Takeaways Washington’s amended Fair Chance Act prohibits employers from requesting an individual’s criminal background information before a conditional offer of employment is made and also limits an employer’s ability to take tangible adverse employment actions...

On July 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) 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...

Cal/OSHA recently released a discussion draft proposing major amendments to its heat illness prevention standards under Assembly Bill (AB) 2243, affecting both outdoor workplaces (Title 8, Section 3395) and indoor workplaces (Section 3396). If adopted, these changes...

Key Highlights Connecticut’s new wage transparency law adds pay code guide requirements for employers with 100 or more employees and expands wage range disclosures in job postings. Employers may need to update multilingual employee materials, job advertisements and...

On August 25, 2026, the Canadian federal government announced a $7.5 billion package of new and enhanced measures to support workers and businesses impacted by the latest round of U.S. tariffs. This builds on nearly $25 billion in supports rolled out over the past...

What employers should know about key developments this week: State-Led Artificial Intelligence (AI) Legislation: Illinois recently codified the disparate impact theory of liability (which focuses on effect, not intent), and California has long recognized the theory....

James Macy was sworn in as a member of the National Labor Relations Board, giving Republicans a three-member majority following the Senate’s confirmation of Macy and David Prouty. Macy joins Chairman James Murphy and Member Scott Mayer in a 3-1 Republican majority,...

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...