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Senate HELP committee shares health and retirement plan legislative priorities
• Jones Walker Filed Under: Benefits - General
A recent NAPA article notes key priorities of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), now chaired by Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA). […]
Third Circuit Affirms NLRB’s Totality of the Evidence Test in Finding that a Single Employee’s Conduct Constituted Protected Concerted Activity
• Littler Filed Under: Labor Law - Protected Concerted Activity
Third Circuit Affirms NLRB’s Totality of the Evidence Test in Finding that a Single Employee’s Conduct Constituted Protected Concerted Activity On June 23, 2025, in […]
We get Privacy for work: The Privacy Pitfalls of a Remote Workforce
• Jackson Lewis Filed Under: HR - Privacy & Surveillance
Remote work has given employers and employees pathbreaking flexibility, but it has also raised a host of data and employee privacy concerns.
2024 HIPAA Reproductive Health Privacy Rule Vacated
• Maynard Nexsen PC Filed Under: Benefits - HIPAA
In 2024, under the Biden Administration, the Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) issued the 2024 Reproductive Health Privacy Rule (the “2024 Final Rule”), […]
Latest State Law Articles
California CRD Publishes Notice and FAQs on Rights for Violence Survivors and Family Members
• Ogletree Deakins Category: California - General
On July 1, 2025, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) published a “Survivors of Violence and Family Members of Victims Right to Leave and Accommodations” […]
Puerto Rico Prohibits Discrimination Against Breastfeeding Mothers in the Workplace
• Littler Category: Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Prohibits Discrimination Against Breastfeeding Mothers in the Workplace Puerto Rico Governor Jeniffer González has signed Act No. 29-2025 into law, modifying the Act […]
Puerto Rico Supreme Court Reaffirms Importance of Just Cause for Employee Terminations
• Jackson Lewis Category: Puerto Rico
TakeawaysIn the wrongful discharge case of Méndez Ruiz v. Techno Plastics Industries, Inc., the Court found an employee’s exhaustion of the 12-month Workers’ Compensation leave […]
Washington State’s Revised Personnel File Law—Effective July 2025
• Ogletree Deakins Category: Washington State - General
On May 13, 2025, Washington State enacted Substitute House Bill (SHB) 1308, which goes into effect on July 27, 2025. This new law amends RCW […]
Washington Senate Bill 5041 Expands Unemployment Benefits to Striking and Locked-Out Workers
• Littler Category: Washington State - General
Washington Senate Bill 5041 Expands Unemployment Benefits to Striking and Locked-Out Workers Washington recently became the third state in the nation—joining New York and New […]
Recent Workplace Headlines
Werner Enterprises Fails to Undo EEOC’s Deaf Driver Bias Win
Date: Publication: Bloomberg
Werner Enterprises Inc. and a subsidiary failed to convince the Eighth Circuit to overturn a series of rulings in favor of the EEOC, which sued on behalf of a deaf worker denied a driver position.
EEOC to Process Some Transgender Cases After Initial Rollback
Date: Publication: Bloomberg
EEOC staff were instructed to continue processing some transgender workers’ bias charges, after previously halting work on these claims following a Trump administration directive to end gender identity protections government-wide.
Is your city a winner or loser in the return-to-office race? Capital Economics breaks it down
Date: Publication: Fortune
The London-based research firm also issued a forecast through 2029, finding three cities rising above the rest.
Companies Can Help Curb Worker Substance Use on the Job. Here’s How to Start
Date: Publication: Inc.
A new study shows around 9 percent of employees use drugs or alcohol just before or while at work.
‘Crashing Out’: Why Experts Worry About The Disturbing Gen Z Trend
Date: Publication: Forbes
Mental health experts are concerned the Gen Z trend of “crashing out” is a generation overwhelmed by unmanaged stress, lacking an ability to self-regulate their emotions.
EPA must reinstate employees placed on leave for dissent letter, says union
Date: Publication: Reuters
Employees of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently placed on leave after signing a letter critical of the Trump administration’s policies should be reinstated, said a union official in a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Thursday.
Research: The Gender Wage Gap Tipping Point
Date: Publication: Harvard Business Review
The gender wage gap has barely budged over the past 20 years. Women still only earn 83 cents for every dollar that men make, and men make more money when they have the same educational degrees, at every educational level, and at all parts of the wage distribution. For years, it has been argued that […]
US court pauses block on Trump eliminating union bargaining for federal workers
Date: Publication: Reuters
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday placed a brief pause on a judge’s ruling that had blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from stripping hundreds of thousands of federal workers of the ability to engage in union bargaining with U.S. agencies.
What Creates an Effective Movement?
Date: Publication: Power At Work
Power comes from the people – and U.S. history is replete with grassroots social movements that shaped the nation. But what makes an effective movement? There are lessons in Linda Gordon’s newest book, Seven Social Movements that Changed America.
Use These 11 Guidelines to Decide When to Bend the Rules for Employees
Date: Publication: Inc.
Tennis player Ben Shelton wanted his sister to be there at Wimbledon, and her company, Morgan Stanley, said yes. Good or bad exception?