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USERRA Protections Broadened by Dole Act

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On January 2, 2025, then-President Biden signed into law the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (Dole Act), a bipartisan bill that expands healthcare and other benefits for...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

EEOC Enforcement Activities Take Shape Under Second Trump Administration

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been a regular topic of the flurry of executive orders issued by President Trump since his inauguration. Even before his return to the Oval Office, there was speculation...more

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How Not to Negotiate an ESI Protocol? Say it is “Mandatory”; and, Demand That Discussions be Recorded

In Wilbert v. Pyramid Healthcare, Inc., 2025 WL 873947 (W.D. Pa. Mar. 20, 2025), the court wrote: From the inception of this action, Counsel for the parties could not agree on the scope and methodology for ESI discovery…....more

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California Employment News: Taking Advantage of the PAGA Reform – How Employers Can Lower Their Risk of PAGA Liability

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In this episode of California Employment News, Meagan Bainbridge and Ryan Abernethy break down the latest PAGA reforms and what employers need to know to reduce penalties and stay compliant. From new cure opportunities to...more

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(Podcast) California Employment News: Taking Advantage of the PAGA Reform – How Employers Can Lower Their Risk of PAGA Liability

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In this episode of California Employment News, Meagan Bainbridge and Ryan Abernethy break down the latest PAGA reforms and what employers need to know to reduce penalties and stay compliant. From new cure opportunities to...more

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DOJ Withdraws Eleven ADA Guidance Documents For Public Accommodations

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The Trump DOJ rescinded five COVID-19 related documents and six older guidance documents designed to educate businesses on the requirements of the ADA, claiming that the recission will reduce the burden on businesses to...more

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Catherine Eschbach Named OFCCP Director Amid Executive Order 11246 Rollback

On March 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the appointment of Catherine Eschbach as director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), signaling a new chapter for the agency following the...more

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President Trump Ends $15-Per-Hour Contractor Minimum Wage Rate After Filing a Brief Defending Power to Set the Minimum Wage

On March 14, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14236—“Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions”—revoking eighteen executive orders and actions issued by former president Joe Biden....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Arkansas Passes Earned Wage Access Services Act

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On March 20, the Arkansas governor signed into law Arkansas Act 347, known as the Earned Wage Access Services Act. Sponsored by Representative David Ray (R) and Senator Ben Gilmore (R), this legislation aims to regulate...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

EEOC and DOJ Guidance on DEI

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently published guidance to clarify what it regards as “discriminatory” DEI programs. The EEOC’s guide for employees is titled “What To Do If You Experience...more

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New Ohio Law Requires Employers to Provide Pay Stubs

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Under Ohio House Bill 106, also known as the Pay Stub Protection Act, Ohio employers will be required to provide earnings and deductions statements to employees effective April 9, 2025....more

Oppenheimer Investigations Group

The Good, the Bad, and the Mediocre: Conducting Investigations that Pass Muster in Related Litigation and Arbitration

Presumably, the decision must have seemed reasonable to the employer at the time. It was 2010, and Romeo Mendoza, a nurse and mid-level supervisor at Western Medical Center Santa Ana (known as Orange County Global Medical...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Executive Order Revoked

On March 14, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order rescinding several policies from the previous administration, including Executive Order 14026, which had increased the minimum wage for federal contractors....more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Plaintiffs Double Down on Challenges to PBM Arrangements in Class Action Lawsuits Involving Johnson & Johnson and JPMorganChase

On March 10, 2024, the plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in a much-followed putative class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) alleging that the plan fiduciaries for J&J’s group health plan violated ERISA by...more

Blank Rome LLP

False Claims Act Liability Based on a DEI Program? Let’s Think It Through

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One of the more attention-grabbing aspects of Executive Order (“EO”) 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” is the specter of False Claims Act (“FCA”) liability for federal contractors...more

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Federal judge affirms Biden rule

A federal judge in Amarillo, Texas, rejected arguments made by 26 attorneys general in Republican-led states challenging the legitimacy of the Biden Administration’s so-called ESG rule....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Federal government appeals ruling of reinstating probationary employees

On March 17, the federal government filed an emergency motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit requesting a stay of a district court’s temporary restraining order (TRO). As previously covered by InfoBytes,...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Labor Updates Through the First 50 days of the Trump Administration

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It has been a busy start to President Trump’s second term in office. For some, if not most employers, it can be difficult to keep up as new Executive Orders, mandates and press releases seem to be issued daily. Here are some...more

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6 Biggest Changes to Expect As OSHA Moves to Overhaul Fire Brigade Rule to Cover Emergency Response Workers

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Federal workplace safety officials are one step closer to completely overhauling the rules covering fire brigades and broadly expanding them to include emergency response workers – but an open question remains about when the...more

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[Podcast] Navigating Whistleblower Trends and Risk Mitigation Under a New Administration

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On this Ropes & Gray podcast, partners Greg Demers, Amy Kossak, Dan O’Connor, and associate Kendall Dacey provide updates on the SEC’s whistleblower program, False Claims Act enforcement, and recent federal laws supporting...more

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Commissions Are ‘Wages’ Under the New Jersey Wage Payment Law, New Jersey Supreme Court Rules

On March 17, 2025, the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that “commissions” must be considered “wages” under the New Jersey Wage Payment Law (WPL) and cannot be excluded as “supplementary incentives” because they are tied to...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Daniel Aronowitz Nominated to Head EBSA

Daniel Aronowitz, president of Encore Fiduciary, was nominated by President Trump to become the next Assistant Secretary of Labor and lead the Employee Benefits Security Administration....more

Blank Rome LLP

California Snags Former Resident for Tax Due on Stock Options

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Many employees receive stock options as compensation from their employers. When receiving this type of compensation, the state tax implications may not be at the forefront of the employees’ minds, especially where it may be...more

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Mintz on Air: Practical Policies - Can AI Make Good Decisions in the Workplace?

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In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin hosts a conversation on the role of AI in human resources decision making in the workplace. This episode is part of a series of...more

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CFPB union submits amends its proposed order for preliminary injunction

On March 19, the union representing CFPB employees filed its notice of amended proposed preliminary injunction order in its suit against the CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought. As previously covered by InfoBytes, the union...more

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