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UK Whistleblowing Law 2026: What new sexual harassment protections mean for employers

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The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces a critical clarification:  Sexual harassment is now a standalone category of protected disclosure under UK Whistleblowing Law. ...more

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Colorado Moves to Replace AI Bias Audit Law With New Transparency Framework: Your Guide to Understanding the Changes

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Colorado lawmakers are moving to repeal the state’s first-in-the-nation AI antidiscrimination law and replace the mandatory bias audit and risk impact assessment requirements with a streamlined transparency-and-notice...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Drafting a GDPR -compliant Data Processing Agreement

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Service providers often receive or access a customer’s personal information when performing contracted services. In the employment context, service providers may include payroll processors, Human Resource Information System...more

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Laptops at the Ballpark: Concerns for Employers Managing Remote Workers

Baseball is often referred to as “America’s pastime,” but for some baseball fans, it may double as worktime. While employers have long known that workers occasionally play hooky to attend afternoon ballgames, viral videos and...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey Releases Long-Awaited New Regulations on Employee/Contractor ABC Test

On Tuesday May 5, 2026, New Jersey adopted regulations—effective October 1, 2026—that are intended to provide guidance for determining when workers are employees versus independent contractors. The New Jersey statutory test,...more

Clark Hill PLC

Can an Employee Resist Submitting Their Claim into Arbitration by Using Another Employee’s Unfavorable Arbitration Outcome? The...

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In O’Dell v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc., the Ninth Circuit addressed whether plaintiffs can use a procedural mechanism, non-mutual offensive collateral estoppel, to avoid enforcement of arbitration agreements—and held they...more

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After the whistle for no-poach agreements – ECJ draws the line in Tondela

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On 30 April 2026, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered its first ruling on no-poach agreements between competing employers, confirming that such agreements are, as a rule, restrictions of competition by object under...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Security, Home Improvement, Black Car, and Home Health Industries Remain Targets for Independent Contractor Misclassification...

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We report below on several judicial and administrative proceedings involving independent contractor (IC) misclassification and compliance, including new class action lawsuits against a home improvement company and a security...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Sixth Circuit Outlines the Requirements for 10(j) Injunctions After Starbucks: No Injunction Without Proof of Irreparable Harm

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Key Takeaways - Sixth Circuit applies Starbucks, requiring full four-factor test for Section 10(j) injunctions....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Congés : Gestion des droits prévus par la loi et obligations en matière de droits de la personne en Alberta

Considérations clés pour les employeurs - Les employeurs de l’Alberta comprennent généralement qu’ils doivent se conformer aux obligations énoncées dans la loi intitulée Employment Standards Code (le « Code »), notamment...more

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New NICU Leave For Illinois Workers Starts June 1: Is Your Business Prepared?

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Businesses operating in Illinois will soon have to provide unpaid, job protected leave to employees with children in a neonatal intensive care unit under a new state law. Illinois employers with 16 or more employees should...more

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Beltway Buzz - May 2026

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

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Schedule III and the Workplace: How Marijuana Rescheduling Could Reshape Employment Law

On April 22, 2026, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a final order immediately placing both FDA-approved marijuana products and state-regulated medical marijuana products in Schedule III of the Controlled Substances...more

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Getting Better: The DOL’s Enforcement Shift

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Although its impact won’t quite rival Beatlemania, the guidance recently outlined in Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) No. 2026-01, issued April 14, 2026, to the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) Office of...more

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The 30% Mirage: Retirement Income Isn’t a Hack—It’s a Plan

Every now and then, the industry rolls out a headline that sounds like it belongs in a late-night infomercial. “Boost your retirement income by 30%.” No extra savings. No extra work. Just one simple tweak....more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

IBM Agrees to First Settlement of False Claims Act Allegations under DOJ Civil Rights Fraud Initiative

On April 10, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the first False Claims Act resolution secured under the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative with International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”). We...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Employers Gain as Second Circuit Restricts Out-of-State Plaintiffs from Joining FLSA Collective Actions

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has joined a growing number of federal circuits to hold that would-be opt-in plaintiffs from outside the state where the case is pending cannot join a collective action under...more

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White House directs creation of IRA portal, establishes eligibility requirements for listed financial institutions

On April 30, the White House released an executive order directing Treasury to establish, by January 1, 2027, “TrumpIRA.gov,” a government website to provide workers who lack access to employer-sponsored retirement plans —...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB submits status report urging EEOC to revise framework to align with executive orders

On May 5, the CFPB released its FY 2025 Equal Employment Opportunity Program Status Report, submitted under the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) Management Directive 715 (MD-715), as well as its FY 2025...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

K-12 Takeaways From Georgia's Legislative Session: Major New Requirements for Safety, Employee Benefits, Finance, and Other Areas

Continuing with the significant requirements from last year's session, the 2026 session of the Georgia General Assembly produced a substantial number of bills affecting public school districts, with the most notable changes...more

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The Invisible Disability: An Employer’s Guide to Mental Health and the ADA

As Mental Health Awareness Month (annually observed each May) draws attention to the prevalence of mental health conditions in the workplace, employers should be reminded that mental health conditions may qualify as...more

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HL UK Pensions Law Digest 11 May 2026

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A bite-sized summary of recent UK pension news Welcome to our latest update, in which we cover: National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Act 2026 As expected, the legislation to apply National...more

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What Iowa’s Public Boards Need to Know About Closed Meetings After Recent Court Decisions

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Public entities in Iowa are subject to both open meetings and public record requirements encompassed in Iowa Code Chapters 21, 22, and 23. Multiple governmental bodies and entities within Iowa have elected boards,...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: Human Resources at the Intersection of Data and Digital Risk – What Every Executive Needs to Know

The landscape of human resources (HR) data management has fundamentally shifted. Data no longer lives in a locked filing cabinet, IT no longer handles cybersecurity alone, and artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer science...more

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A Snapshot of Virginia’s New Employment Laws From the 2026 Legislative Session

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Following the 2026 legislative session, Virginia’s employment law landscape is shifting with the enactment of several new employee-friendly measures, and even more on the horizon. Here are the key developments for which...more

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