On June 3, 2026, the Australian Government introduced into Federal Parliament the Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026 (Bill). If passed, the Bill will amend Australia’s…
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Supreme Court Holds FAAA Does Not Preempt Negligent Hiring Claims Against Freight Brokers -
In Montgomery, v. Caribe Transport II LLC, 608 U. S. ___ (May 14, 2026), the Supreme Court addressed the scope of the safety…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Federally regulated employers are facing a significant development under the Canada Labour Code (the “CLC”) with the coming into force of new equal pay provisions on October 20, 2026. These long-anticipated amendments establish…
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On June 4, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released its “National Enforcement Plan Fiscal Years 2025-2029” (“NEP”). The NEP rescinds the agency’s former “Strategic Enforcement Plan Fiscal Years 2024-2028”…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Oregon House Bill 4111, effective June 5, 2026, reflects Oregon’s continued shift toward protecting immigrant workers by limiting how a change in immigration status can be used in the workplace and how undocumented status can be…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
NLRB Chair Murphy and General Counsel Carey Testify at House Subcommittee Hearing -
On June 4, the House Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing, with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
Employers that award “percentage of total earnings” bonuses to nonexempt employees are not required to calculate supplemental overtime amounts owed due to the bonus because the bonus is deemed to already include overtime. While…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
In a significant development for New Jersey employers, the state appeals court has held that the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (CREAMMA) permits individuals, including applicants,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Labor & Employment Law
Bill No. 77/XVII/1 is a major piece of labor and employment legislation proposed by the Portuguese Government, officially referred to as the "Work XXI" (Trabalho XXI) project. The official text of Draft Law No. 77/XVII/1 was…
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As we previously reported, Philadelphia passed substantial amendments to its fair chance ordinance, the Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance (FCRSSO), which became effective in January 2026. The amendments provided…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
With the publication in the Official Gazette on June 1, 2026 of Legislative Decree No. 96 of 7 May 2026, Italy has become one of the first EU member states to formally implement the EU Pay Transparency Directive (2023/970/EU),…
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/ International Law & Trade, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy
As summer arrives and employees across Connecticut head out on vacation, paid time off (PTO) and vacation time can take on different meanings depending on who you ask. For employees, days they haven’t used yet can feel like…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
As Utah Senate Bill 174, Exercise of Religious Beliefs and Conscience Amendments, went into effect on May 6, 2026, healthcare employers should be aware not only of this law’s broad requirements, but also of the growing trend…
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/ Civil Rights, Health, Labor & Employment Law
On May 21, 2026, an updated draft bill to implement the EU Pay Transparency Directive (“Draft Bill”) was submitted to the House of Representatives. The updated text includes new clarifications following the Council of State’s…
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/ International Law & Trade, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy
On May 21, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held that when an employer withdraws from an underfunded multiemployer pension fund, the fund’s actuary is not required to use assumptions that were already in place on the “measurement…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Finance & Banking
