The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Sept. 5, 2025, that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem is terminating the 2021 designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

Florida law requires employers to consider accommodations for off-duty use of medical marijuana, a Florida state court has held and granted the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment...

E-Verify will no longer allow extensions for addressing Tentative Nonconfirmations (TNCs) beginning November 5, 2020.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a joint press release on March 19, 2025, announcing two pieces of EEOC guidance for employers.

On September 29, 2024, the Governor signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2499, expanding the list of crimes for which employees can take time off and allowing employees to take protected time off to assist family...

California's Assembly Bill 692, effective January 1, 2026, fundamentally reshapes how employers can structure repayment obligations and stay-or-pay agreements with workers.

California's pay data reporting portal will open on February 1, 2024, and employers will be required to report on three new data points.

On June 11, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend Regulation V‒ which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)...

State wage regulations promulgated by the Connecticut Department of Labor prohibit use of the "fluctuating work week" method of calculating overtime pay for mercantile (retail) employees...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released an opinion letter addressing whether per diem expense payments for tools and equipment may be excluded from the hourly rate when calculating overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Equal Pay Day, observed this year on March 26, highlights how far into the current year the average woman must work to earn what the average man earned in the prior year.

In light of recent wildfires across Southern California, employers should make sure they are familiar with California's wildfire smoke standard.

The stated purpose of the "Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act" (Dole Act) is to improve Department of Veterans Affairs programs for home and community-based services for veterans. It also amends and expands employment protections afforded veterans by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).

As a preliminary step to replacing the December 1, 2016, Fair Labor Standards Act "white collar" exemptions Final Rule, the Department of Labor has issued a Request for Information...

The Board of Commissioners in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, has passed the Lehigh County Human Relations Ordinance to ensure equal opportunities for all individuals...

Maryland is following a nationwide trend restricting non-competition agreements for medical professionals. Maryland House Bill (HB) 1388 voids all non-compete and conflict of interest provisions in employment contracts.

The New Jersey Appellate Division in Sanders held that the state’s cannabis statute allows an aggrieved individual to bring a private lawsuit in a court of law.

The national and global hyperpolitical atmosphere inevitably touches the workplace, where employers and employees must remain productive while navigating the intersection of political expression, workplace culture and policies, and the law.

Unless exempt, California employers are required to post their annual summary of work-related injuries and illnesses, in a visible and easily accessible area at every worksite from February 1st through April 30th.

The governor of Rhode Island has signed into law amendments to the Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) law that will increase the amount of leave benefits available to employees beginning Jan. 1, 2025.