News & Analysis as of

Labor & Employment Zoning, Planning & Land Use

Read need-to-know updates, commentary, and analysis on Labor & Employment issues written by leading professionals.
FordHarrison

The Most Important Labor Bill You've Never Heard Of

FordHarrison on

For years, employers have heard predictions of sweeping labor law reform.  Indeed, past legislation has been a compelling talking point in presidential elections. Who doesn’t remember the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) which...more

Littler

France Releases an Amended Draft Law to Implement the Pay Transparency Directive

Littler on

Although France has missed the June 7, 2026 deadline for transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive into national law, the government recently released a revised draft of such a law. Below are the key features of the draft...more

Foley Hoag LLP

EEOC Adopts New National Enforcement Plan, Signaling Shift in Civil Rights Priorities

Foley Hoag LLP on

Key Takeaways: On June 4, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) approved a new National Enforcement Plan (NEP) for fiscal years 2025–2029, replacing the Biden-era 2024–2028 Strategic...more

Franczek P.C.

Congress Advances “Faster Labor Contracts Act,” Imposing Strict Timelines and Binding Arbitration for First Union Agreements

Franczek P.C. on

On June 9, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Faster Labor Contracts Act (H.R. 5408), a bipartisan bill aimed at accelerating negotiations for initial collective bargaining agreements under the National Labor...more

Littler

Federal Court Invalidates $100K H-1B Fee

Littler on

On Monday, June 8, 2026, a federal judge in Massachusetts invalidated the $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas,1 determining that President Trump lacked the authority to impose a tax on this visa program for highly skilled...more

Franczek P.C.

Update on Recent Binding Opinions Issued by the Public Access Counselor Regarding the Open Meetings Act

Franczek P.C. on

The Public Access Counselor of the Illinois Attorney General’s Office (“PAC”) recently issued several binding opinions regarding the Illinois Open Meetings Act (“OMA”). While more in-depth summaries are included below,...more

Littler

Third Circuit Rejects “Overtime Gap Time” Claims Under FLSA

Littler on

In a significant development for employers in the Third Circuit, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently held that the FLSA does not permit recovery of “overtime gap time” wages. While the decision limits the...more

Polsinelli

Tennessee Joins States Regulating Non-Competes by Statute

Polsinelli on

Effective July 1, 2026, Tennessee employers will be prohibited from requiring, requesting or enforcing a noncompete agreement against an employee whose annualized compensation is less than $70,000. The new law puts Tennessee...more

Mayer Brown

AI in Pensions: The Pensions Regulator Sets Out Its Views

Mayer Brown on

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published a plan providing guidance on how AI should be used by the pensions industry (the Plan). The Plan also outlines TPR’s role in, and approach to, overseeing the adoption of AI by...more

FordHarrison

Noncompete News: Delaware Courts May Reject Choice-of-Law Provisions in Contract in Favor of the State With the Strongest Ties to...

FordHarrison on

Delaware’s long-standing reputation as a pro-business, employer-friendly jurisdiction has made the state a popular choice for employers’ state of incorporation, the location of their headquarters, and the state whose laws...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

A Sliding Door to the Future of Healthcare Enforcement: Will We Soon See DEI-Based False Claims Act Settlements in Healthcare?

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) first False Claims Act (FCA) settlement under its new Civil Rights Fraud Initiative offers key insight for federal contractors, federal funding recipients and healthcare providers. Under...more

Polsinelli

Mind the Gap: Third Circuit Rejects Overtime Gap Time Theory Behind DOL's $35.8 Million FLSA Judgment

Polsinelli on

Key Takeaways: The Third Circuit held that the FLSA does not provide a cause of action for overtime gap time claims....more

Mayer Brown

Compliance with the EU Posted Workers Directive: What Employers Need to Know

Mayer Brown on

In this episode of The Inside Track, Grace Shie and Paul Sarauskas break down the EU Posted Workers Directive — the law designed to protect workers who are temporarily sent into the European Union to perform services. They...more

Littler

Littler’s Semi-Annual 2026 Rates Update for Minimum Wage, Tips, and Exempt Pay Increases (and Other Developments)

Littler on

Fuel prices are on the rise, and so are wages, so get your fill of notable rate-related developments since our January 1 update, along with known nonexempt and exempt employee rate changes that will take effect on July 1,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

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

Holland & Knight LLP on

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

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

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?

The Volkov Law Group on

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

Lathrop GPM on

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

Paul Hastings LLP on

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

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

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

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

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

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

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

136,376 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 5,456

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide