California – Stay-or-Pay Agreements, Automated Decisions, Family Leave and Other Employment Law Changes for 2027 + Beyond
Takeaways Most of California’s new requirements take effect 01.01.27, but the automated decision law takes effect 07.01.28 and certain training,...
Mexico’s Prevention of Psychosocial Risks Standard: Compliance Review Tips
On October 23, 2019, the Mexican Official Standard on the Prevention of Psychosocial Risks, NOM-035-STPS-2018 (NOM-035), entered into force. NOM-035...
Shh! Press the Button: New York State DOL Proposes Silent Response Button Rules for Retail Workplace Violence Prevention
On September 30, 2026, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) issued a proposed rule on the “Prevention of Retail Workplace Violence” prior...
Transgender former EEOC employee may proceed with bias lawsuit, judge says
The allegations plausibly showed that the commission, under the leadership of Chair Andrea Lucas, maintained a hostile work environment, according...
Settled: 7 lawsuits employers resolved in September
Two high-profile employers paid millions last month to end lawsuits alleging that their diversity, equity and inclusion programs were discriminatory.
Court Leaves IRS Lock-In Letter Withholding Rules in Place
A federal court in Texas has dismissed a challenge to the IRS regulation governing lock-in letters, leaving withholding directives issued to two...
The Fight Over Columbia Heads West: Stanford Moves to Stay NLRB Election for Undergraduate RA’s
A university may be gearing up to challenge the Columbia standard, which held that graduate student teaching and research assistants may qualify as...
California’s 2027 Employment Laws: More Rules, Higher Stakes
Fall has arrived, and Sacramento once again has supplied California employers with something scarier than Halloween ghouls: another round of...
Recent FLSA Opinion Letters Shed Light on Tip Pools and Lunch Breaks
The United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) recently issued two Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) opinion letters that are...
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