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On July 3, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) submitted 10 regulatory changes to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), both proposed and in final-rule stage. The major regulatory changes include...
House Republicans proposed a 27% funding decrease for the Department of Labor (DOL), mirroring much of the Trump administration’s goals and perspectives. In prior years, similar proposed cuts have been successfully...
The Supreme Court’s June 2026 ruling in Trump v. Slaughter—striking down traditional “for-cause” removal protections for commissioners of independent agencies (and most of their senior staffs)—has been called a “seismic...
Keith Sonderling, the Secretary-Designate of Labor, had his hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on July 16. The proceeding went along expected lines. Sonderling, widely...
The second Trump administration has few hallmarks of consistency. The numerous policy reversals, the rapid personnel changes, the dizzying “rogue’s gallery” of enemies and friends make it difficult to know what the goal...
Following enactment of Local Law 145 of 2025, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) recently finalized amendments to the rules implementing the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA). The...
On June 9, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives passed what could be the most radical revision to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) in its history. By a vote of 230-193, the House passed H.R. 5408—the Faster...
Aug 01, 2026 · Employment Law Letter
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Q We have an employee who returned from medical leave but is still unable to perform the job’s essential functions. We’ve worked with the employee and provided additional accommodations, but the employee continues to...
On March 16, 2026, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) updated its Form I-9 inspection fact sheet by recategorizing numerous I-9 errors to expand the number of violations that may result in fines. The change—made...
On June 9, 2026, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued a memorandum opinion concluding that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) longstanding interpretation of disparate...
The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed the National Football League (NFL) a significant off-field loss, declining to enforce the league’s arbitration agreement. West Virginia employers would be wise to make sure their...
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has proposed significant changes to Form AR-11, the address change form that most foreign nationals in the United States must file within 10 days of moving. Although the...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) National Enforcement Plan (NEP) for fiscal years 2025 to 2029—released June 4, 2026—previews where the agency will focus its investigations and litigation. The plan...
A crucial employee leaves for a competitor. A promising candidate shows up carrying a noncompete from their former employer. Either way, the questions hit quickly: What can we do? What should we avoid? And what paperwork...
Relying on cases in the employment law context, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (our federal appeals court) tossed the lawsuit of a University of Texas at Austin (UT) student harassing her professor. Obsessive...
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