In construction contracts, proposals, drawings, studies, etc. are often incorporated by reference. A Nebraska federal court recently addressed what language is sufficient to accomplish such incorporation. In Cleaver Brooks Co. v. B&K Mechanical Contractors, LLC,...
NLRB Division of Advice: Employee Gaza Protests are Not Protected Activity
In a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Division of Advice memorandum recently released to the public, although in redacted form, the Division of Advice said that one of the world’s largest software companies did not violate the law by firing two employees who...
Washington Employers Face New I-9 Inspection Notice Rules Oct. 1
Washington employers must display a new workplace poster under the state’s Immigrant Worker Protection Act. The state Attorney General’s Office released the poster, along with model employee notices and employer guidance, on Sept. 1, 2026, ahead of the law’s Oct. 1,...
Employment Law This Week® – Three Immigration Enforcement Actions Are Reshaping Hiring Right Now [Video]
What employers should know about key developments this week: DOL’s Visa Crackdown: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has frozen all new permanent labor certification (PERM) applications from several major IT and tech companies as part of a joint investigation with...
Mental Health Parity Compliance Traps — DOL Guidance Warns What to Watch Out For
As discussed in our prior article, available here, the Department of Labor (DOL), Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of the Treasury (the Departments) have taken a position of non-enforcement related to the final Mental Health Parity and...
NLRB Division of Advice- Employee Gaza Protests are Not Protected Activity
In a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Division of Advice memorandum recently released to the public, although in redacted form, the Division of Advice said that one of the world’s largest software companies did not violate the law by firing two employees who...
Looming Compliance Changes for NY Employers: Personnel Records Access, Construction Pay Reporting + More
Takeaways Beginning 11.08.26, New York employees and former employees will have broad rights to access their personnel records and employers will be obligated to notify employees when negative information is added to their files. Effective 12.08.26, construction...
DOL Signals a Lighter Touch on Mental Health Parity Enforcement (For Now)
Plan sponsors and administrators of group health plans have had no shortage of mental health parity developments to track over the past two years: a new final rule in 2024, a federal lawsuit challenging key parts of it, and a blanket non-enforcement policy from the...
German Federal Labor Court Rules on Choice of Law in Cross-Border Home Office
When employees work permanently from a home office abroad, a standard-form clause choosing German law may not be sufficient if it does not make clear that mandatory employee protections under foreign law may still apply, the German Federal Labor Court...
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