On July 1, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated a district court’s preliminary certification of a Fair Labor Standards Act […]
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Beltway Buzz, July 11, 2025
• Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: Federal Gov't - General
The Beltway Buzz™ is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could […]
FY 2025 Reconciliation Bill Signed Into Law With Significant Immigration Provisions
• Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: Immigration - General
The budget reconciliation bill, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), was signed into law on July 4, 2025. This comprehensive legislation aims, […]
Policy Week in Review – July 11, 2025
• Littler Filed Under: HR - General
Policy Week in Review – July 11, 2025 Senate Republicans Introduce Legislation to Empower Independent Workers tgelbman@littler.com Fri, 07/11/2025 – 12:47
Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill Changes HSA Rules and Impacts Income Taxes
• Ogletree Deakins Filed Under: Benefits - General
On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a comprehensive budget reconciliation bill into law, loosening rules around health savings accounts (HSAs), extending telehealth relief, […]
Latest State Law Articles
Remote Work Challenges After New York Tax Appeals Tribunal Upholds Income Tax “Convenience Rule”
• Jackson Lewis Category: New York - Wage & Hour
In an opinion issued on May 15, 2025, the State of New York Tax Appeals Tribunal, the highest administrative forum for state tax appeals, upheld the application of the state’s income tax “convenience rule” imposing New York tax on wages earned by a New York City law school professor while he worked from his Connecticut…
Missouri Governor Signs Bill Repealing Earned Paid Sick Time Statute
• Ogletree Deakins Category: Missouri - Wage & Hour
On July 10, 2025, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed legislation (House Bill (HB) 567) that repeals the Missouri paid sick time statute and eliminates Missouri […]
Minnesota Mandates Meal and Work Breaks Starting January 1, 2026—With Automatic Penalties
• Ogletree Deakins Category: Minnesota - Wage & Hour
Starting January 1, 2026, Minnesota employers must allow expanded breaks to all employees in Minnesota. Currently, employers are only required to provide “sufficient time to […]
Pittsburgh City Council Amends Paid Sick Days Act
• Ogletree Deakins Category: Pennsylvania - Wage & Hour
On June 10, 2025, the Pittsburgh City Council passed an ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act (PSDA). The amendments include mandating accrual of […]
Dispelling Persistent Workers’ Compensation Misperceptions
• Shaw Law Group, PC Category: California - Workers' Compensation
In California, one principle is firmly established: the workers’ compensation system is the exclusive remedy for employees who sustain work-related injuries. Rooted in the state […]
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?