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Employment Law in the US: The Top 5 Issues of 2025, and What’s Lurking in 2026

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Last year was a defining one for US employment law, labour relations and workforce management. In 2025, shifting federal priorities and expanding state and local employment laws reshaped compliance expectations for US...more

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Virginia Employers Face Major Workplace Policy Shifts Under New Gov’t Leadership: How to Prepare Now

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Virginia employers potentially face the most significant overhaul of workplace laws in decades. With unified Democratic control of the executive branch and General Assembly, lawmakers have reintroduced numerous previously...more

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Conducting Criminal Background Checks? What the Phath Decision Means for Employers

Employers often run background checks as a regular part of the hiring process to evaluate candidates. However, in Pennsylvania, employers must consider their legal obligations under the Criminal History Record Information Act...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

2026 Key Employment Law Changes in New York, Illinois and California

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The past year brought a number of changes impacting private employers, the government and the legal industry. If the first month of 2026 is any indicator, this year will be just as busy. The start of the year serves as an...more

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Connecticut Final Pay Laws: Employer Obligations and the Cost of Non-Compliance

Connecticut maintains some of the strictest final pay requirements in the nation. When employment ends, employers face rigid statutory deadlines. Miss them, and the potential consequences multiply quickly: Double damages....more

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New Jersey Expands Rights Under the New Jersey Family Leave Act

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On 17 January 2026, outgoing New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Assembly Bill No. 3451 (AB 3451), expanding the category of employers covered by the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) and the employees eligible...more

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EEOC Rescinds 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment

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On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that it would rescind its 2024 “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” (“Guidance”). The rescission does not alter any...more

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D.C. Tipped Workers Policies: Sexual Harassment Reporting Due + Tipped Wage Outcomes Still TBD

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The Tipped Wage Workers Fairness Amendment Act of 2018 (D.C. Law 22-196) (TWWF) was enacted to strengthen workplace protections for tipped wage workers. The TWWF requires employers who have at least one tipped employee to...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

New Jersey Significantly Expands Family Leave Eligibility and Protections

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Before leaving office, outgoing Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that materially expanded the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA). Bill A-3451/ S-2950, signed on Jan. 17, 2026, lowered the employer-size coverage...more

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Ohio Imposes New Mandatory E-Verify Requirements on Nonresidential Construction Employers

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Starting March 19, 2026, Ohio employers engaged in non-residential construction are required to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm job candidates and employees working on covered projects are authorized to work in the...more

Fisher Phillips

Virginia Court Expands Non-Compete Ban to Include Some Non-Solicitation Agreements: 5 Steps for Employers

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The Court of Appeals of Virginia just issued a surprising ruling that expands the state’s statute banning non-competes for low-wage employees to also include some non-solicitation agreements. The January 27 decision in Sentry...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Decision regarding New Jersey’s Earned Sick Leave Law provides much-needed guidance

Since 2018, New Jersey employees have been entitled to paid sick leave pursuant to New Jersey’s Earned Sick Leave Law. But guidance from the courts on interpreting the law has been sparse. On January 28, however, New...more

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Arizona District Court Denies Motion To Compel Arbitration of Employment Claims Based on Arbitration Clause in Agreement Unrelated...

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In a recent decision in Rosonke v. Pappan, 2025 WL 3525325 (D. Ariz. Dec. 9, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona denied a motion to compel arbitration after finding that a related services agreement...more

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New York Employment-Law Update: 2026 Brings a Wave of New State and Local Laws for New York Employers

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New York state and New York City (NYC) continue to advance an extensive and evolving framework of workplace regulations. Several new statutory and regulatory developments will impact employers across industries in 2026. These...more

Maynard Nexsen

2026 California Employment Law Update: Designated Person for Paid Family Leave

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Passed in late 2025, California Senate Bill 590 will, commencing July 1, 2028, expand eligibility for benefits under the paid family leave program to include individuals who take time off work to care for a seriously ill...more

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

The Rare 27‑Paycheck Year: 2026 Compliance Playbook

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For California employers on a biweekly payroll, 2026 includes 27 pay dates. A calendar quirk that surfaces every 11 to 12 years will lead some emFor California employers on a biweekly payroll, 2026 includes 27 pay dates. A...more

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2026 California Employment Law Update: Preservation of Training Records

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Commencing January 1, 2026, California Senate Bill 513 requires that personnel records relating to the employee’s performance include “education and training records” and require employers to ensure those records include: (1)...more

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Colorado Federal Court Rules Workers Don’t Qualify for Tip Pools When Restaurant Is Closed

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In Green v. Perry’s Restaurants Ltd., No. 21-cv-0023-WJM-NRN (D. Colo. Feb. 3, 2026), the federal court in Colorado delivered a significant victory for tipped employees and restaurant workers, ruling that Perry’s Steakhouse...more

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Be Global Employment law in 5

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In the US, worker mobility remains a core regulatory and enforcement theme. On January 27, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission hosted a workshop as part of the Administration’s efforts to highlight the negative impact of...more

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LWDA Issues Groundbreaking PAGA Regulations

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In a first, the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) issued proposed rulemaking on Feb. 6 concerning interpretation of the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). The regulations come after...more

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Legal Update: The Status of the NLRB - New Year, New Uncertainty?

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In the past, a new presidential administration meant the beginning of a series of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) decisions that overruled prior precedents. While the White House flipped in January 2025, the...more

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California Legislature Fails to Pass Bill for Private Right of Action for Penalties for Untimely Wage Payments

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On February 2, 2026, the California Legislature declined to pass Senate Bill (SB) 310, which would have created a private right of action for employees to sue employers to recover penalties for untimely wage payments (e.g.,...more

Conn Maciel Carey LLP

State Plan Signals 2025-2026

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While Federal OSHA establishes the baseline for OSHA standards, it is increasingly no longer the full story for employers. Indeed, the real compliance challenge today is keeping up with state plans as rules, guidance, and...more

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Illinois now requires employers to disclose the use of AI for employment-related decisions

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As of January 1, 2026, the Illinois Human Rights Act was amended to require employers to disclose the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for any employment-related decisions, including hiring, promotion, or discipline....more

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Colorado Implements Changes to Wage and Hour Rules for 2026

Several important changes will impact legal compliance for Colorado employers in 2026. This article summarizes the most notable changes, particularly concerning wage and hour rules....more

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