The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently proposed a new rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that would offer group health plan administrators an additional safe harbor for electronically furnishing required group health plan disclosures to participants and beneficiaries. If...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (DOL) recently issued two opinion letters addressing a deceptively simple question: When does an employee's commute become compensable work time? The two opinion letters, FLSA2026-9 and FLSA2026-10, are...
Gender-based allegations that don't involve sexual harassment cannot invoke the Ending Forced Arbitration Act, a court determined. Gender-based allegations that don't involve sexual harassment cannot invoke the Ending Forced Arbitration Act, a court determined. HR...
HR professionals take heed: Derogatory name-calling at work, even from customers, can embroil employers in lawsuits.
More than 1 in 10 successful scams in 2025 involved AI or deepfakes, which contributed to a 1,210% surge in AI-enabled scams, according to an analysis from BrokerChooser. That year, the FBI received more than 22,000 complaints involving AI-related fraud that...
WASHINGTON – The United States today announced the successful resolution of the USMCA Rapid Response Labor Mechanism matter at the Grupo Yazaki, S.A. de C.V. facility located in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. The United States has resumed liquidation of tariffs on goods...
In this podcast, shareholders Kevin Bland (Orange County) and Karen Tynan (Sacramento) discuss the most common Cal/OSHA citations issued to California agriculture employers. Karen, who is chair of the firm’s Workplace Safety and Health Practice Group, and Kevin...
Maryland’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program will soon be taking effect, and the Maryland Department of Labor (MDOL) recently released several helpful resources to help businesses prepare for FAMLI in advance of several forthcoming deadlines. Quick...
On June 29, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to rescind its 1979 Affirmative Action Guidelines and the related Compliance Manual on Affirmative Action.1 The Commission based the decision on their findings that the Affirmative Action...
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