Key Takeaways New OCC, FDIC and NCUA guidance states that lending to individuals not authorized to work in the United States may present elevated credit risk and should be addressed through prudent underwriting. The guidance follows recent Trump administration actions...
On May 29, 2026, the Texas Business Court held in Brown v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, 2026 Tex. Bus. 35 (11th Div.), Cause No. 25-BC11B-0099, that an employment race discrimination claim brought under Section 21.051 of the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA)...
The Sixth Circuit recently issued an opinion concerning Title VII’s anti-retaliation protections: an employee who engaged in protected conduct but also violations of workplace policy cannot use the protected activity to excuse her unrelated workplace misconduct....
The California Court of Appeal has held for the first time that harassment based on sexual orientation constitutes sexual harassment under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), thereby triggering the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and...
New York organizations using artificial intelligence should keep a close eye on two pending state bills that could create new notice and reporting obligations. Both bills have passed the Senate and Assembly, but as of June 25, 2026, neither appears to have been signed...
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2026 agency rule list (which is normally semiannual) was released in early July 2026, and includes eight Wage and Hour Division new and previously proposed rules, including proposals related to tipped employees, young workers...
Employers usually picture depositions and performance records when they think about defending an employment lawsuit — not procedure. But some of the most effective defenses never reach the merits at all. A recent 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
Many employers rely on arbitration agreements with class action waivers, provisions that prevent employees from filing or joining collective lawsuits, to manage wage and hour litigation risk. That strategy works reliably in states like California where courts...
On July 6, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that a Black male employee who alleged he was pushed to transfer teams after his manager expressed disagreement with the “Black Lives Matter” movement and then later had his position eliminated...
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