Fall has arrived, and Sacramento once again has supplied California employers with something scarier than Halloween ghouls: another round of workplace legislation. This year’s harvest includes restrictions on artificial intelligence, expanded leave rights, and steeper...
The United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) recently issued two Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) opinion letters that are worth a look for employers addressing tip pool or lunch break questions. Meal Periods Shortened by Travel Time to Break...
On August 26 the General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, Crystal S. Carey, issued amemorandum in which she identified a number of past decisions issued by the Biden-era NLRB for which she intends to seek reversal before the newly reconstituted Board....
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Crystal Carey recently filed a reply brief in NLRB litigation that set out a detailed roadmap of how she wants the Board to reshape the law, proposing major precedent reversal on how the Board interprets...
Sexual harassment has been in the headlines again in recent weeks. Just last week, the EEOC filed suit against a trucking company in Michigan over alleged sexual harassment. The EEOC claims that the president of logistics, who was also a member of the board of...
Employers have new federal guidance to help them recognize and respond to opioid overdoses at work. On Sept. 24, 2026, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a fact sheet supporting the Trump Administration’s Great American Recovery...
On September 21, 2026, the US District Court for the District of New Jersey upheld an arbitrator's award for an employee who was discharged after a positive marijuanna test. The decision provides guidance to employers on the application of the New Jersey Cannabis...
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) recently released a proposed rule to implement a new law that requires certain healthcare employers to implement a set of measures aimed at preventing workplace violence. Quick Hits In 2025, Oregon...
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) No. 1803 into law on September 27, 2026, amending Government Code section 12950.1 to require that the state’s mandatory harassment prevention training include a component addressing anti-hate speech, beginning...
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