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Posted: | Littler Category: New York - General
New York Mandatory Employee Retirement Program to be Implemented After Years of Delays
After considerable delay, employer registration for the New York State Secure Choice Savings Program (“New York Secure Choice” or “the Program”) is now open.
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Posted: | Littler Category: New York - General Tags: Rochester
Rochester, NY Expands Protections for Immigrants, Reproductive Autonomy, and the LGBTQIA+ Community
On August 26, 2025, the Rochester City Council voted unanimously to strengthen the city’s long-standing sanctuary city policy, adopting Ordinance No. 2025-283. The measure, formally adopted on August 27, 2025, amends the city’s municipal code to incorporate Rochester’s
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: California - General
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) No. 464 into law on October 13, 2025, making significant changes as of January 1, 2026, to the state’s pay data reporting requirements. These changes will increase the pressure on covered employers and labor contractors to complete the annual reporting, as well
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Law Firm News
SAN JUAN, PR (November 6, 2025) — Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce every attorney from its San Juan office has been listed in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in Puerto Rico®.
Posted: | Littler Category: HR - Multinational Employers
A Trump-Era Guide for European Employers
Under the new Trump administration, multinational employers are no longer preparing for change—they are operating in it. From anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) crackdowns to tariff tensions and talent mobility nightmares, global employers are increasingly grappling with a widening gap between U.S. policy shifts
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: FLSA - Overtime, General
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance on November 5, 2025, granting employers relief from tax penalties for failing to provide employees information related to their (1) “qualified tips” and (2) “qualified overtime compensation” that is otherwise required under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The relief applies only
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: HR - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
On October 30, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied the government’s motion to narrow—and partially stay—the court’s April 14, 2025, preliminary injunction barring the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing Executive Order (EO) 14173’s “Certification Provision” against any DOL grantee or contractor. The
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: HR - General
Employers face a patchwork of federal, state, and local laws, each with its own definitions and requirements for AI technologies in the workplace. Understanding these legal nuances and proactively evaluating each tool’s function before deployment are essential for staying compliant and minimizing liability.
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: New York - General
With employee political speech becoming an increasing concern, employers in New York are reminded of the New York Legal Activities Law, which, among other things, offers protections to employees based on certain off-duty speech related to political matters.
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Massachusetts - Wage & Hour
Last year, the Appellate Division of the Massachusetts District Court held in Nunez v. Syncsort Incorporated—a decision that we addressed in an article published on October 28, 2024—that retention bonuses do not constitute “wages” within the meaning of the Massachusetts Wage Act.
On October 22, 2025, in a significant win
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: OSHA - General
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP) under Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has fundamentally changed the compliance landscape for occupational exposures to certain chemicals.
For multiple high‑priority substances, the EPA has issued legally binding occupational exposure limits—Existing Chemical Exposure Limits (ECELs), and,
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Immigration - General
On October 16, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published in the Federal Register a notice announcing the implementation of a new $1,000 parole fee. The fee requirement took effect immediately and will attach when a foreign national is paroled into the United States. Among other listed exceptions, the
Posted: | Jones Walker Category: Benefits - General
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0) was enacted on December 29, 2022, as a component of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, and made…
Posted: | Shaw Law Group, PC Category: Retaliation (Title VII)
Retaliation claims now top the EEOC’s charge list, and California employers are no exception. Why are these claims on the rise, and what everyday employer…
Posted: | Shaw Law Group, PC Category: HR - General
In this episode, Jen unpacks the challenges of managing political discussions and expression in the workplace ahead of the 2026 election. Listeners will learn about SB 399, free speech boundaries, and practical ways to maintain civility and neutrality.