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Latham & Watkins LLP

New Guidance on Non-Financial Misconduct: FCA Confirms Position

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The FCA will be introducing new guidance to help firms deal with instances of non-financial misconduct....more

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Beltway Buzz - December 2025 #2

The Beltway Buzz™ is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

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Columbus, Ohio, Enacts New Pay Transparency Ordinance Requiring Salary Ranges in Job Postings

The city of Columbus, Ohio, recently enacted an ordinance that will require most employers to provide reasonable, good-faith estimates of a position’s wages or salary in job postings. ...more

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Mexico Increases the Minimum Wage for 2026

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On December 3, 2025, the National Minimum Wage Commission (“CONASAMI” for its acronym in Spanish) agreed to increase the general minimum wage to $315.04 pesos per day and $440.87 pesos per day in the Free Economic Zone of the...more

Poston Communications

PR: Essential Reading for Change Management Leaders

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Leading organizational change requires more than instinct. It demands frameworks, insight and the wisdom that comes from understanding both the mechanics of transformation and the human experience at its center....more

Ropes & Gray LLP

President Trump Targets DEI and ESG Policies of Proxy Advisors in Executive Order

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On December 11, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order mandating a number of regulatory actions aimed at curtailing the influence of proxy advisors over U.S. public companies, particularly their influence over...more

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New pay transparency standards from the Federal Labor Court and the EU

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With a recent shift in case law, Germany’s Federal Labor Court has significantly lowered the threshold for asserting pay discrimination through the newly affirmed “pair comparison” approach....more

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Mission India Update Following Implementation of Online Presence Review – Widespread Rescheduling of H-1B and H-4 Visa...

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This alert provides an update to our client communication issued last week regarding the Department of State’s new Online Presence Review requirement for H-1B applicants and their dependents. Following that announcement,...more

Cooley LLP

Action Required for Many Employers as New California Law Restricts Sign-On Bonuses for Employees Starting January 1

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California Assembly Bill 692 generally prohibits most “stay or pay” requirements that are commonly included in starting bonus programs, unless they comply with new requirements....more

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Justice Department Erases Disparate Impact Liability From Title VI Enforcement Regulations

On December 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a final rule removing liability for disparate impact discrimination under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ...more

Saul Ewing LLP

Special Circumstances: Home Depot, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and the Intersection of Concerted Speech and Business...

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently issued an opinion reversing a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling that held that the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) precluded Home Depot from...more

Fishman Haygood LLP

California Court Certifies Narrow Class for Damages Under ERISA and RICO Related to Inflated Balance-Billing Practices

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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently certified a narrow damages class under ERISA and RICO in L.D. v. United Behavioral Health, a case involving allegations of inflated balance-billing...more

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New York 3rd. Department Update: Tell Us Why, Tell Us How, Show Us You Tried

Three New York 3rd Dept. workers’ compensation cases dropped last week: Fuller-Astarita. A bus driver’s assistant was hit by a bus owned by her employer....more

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2026 State and Major Locality Minimum Wage Updates

Nineteen states, plus several major localities, will increase their minimum wage rates in the new year. The chart below lists state and certain major locality minimum wage increases for January 2026—and future dates, if...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Court Grants Former Fed Officials’ Motion for Leave to File Amici Curiae Brief in Support of CFPB Union, CFPB Responds to Motion...

On December 5, former Fed officials moved for leave to file a brief as amici curiae in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in support of the CFPB union’s motion to clarify the term “combined earnings” as...more

Freeman Mathis & Gary

A measured shift in Title VI enforcement: what employers and HR leaders should know

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On December 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice finalized revisions to its Title VI regulations under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The updated rule narrows DOJ enforcement exclusively to cases involving intentional...more

A&O Shearman

UK Pension: What's new this week? December 2025 # 3

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Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

State Pay Disclosure Compliance Update: Massachusetts Requires Disclosure of Pay Ranges Beginning October 29, 2025

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Beginning on October 29, 2025, covered employers in Massachusetts are required to disclose the minimum and maximum amount of compensation that an employer reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for a particular and...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Don’t Be the Smartest Person in the Room—Be the Most Useful

In this business, every conference has that one person who wants everyone to know they’re the smartest person in the room. They quote obscure ERISA sections, correct speakers mid-panel, and use acronyms like they’re throwing...more

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[Day 5] 12 Days of California Labor and Employment: 2025 Year in Review

The end of something is always the beginning of something else. That always rings true for years’ end and new employment laws. It is time, once again, for all employers to sit down, buckle up, and get ready for the 2026...more

Potomac Law Group, PLLC

U.S. Immigration Shakeup: Cancelled Visa Appointments, Extreme Vetting and EAD Validity Cuts

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The Trump Administration’s renewed “extreme vetting” posture is creating significant uncertainty for employers and challenges for foreign nationals, especially during peak holiday travel. Such challenges include U.S....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

White House Issues Executive Order on Proxy Advisory Firm Oversight

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On December 11, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Protecting American Investors from Foreign-Owned and Politically-Motivated Proxy Advisors” (the “Order”), which directs the Securities and Exchange...more

Fisher Phillips

Trump Signs AI Executive Order Targeting State Laws: Employer FAQ

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President Trump just signed a sweeping new executive order directing the federal government to file lawsuits and cut funding for states that regulate artificial intelligence, a move that could dramatically impact the use of...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

What Employers Should Know About Tax Deductions for Qualified Tips and Overtime for 2025

Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), for tax years 2025-2028, eligible individuals can claim deductions for qualified tips and overtime compensation. The new law requires employers and other service recipients to...more

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New York City Council Expands Safe and Sick Leave Laws

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New York City employers should prepare to comply with additional changes to the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) and the Temporary Schedule Change Act (TSCA)....more

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