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Jason Jorjani v. New Jersey Institute of Technology, et al., 151 F.4th 135, 2025 WL 2586673 (3d. Cir. 2025)(The U.S Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which includes Pennsylvania, overruled a district court decision that...more
On Nov. 10, the Senate voted 60-40 to pass an amended version of H.R.5371 that replaces the House-passed continuing resolution with new language to re-open the government. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-IL), Maggie Hassan (D-NH),...more
Welcome to the Eyes on Washington: Shutdown Briefing. During the federal government shutdown, we will be sharing concise, client-focused updates to help you stay informed on key developments, legislative dynamics and...more
Read our latest updates on the US Government shutdown. Previous insights - Government Shutdown Update: Friday, November 7, 2025 - While negotiations appeared to ramp up yesterday, the discussions today, both across and...more
Government Shutdown Update: Thursday, October 23, 2025 - There was no vote on the continuing resolution (CR) today, and the Senate is in recess until next Monday....more
For a number of months, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has been in flux, operating without a quorum, and thus, unable to hand down decisions. In the absence of an NLRB quorum, the California legislature has...more
The House-passed continuing resolution (CR) failed for the ninth time Wednesday afternoon by a vote of 51-44. No one deviated from their previous votes. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Bill Hagerty...more
Mayor Parker Reaffirms Use of Project Labor Agreements on City Projects - Mayor Cherelle Parker (D) signed an executive order requiring City agencies to consider project labor agreements for publicly funded work, reinforcing...more
President Trump had the right to fire two Democratic NCUA board members because federal law affords them no protection from being ousted, the administration argued in federal court....more
On September 9, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, sitting en banc, ruled that a county health insurance plan’s exclusion denying coverage for gender-affirming surgery did not violate Title VII of the...more
The following is a brief description of acts that were passed during the 2025 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly that may be of interest to Connecticut school leaders. ...more
In Alberta Union of Provincial Employees v Alberta Health Services, 2025 ABKB 465 (AUPE v AHS), the Alberta Court of King's Bench upheld the Alberta Labour Relations Board's (Board) decision to penalize the Alberta Union of...more
On May 19, 2025, Montana passed HB 667 amending Montana’s law requiring leave for employees holding public office. HB 667 became effective upon passage and applies retroactively to January 1, 2025....more
Washington employers face a wave of new workplace legislation, some of which recently became effective and some that will begin in 2026 and beyond. These new or modified laws address a broad range of topics, many of which...more
Parker Admin Strikes Deal with DC47- Mayor Cherelle Parker reached a tentative contract agreement on Tuesday with AFSCME District Council 47, Philadelphia’s white collar City workers union. The successful negotiations...more
One topic that frequently arises is whether a qualified governmental plan, under Internal Revenue Code (Code) Section 401(a), may allow an employee the election on whether to contribute at different pretax employee...more
On July 8, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a stay in Trump v. American Federation of Government Employees, No. 24A1174, permitting the implementation of President Trump’s Executive Order No. 14210, which...more
On July 8, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States granted the Trump administration’s request to stay a lower-court judge’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s plan to reduce and restructure the federal workforce,...more
Deivert v. Zartman and Borough of Northumberland, 2025 WL 83747 (M.D.Pa. 2025) - (Neither a municipality nor a municipal manager had immunity under the Pennsylvania Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act (“PPSTCA”) for the...more
The line between protected political speech and workplace disruption depends largely on who signs your paycheck. Public employees enjoy First Amendment protections that private sector workers lack, but even government...more
A public-school teacher wears a MAGA hat at a training session on cultural sensitivity (Dodge v. Evergreen School District #114, 56 F.4th 767 (9th Cir. 2022)), an actress in a mega-million-dollar film posts controversial...more
We have written about the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee’s final flurry of activity approving and advancing bills out of committee. ...more
We have written about the General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee’s final flurry of activity approving and advancing bills out of committee....more
Prior to its March 25, 2025 deadline, the Connecticut General Assembly’s Labor and Public Employees Committee likely finished up its work for this legislative session and approved a final flurry of bills that would generally...more
By Executive Order dated March 27, 2025, entitled, “Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs,” President Trump moved to end collective bargaining with unions at 18 federal agencies and urged them to void...more