The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970), which required transposition into national law by 7 June 2026, continues to drive legislative activity across EU member states. Despite summer usually being quiet across Europe, both Spain and Portugal have...

On July 30, 2026, a California appellate court reversed a trial court’s ruling that had slashed a combined $13.1 million jury verdict in a gender discrimination case down to $375,000, holding that courts may not impose a de facto cap on noneconomic damages in...

Takeaways While Czechia’s restrictions on employer-imposed pay secrecy are already in force, its broader implementing framework remains under development, with implementation currently targeted for 01.01.27 and certain obligations expected to be phased in from 2028 to...

On July 10, 2026, Sills Cummis published a Client Alert that discussed recent updates to the New Jersey Temporary Disability Insurance (“TDI”) and Family Leave Insurance (“FLI”) anti-retaliation law. At that time, we noted that the amendment to this law appeared to...

On August 10, 2026, Judge Michael A. Shipp of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey declared that the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) preempts the labor peace agreement (“LPA”) requirement in New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement...

On August 10, 2026, the Ontario Court of Appeal released Hill v. 1359768 Ontario Inc. (B&B Towing), 2026 ONCA 577, clarifying the analytical framework for frustration of employment contracts in the context of employee disability, and providing important guidance...

In Sala v. Premier Imaging Holdings, LLC, 240 Conn. App. 793, 2026 WL 2220267 (Conn. App. Aug. 4, 2026), the Connecticut Appellate Court affirmed the trial court’s decision to overturn an arbitration award that had declared a physician noncompete “valid and binding,”...

In this second episode of our Labor Law Solutions podcast, shareholders Tom Davis (Nashville), Tom Stanek (Phoenix), and Brian Hayes (Washington), who co-chair the firm’s Traditional Labor Relations Practice Group, examine the confirmation of James Macy to the...

Key Takeaways: The EEOC's new National Enforcement Plan reinforces a broader federal shift away from expansive disparate impact theories and toward claims involving intentional discrimination and disparate treatment. The EEOC intends to leverage recent Supreme Court...