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Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

EU Forced Labour Regulation Compliance Guide: What Companies Must Do Before the 2027 Trade Ban

Key Takeaways - The EU’s Forced Labour Regulation creates a sweeping product ban, not just a reporting obligation. Beginning December 14, 2027, any product made wholly or partly with forced labor at any tier of the supply...more

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Department of Labor Summary of Enforcement Actions for Fiscal Year 2025

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The DOL’s recent publication of a summary of the Employee Benefits Security Administration’s (“EBSA”) ERISA enforcement activities for Fiscal Year 2025 is a good reminder that plan sponsors need to closely monitor plan...more

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Immigration Insider | February 2026

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Updates regarding changes to this year’s upcoming H-1B lottery program and increases to Premium Processing fees are included in this month’s edition of Immigration Insider. FY 2027 H-1B Lottery Changes- USCIS has...more

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Congressional Investigations – What to Expect in the 2026 Midterm Year

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As Congress heads deeper into the 2026 midterm cycle, congressional investigations are poised to remain expansive, fast-moving, and closely intertwined with regulatory enforcement, litigation risk, and political messaging....more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Highlights from the Employment Law Roundtable at Loeb’s AI Summit

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As part of Loeb’s AI Summit in New York City on February 11, 2026, attorneys at Loeb spoke with employers working to balance the desire to take advantage of new technology against the risk of legal challenges. As a growing...more

McDonald Hopkins

Revenue sharing or restrictive employment? The hidden legal risks in college athletes’ NIL contracts

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The House v. NCAA settlement—finalized in June 2025—was celebrated as a watershed moment for college athletes. For the first time, Division I schools could share revenue directly with their players, with an initial cap of...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Can Employers Block NLRB Proceedings? What the Circuit Split Means for Your Organization

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There is a growing circuit split between the Third and Fifth circuits over whether employers can block National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) proceedings while raising constitutional challenges. The disagreement centers on the...more

Paul Hastings LLP

New York Amends ‘Trapped at Work’ Act, Extends Effective Date to Provide Employers More Time to Comply

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On Feb. 13, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an amendment to the state’s “Trapped at Work Act” (the Act), which prohibits the use of certain “employment promissory notes” — also known as “stay-or-pay” provisions — that...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Expect Increase in FTC Noncompete Enforcement Despite Withdrawal of Nationwide Ban

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Noncompete agreements remain in the Federal Trade Commission’s crosshairs. Although the FTC abandoned its pursuit of a nationwide ban, targeted enforcement is here, and the healthcare industry specifically has been placed on...more

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New Jersey Now Requires Employers to Submit Separation Information Through the NJDOL Employer Access Portal

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As of December 8, 2025, New Jersey employers must report all employee separations electronically to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“NJDOL”) through its Employer Access portal. ...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Droit canadien des régimes de retraite et des avantages sociaux : survol de 2025 et perspectives pour 2026

L’année 2025 a apporté son lot de développements notables dans le domaine du droit des régimes de retraite et des avantages sociaux au Canada, dont plusieurs continueront de façonner la manière dont les régimes de retraite...more

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

EPA To Revamp the Risk Management Plan (RMP) Rule … Again

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On February 13, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a prepublication version of its “Common Sense Approach to Chemical Accident Prevention Proposed Rule” (the Proposed Rule), which proposes...more

Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP

You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Bank: Updates to NYC’s Safe and Sick Leave and Schedule Change Laws Take Effect February 22

Effective February 22, 2026, amendments to NYC’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) expand leave benefits available to NYC employees. At the same time, employers’ obligations under the Temporary Schedule Change Act (TSCA)...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Workplace Electronic Monitoring Becomes a “Maine” Issue for Employers

On January 11, 2026, Maine enacted “An Act to Regulate Employer Surveillance to Protect Workers,” which imposes new notice and monitoring restrictions on employers’ electronic surveillance of employees....more

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Employee Struggling Physically or Acting Strangely? Fitness-For-Duty Exams Are Defensible if You Follow the Legal Standard

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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employers from making disability inquiries or requiring employees to undergo medical examinations unless they show the inquiry or examination to be job-related and...more

Fenwick & West LLP

[Webinar] AI Trade Secrets: Litigation Trends and Risk Management - March 4th, 9:00 am - 10:00 am PST

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Algorithms, training data, and deployment strategies are among the most valuable assets for AI companies, and they are also increasingly at the center of trade secret litigation. Recent cases highlight risks tied to employee...more

Epstein Becker & Green

New York’s Trapped at Work Act—Governor Signs Amendment into Law

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A recently enacted law banning “stay or pay” contracts has been amended, clarifying certain details and delaying the law’s effective date....more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Last Payment for Production Employees in the Motion Picture Industry

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Employers in the entertainment industry know that payroll compliance can be uniquely complicated. Production schedules change, wrap dates move, and crew members may be hired for short stints across multiple projects. ...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

California Court Upholds Federal Arbitration Act Election in Employment Arbitration Agreements

Enforcing employment arbitration agreements in California often feels like an uphill battle, but a recent decision from the Court of Appeal offers a useful tip for employers. ...more

Gould + Ratner LLP

Illinois Passes Amendment Providing Expanded Employer Responsibility for Employers Using E-Verify

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The Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act (the “Act”) has been amended to address the steps an Illinois employer using E-Verify must take in the event it receives written notification from the federal government...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Starting February 22, New York City Employers Must Provide Additional Unpaid Safe and Sick Leave

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Beginning February 22, 2026, New York City employers must provide employees with an additional 32 hours of unpaid safe and sick time, frontloaded at hire. This new requirement is a result of amendments to the New York...more

Freeman Mathis & Gary

Modernizing CPA licensure: A major workforce shift in the profession

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As tax season begins—and with practitioners already stretched thin—the Massachusetts Senate has unanimously passed S.2946, An Act relative to modernizing the pathway to becoming a certified public accountant. This bill is...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Show Me the Money! California’s SB 642 Raises Legal Bar for Employers to Demonstrate Pay Equity

California continues to implement pay equity measures for employees with legislative action aimed at closing gender and other pay gaps in the workplace. Senate Bill 642 (“SB 642”), signed into law by Governor Newsom on...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Ask Not for Whom the Bell Tolls: Haiti TPS Litigation and USCIS I-9 Guidance Signal Broader Employer Risk-and Unanswered Questions

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On February 6, 2026, the administration sought emergency relief from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s February 2 order and filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, moving the...more

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Fiscal Year 2027 H-1B Lottery Is Quickly Approaching

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The H-1B Visa is the “workhorse” of nonimmigrant visa classifications, allowing employers to attract or retain highly skilled IT professionals, accountants, architects, business/operations analysts, designers, doctors,...more

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