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Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Immigration - General
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Justice Department’s request to lift U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen’s March 31 order halting the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) rescission of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 350,000 Venezuelans.
Under the rescission, announced in a Federal Register Notice
Posted: | Littler Category: Immigration - Visas
Employer Rollercoaster: Determining Work Authorization for Employees on TPS, Humanitarian Parole, or Authorized for Employment as F-1 Students
The last three months have been a rollercoaster ride for employers trying to determine whether certain employees will retain work authorization. The Trump administration is pushing for significant changes affecting employees authorized
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Benefits - Multi-Employer Plans
Takeaway
The Third Circuit recently expanded the ability of multiemployer pension plans to collect withdrawal liability from affiliated employers, highlighting the need for employers to engage counsel with specialized expertise in this complex and dynamic area of law.
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The Full Article: Withdrawal Liability: Third Circuit
Posted: | Jones Walker Category: Benefits - General
Every day, employers face an evolving landscape of labor and employment legal challenges. Navigating these challenges requires thoughtful planning and skilled guidance in order to maintain an…
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: HR - Artificial intelligence (AI)
Welcome to this special edition of We get work®. Over 500 representatives from 260 companies gathered together to share valuable insights and best practices on workplace law issues impacting their business today. Here’s your personal invitation to get those insights delivered directly to you live from Workplace Horizons 2025 in New York City, Jackson Lewis’s annual Labor and Employment Law Conference.
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Sex and Gender Discrimination
On May 15, 2025, a federal court vacated portions of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) workplace harassment guidance, specifically, guidance on harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The court vacated portions of the EEOC’s enforcement guidance because the EEOC allegedly “exceeded its statutory authority by issuing”
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Benefits - General
Federal regulators recently indicated they will not enforce parts of the final regulations issued in September 2024 under the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and may soon propose new rules altogether.
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: 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 impact your business.
Posted: | Littler Category: OSHA - General
Policy Week in Review – May 16, 2025
House Workforce Protections Subcommittee Holds Hearing on “Reclaiming OSHA’s Mission”
ehubert@littler.com Fri, 05/16/2025 – 16:46
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Federal Gov't - DOL
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A Bit of Mental Health Parity Relief for Employers Sponsoring Group Health Plans Departments’ Nonenforcement Policy
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On May 15, 2025, the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services issued their anticipated nonenforcement policy regarding the 2024 Mental Health Parity regulations. As expected, nonenforcement
Posted: | Maynard Nexsen PC Category: Restrictive Covenants
Employee theft of trade secrets is not only on the rise but is now easier than ever before due to widespread access to rapidly evolving and affordable technology. Employees continue to use personal email accounts, thumb drives, phone cameras, personal cloud-based accounts (such as OneDrive, Google Drive, and iCloud), and external hard drives to mass-transfer, store, and retain their employer’s trade secret information post-separation. But are these types of technological advances the biggest threat to trade secret protection?
Posted: | Littler Category: HR - Reductions In Force (RIF)
What should companies do to prepare if they anticipate change and want to be ready in the event a reduction-in-force, or RIF, is on the horizon?
What should companies do to prepare if they anticipate change and want to be ready in the event a reduction-in-force, or RIF, is on
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: HR - Independent Contractors
TakeawaysWhen analyzing employment status under the FLSA, DOL investigators will apply previous subregulatory guidance, instead of the 2024 independent contractor final rule, including a 2019 opinion letter addressing independent contractor status and a 2008 fact sheet. Several lawsuits challenging the 2024 final rule are pending but the litigation is on hold as the DOL considers whether to rescind the rule.For now, the 2024 final rule remains in effect “for purposes of private litigation.”Related links
Posted: | Ford Harrison Category: HR - General
Corporate life is full of unspoken rules, awkward small talk, and the occasional “per my last email” power play. That’s exactly why Demoted is my favorite podcast right now.
Hosted by Ross “Corp” Pomerantz and Natalie Marie, Demoted gives voice to everything employees love to complain about in office
Posted: | Jackson Lewis Category: Benefits - General
Takeaways Even though we have the promise of a non-enforcement policy applying to the 2025 and 2026 deadlines of at least some provisions of the 2024