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...
Update: New Jersey Department of Labor Issues New Guidance on Recent Amendments to Temporary Disability and Family Leave Insurance
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...
HALTED—Federal Court Declares NJ’s Labor Peace Agreement Requirement Preempted by the NLRA
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...
Ontario Court of Appeal Ruling Clarifies Frustration Defence and Work Tool Damages
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...
Connecticut Court Vacates Arbitration Award Enforcing Overbroad Physician Noncompete
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,”...
Labor Law Solutions- How the NLRB’s New Employer-Friendly Majority Could Reshape Labor Law [Podcast]
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...
The EEOC’s Recalibration: How the Agency’s New Playbook Reshapes Employer Risk
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...
Modernizing Compliance: DOL Proposes Safe Harbor for Electronic Group Health Plan Disclosures Under ERISA
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...
Department of Labor Clarifies When Commuting Time Is and Is Not Compensable Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
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...
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