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Holland & Knight LLP

California Enacts Mandatory Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios for Acute Psychiatric Hospitals: Understanding the New Requirements...

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California's emergency regulations establishing mandatory minimum registered nurse (RN)-to-patient staffing ratios for acute psychiatric hospitals took effect on June 1, 2026, more than two decades after the original...more

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Final IDR Rules Could Give Employers Some Relief, Eventually

Employers frustrated by the rising costs of out-of-network claims covered by the No Surprises Act may have some relief on the horizon under final regulations for the Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) system published June...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Illinois Joins a Growing Number of Jurisdictions Rejecting the Federal Portal-to-Portal Act

On March 19, 2026, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a decision determining that Illinois’ state wage-and-hour law, 820 ILCS 105/1 (IMWL), does not incorporate the federal Portal-to-Portal Act’s (PPA) exclusions for...more

The Volkov Law Group

Are You Selling Compliance Wrong to Your Leadership Team?

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Compliance isn’t a cost, it’s a business advantage. Compliance officers often make one critical mistake, they sell compliance as a legal requirement instead of a business advantage....more

Lathrop GPM

When ICE Comes to the Jobsite: What Construction Employers Need to Know Now

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Immigration enforcement is no longer a remote or theoretical risk for construction employers. ICE is conducting active site visits nationwide – detaining workers, halting projects, and triggering cascading contractual and...more

Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP

Department of Labor Issues Four New Opinion Letters Addressing Overtime Exemptions

On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued four new opinion letters addressing various issues related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Two of those letters, FSLA 2026-5 and FLSA 2026-7, came to...more

Paul Hastings LLP

EEOC Reinvents Itself With a New Enforcement Plan for the Trump Administration

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On June 4, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Andrea R. Lucas signed the National Enforcement Plan for Fiscal Years 2025-2029 (the NEP), formally replacing the Biden-era Strategic Enforcement Plan for Fiscal...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Employment Updates from the End of New York’s 2026 Legislative Session

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With the 2026 New York State legislative session complete, several employment-related bills have passed both chambers, and now await possible consideration by Governor Hochul. The 2026 New York State legislative session,...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Colorado Mandates State EEO-1 Data Reports — Even if Federal Reporting Ends

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In the wake of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) taking steps to end EEO-1 reporting, Colorado has implemented its own law requiring EEO-1 reporting on the state level. HB 26-1207, signed on June 4, 2026,...more

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New Jersey Court Revives Whistleblower Claims Based on Continuing Violations

A New Jersey appellate court reversed a trial court’s dismissal of whistleblower retaliation claims under the Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA), holding that the plaintiff’s retaliatory termination and hostile work...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

From PLR to Policy: OPTIONS Act Would Allow Employee Allocation of Employer Contributions Across Tax‑Free Benefits

On April 15, House Ways and Means Committee members Reps. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) introduced a bill, the Optimizing Participant Tax Incentives Through Optional Noncash Selections (OPTIONS) Act, which...more

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Updated: The Faster Labor Contracts Act Would Permit Federal Government To Impose Union Contract Terms On Employers

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On Tuesday, June 9, 2026, the House of Representatives passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act by a vote of 230-191. The union-supported bill would amend the National Labor Relations Act to significantly expedite negotiations...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

9th Circuit to State of California: Break Rules Remain Preempted for Some Passenger-Carrying Drivers

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In the latest chapter in a decade-long saga to determine if interstate drivers are subject to California’s meal and rest break rules, the Ninth Circuit affirmed that drivers of passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles are...more

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Nota Bene: NLRB Reaffirms That Bargaining Notes Generally Are Exempt from Disclosure

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In a June 1 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) reaffirmed that bargaining notes generally are exempt from disclosure under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) Stericycle Inc., 374 NLRB No....more

Woods Rogers

Leadership Styles that Lead to Litigation: What's the Tea in L&E?

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What makes a great manager and what makes a risky one? In this episode of What’s the Tea in L&E, Leah Stiegler and Victor Cardwell unpack the management styles that most often lead employers into litigation trouble, from the...more

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California’s Assembly Bill 692 prohibits “stay-or-pay” provisions within employment contracts

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Assembly Bill No. 692 (“Bill”) went into effect on January 1, 2026. The new Bill adds Section 16608 to the Business and Professions Code and Section 926 to the Labor Code. The new law prohibits the use of “stay-or-pay”...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

New York’s Mandatory Retirement Savings Requirement Now in Effect

New requirements are now in effect in New York State for employers who do not offer a tax-qualified retirement plan for their employees. Effective earlier this year, the New York Secure Choice Savings Program (the Program)...more

Groom Law Group, Chartered

Cheers for Charity Parity Legislation

Great news for retirement plan participants who wish to make charitable distributions directly from their qualified plan accounts! A bipartisan group of Representatives and Senators have joined to co-sponsor the “Charity...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The Fiduciary Duty Plan Sponsors Can’t Delegate

Many plan sponsors believe that once they hire a recordkeeper, TPA, or investment advisor, their fiduciary responsibilities are largely taken care of. While service providers certainly help manage the plan, there is one...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Virginia’s 2026–2028 Employment Law Changes: What Employers Need to Know

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Virginia’s HB 636/SB 215 will bar employers from seeking or relying on wage or salary history and will require good-faith wage or salary ranges in all job postings beginning July 1, 2026. SB 170 and HB 627/SB 128 will make...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

New York Bill Expanding Employee Access to Personnel Files Could Soon Become Law

On May 19, 2026, the New York Assembly passed S.3460, a bill that, if signed into law, would expand employee access to personnel records, require notice of negative information placed in those records and an opportunity to...more

A&O Shearman

UK Employment Calendar: Upcoming 2026 developments

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With the summer holidays fast approaching, now is a good time to take stock of the employment law developments coming your way in the second half of 2026. Our June–December 2026 calendar gives a concise snapshot of the key UK...more

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New Jersey Appellate Court Questions Whether Firm’s Workplace Investigation Docs Are Privileged

A New Jersey appellate court issued a ruling suggesting that employers can successfully assert privilege under New Jersey law over work-product from an outside law firm’s investigation into workplace harassment or...more

A&O Shearman

Suppose the EU Gave a Pay Transparency Directive and (almost) Nobody Ratified It

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The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive 2023/970) is currently heavily discussed – not only in legal literature. The reason for that is it had to be transposed into national law of all 27 Member States by June 7, 2026....more

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UK government consults on unpaid carer rights

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As part of its review of unpaid carers’ employment rights, the government has opened a consultation highlighting different options for improving support. These could include increasing the amount of unpaid leave carers can...more

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