokes Wagner

Accommodating Employees’ Mental Illness Leave and Accommodation Requests

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Employers report a sharp increase in employees requesting mental health leave and accommodations in recent years. This may be in part attributable to a welcome de-stigmatization of mental illness, but has the unfortunate side...more

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Blink and You’re Behind: The Shifting Landscape of Noncompete Laws

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Noncompete agreements have become one of the most rapidly evolving areas of employment law. Employers rely on noncompete, nonsolicitation, and confidentiality agreements (collectively, “restrictive covenant agreements”) to...more

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Managing Pregnancy‑Related Risk in Modern Workplaces: Insights from Women’s Professional Sports

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Growth in women’s professional sports, including Houston’s anticipated return of a WNBA team, is drawing renewed focus on pregnancy‑related employment issues. Recent WNBA developments underscore how federal law, labor...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2026 #2

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House Committee to Consider Legislation Codifying the Rule of Two for Small Business Set-Asides - On Wednesday, May 20, the House Committee on Small Business is scheduled to consider legislation that would codify the Rule...more

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The Most Expensive Words in Retirement Plans: “We’ll Fix It Later”

There are phrases in the retirement plan business that should set off alarms. Not the obvious ones—those usually get handled. It’s the quiet, casual ones that do the real damage. And none is more dangerous than this: “We’ll...more

Williams Mullen

PODCAST: Financial Wellness and What Really Works

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Financial wellness is a top priority for employers—but many programs aren’t delivering meaningful results. On this episode of Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt speaks with Sarah Parker of SageView Advisory Group to...more

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Financial Wellness and What Really Works

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Financial wellness is a top priority for employers—but many programs aren’t delivering meaningful results. On this episode of Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt speaks with Sarah Parker of SageView Advisory Group to...more

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Marijuana Rescheduling Begins: What Employers Need to Know About DOJ’s New Order

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued a final order (the Order) immediately rescheduling certain marijuana-related products from Schedule I to Schedule III, including (1) “drug products containing marijuana that...more

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What School Boards Need to Know About Marijuana Rescheduling

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Florida’s school boards have long occupied an unenviable position at the intersection of state medical marijuana law and federal drug-free workplace requirements. That tension reached a breaking point with the United States...more

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Workplace Conversations in a Heated Climate: What’s the Tea in L&E?

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Conversations at work aren’t always simple. From political debates to strong personal opinions, today’s workplace is full of moments that can quickly shift from casual to complicated. In this episode of What’s the Tea in...more

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Lots of Love: Polyamorous and Nontraditional Family Structures Gain Anti-Discrimination Protections in Cities in California,...

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Cities along the U.S. West Coast and beyond are expanding workplace anti-discrimination laws to cover diverse family and relationship structures, including polyamorous and other “non-normative family or relationship...more

Marshall Dennehey

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Limits 120‑Day Notice Requirement for Owner-Employees

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Erie Insurance Property and Casualty Company v. David Heater( WCAB); No. 103 MAP 2024; decided March 26, 2026; by Chief Justice Todd. In this case, the Supreme Court considered the issue of whether an injured worker, who was...more

Marshall Dennehey

The First District Court of Appeal Adopts (Again) New Methodology for Analyzing Statute of Limitations

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Estes v. Palm Beach Cnty. Sch. Dist., No. 1D2025-0079, 2026 (Fla. 1st DCA Mar. 23, 2026) - The First District Court of Appeal issued another opinion in the court’s ever-developing interpretation of the statute of limitations...more

Haynes Boone

Switching to a New Form of Preapproved Plan Document? What You Need to Know

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Have you switched providers and are now converting your retirement plan to a new form of preapproved plan document? Are you with the same provider but updating to a new preapproved plan document at the end of the six-year...more

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Tennessee Employers Face New Limits on Non-Competes

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Tennessee employers will soon face new limits on when, and for whom, they can use non-compete agreements. Employees earning less than $70,000 annually can no longer be bound by a non-compete, creating new exposure for...more

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