A major new court decision could remake federal labor law for years to come. This decision – issued on July 21 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit – signals that courts may soon revisit many longstanding legal standards governing labor law issues. The...
Employers in Washington State with fifteen or more employees anywhere must comply, as of July 1, 2026, with the Washington Fair Chance Act (WFCA), RCW 49.94, as amended last year in Engrossed House Bill 1747, which significantly restricts when and how employers may...
On July 21, 2026, the D.C. Circuit issued a significant post-Loper Bright decision rejecting the National Labor Relations Board’s (“Board”) successor-bar doctrine. In Hospital Menonita de Guayama, Inc. v. NLRB, No. 22-1163 (D.C. Cir. July 21, 2026), a divided panel...
Amendments to the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) took effect on July 17, 2026, and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) issued new guidance with two sets of frequently asked questions (FAQs). The key takeaway: Employees who receive...
A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit highlights an important distinction for public employers defending challenges to DEI-related initiatives. That is, opposition to DEI does not automatically establish a viable Title VII claim, but...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, clarifying the business requirements for offloading defined benefit plan liabilities through pension risk transfers.In the brief, filed in...
Federal contractors that build proposals around named “key personnel” face a difficult choice when a proposed key person becomes unavailable before award due to resignation or accepting another position during typically lengthy evaluation periods: notify the agency...
Takeaways Colorado’s new HB26-1283 prohibits employers from confiscating or improperly retaining government-issued identification documents, subject to limited statutory exceptions. The law does not change employers’ federal Form I-9 obligations, but it does require...
The plaintiff alleged that he repeatedly contacted Amazon’s HR staff to correct the error to no avail. The plaintiff alleged that he repeatedly contacted Amazon’s HR staff to correct the error to no avail. HR Dive - Latest News
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