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ICE Changes I-9 Enforcement Standards, Raising Stakes for Employer Compliance

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Federal immigration officials just quietly but significantly shifted how they will evaluate Form I-9 violations, making it more likely that you could be tagged with “substantive” errors that could have big consequences....more

Epstein Becker & Green

50-State Noncompete Survey

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Epstein Becker & Green is pleased to share that the latest edition of our comprehensive 50-State Noncompete Survey has been updated and is now available. This resource reflects the rapidly evolving legal landscape...more

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The Costs of Form I-9 Mistakes Just Went Up Drastically for Employers

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The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently posted a new factsheet making significant changes to Form I-9 inspections and which “mistakes” are correctable under the Immigration and Nationality Act § 274A...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Virginia Amends Workplace Violence Reporting Requirements for Hospitals

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Virginia is among a growing number of states that have adopted healthcare-specific workplace violence prevention and reporting obligations. On April 6, 2026, Governor Abigail Spanberger signed House Bill (HB) 1489, which...more

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U.S. Virgin Islands Minimum Wage to Increase on April 24, 2026

The minimum wage in the U.S. Virgin Islands will rise to $12.00 per hour beginning April 24, 2026, in the first of a newly enacted schedule of annual increases that will push the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour by June 1,...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Employee Privacy Rights Under CCPA: CalPrivacy Calls for Comments

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Among US states, California is the only one that treats employees as full “consumers,” providing them the right to an employee notice and an applicant notice and employee rights. While California enforcement has not yet...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Court limits overtime claims for intrastate drivers

Motor Carrier Act exemption may apply even in-state. In a significant win for employers in the transportation and logistics industries, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently reaffirmed that drivers...more

A&O Shearman

UK Pensions: Joint DB & DC trustee agenda—May 2026

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Welcome to our monthly update on current legal issues for trustees of DB and hybrid pension schemes, designed to help you stay up to date with key developments between trustee meetings and to support the legal update item on...more

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ICE Issues New Fact Sheet on I-9 Violation Classifications

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently modified its nearly thirty-year-old guidance on the division between substantive and technical violations on Form I-9s by publishing a fact sheet and did so without...more

Freeman Mathis & Gary

ADA or FMLA? Why conflating the two creates serious legal risk

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Employees who request to work remotely or seek time away from work for medical reasons may implicate multiple employment statutes, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA),...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

DOJ Settles First FCA Claims Under Civil Rights Fraud Initiative and Signals Heightened Enforcement Against Corporate DEI Programs

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On April 10, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that IBM agreed to pay more than $17 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by failing to comply with anti-discrimination...more

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Maryland FAMLI Program Rules, Part II: Claims and Paid Leave Benefits

On March 30, 2026, the Maryland Department of Labor (MDOL) published its final regulations implementing the state’s long-awaited Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program, and Part II of this three-part series...more

A&O Shearman

UK Pensions: What’s new this week? April 2026 #2

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HM Treasury has published a response to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee report on changes to inheritance tax which will take effect from April 6, 2027. The response discusses the government’s approach to a range...more

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Debate Over FAA’s Interstate Commerce Exemption in Full Bloom in Flowers Case

On March 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock, a case that could reshape the enforceability of arbitration agreements for delivery drivers, warehouse workers, and other...more

Goldberg Segalla

Labor Law Update Spring 2026

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The plaintiff was injured while working at a construction site when he fell from an al‑ legedly defective ladder that wobbled. At the time of the accident, the plaintiff was using a ladder owned by another contrac‑ tor at the...more

Carlton Fields

A Safe Harbor in Rough Waters: Department of Labor’s Proposed Regulation on Alternative Assets

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On March 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a proposed regulation on fiduciary duties in selecting designated investment alternatives. The proposed regulation is in response to President Trump’s August 7,...more

BakerHostetler

Court Rulings Clarify When Performance Improvement Plans May Form Federal Discrimination Claims

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The Supreme Court’s 2024 ruling in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis that lowered the threshold for what a plaintiff must demonstrate to bring a discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act raised a lot of...more

WilmerHale

AI and Data Privacy in Investigations: What Legal Teams Need to Know

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Internal investigations routinely involve processing personal data about identifiable individuals, including employees, witnesses, counterparties and customers. The use of AI tools to review, classify, summarise, prioritise...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

Why 401(k) Plan Sponsors Should Periodically Fire Their Vendors (Or At Least Threaten To)

One of the most common mistakes I see from plan sponsors is vendor inertia. A recordkeeper, advisor, or third-party administrator gets hired when the plan is first established, everyone is happy for a few years, and then the...more

Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP

A Shift in the DOL’s ERISA Enforcement Priorities: What Plan Sponsors Should Know

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2026‑01, outlining new principles for how the agency will now approach ERISA...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FTC Orders Rollins, Inc. to Void Employee Non-Competes, Signaling Broader Crackdown

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken enforcement action against Rollins Inc., the parent company of pest control brands such as Orkin, HomeTeam and Critter Control, for its widespread use of non-compete agreements...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Virginia’s New Restrictions on Noncompetition Agreements: Key Implications for Employers

On April 13, 2026, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) signed into law Senate Bill 170 (the Act), which amends Virginia’s existing restrictions on employee noncompetition agreements....more

Offit Kurman

Non-Discrimination Training: What In-House Counsel and HR Executives Need to Do Now

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Non-discrimination training is no longer simply a best practice; it is increasingly a legal imperative. Across the country, states, and municipalities are imposing affirmative obligations on employers to implement, document,...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

The FTC’s strategy on noncompetes: What employers should know in 2026

Employers who assumed the demise of the Federal Trade Commission’s noncompete rule meant a regulatory reprieve may be surprised by the agency’s renewed focus on enforcement through individual investigations and consent...more

Dickinson Wright

Per Class, Per Session, Per Lawsuit: Wage and Hour Risks in Boutique Fitness

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The boutique fitness boom, from cycle dungeons and yoga studios to Pilates clubs and Lagree shops, has created a thriving industry projected to outpace national employment growth averages for years to come....more

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