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From Albany to Manhattan, employers in some of the nation’s largest jurisdictions are facing significant legal changes. Staying ahead of these developments is essential to maintaining compliance and minimizing risk. This update highlights several key employment law changes in New York state and New York City that employers should be aware of now. NYC Earned...... Continue Reading
March 2026 | Blog
Marijuana has been and is presently classified as a Schedule I drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), defined as having high abuse potential with no accepted medical use (Schedule I also includes heroin, LSD and MDMA (commonly known as “ecstasy”)). First recommended by the Biden Administration in 2023, on December 18, 2025, President...... Continue Reading
February 2026 | Blog
Some Ohio construction businesses may need to prepare now for upcoming changes to state law imposing new requirements related to verifying worker eligibility. The E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act takes effect on March 19, 2026, requiring E-Verify participation for any nonresidential construction company along with subcontractors and labor brokers for nonresidential construction. The Act was signed...... Continue Reading
January 2026 | Blog
The White House has nominated two additional members to the National Labor Relations Board, in a move that should help the Board operate in full capacity soon after it has lacked a quorum for most of this year. The Board – which oversees most private sector union-related matters in the U.S. – requires a three-member...... Continue Reading
July 2025 | Blog
On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL” or the “Department”) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2025-3, in which it prohibits Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) field staff from seeking liquidated damages in pre-litigation settlements of Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) claims. Under the FLSA, non-exempt employees—meaning those who are not paid a...... Continue Reading
June 2025 | Blog
Some employers offer benefits not only to their current employees, but under certain circumstances also offer certain benefits, such as health insurance, to employees who retire from working for them. Employers sometimes modify the terms of benefit policies, programs, and plans for a number of reasons, including to change coverages or eligibility requirements or to...... Continue Reading
President Donald Trump’s removal of Gwynne Wilcox, a Biden-appointed NLRB Member (which we discussed in a prior post), has been reversed by a federal judge. On March 6, 2025, U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell held that the President does not have the authority to terminate NLRB Members at will, and thus President Trump’s removal...… Continue Reading
March 2025 | Blog
In just his first days in office, President Donald Trump has signaled that his Administration’s efforts to curb Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices will start with the federal government but may soon have sweeping impacts on the private sector. This post details President Trump’s Executive Order that directs the U.S. Department of Justice, and...… Continue Reading
January 2025 | Blog
It’s been a little more than a week since Inauguration Day, but the seismic shifts of presidential change in Washington, D.C. continue, now extending to and impacting the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board). On January 28, President Donald Trump shook up the NLRB with two major personnel decisions: one anticipated, the other unprecedented....… Continue Reading
Among the barrage of executive orders signed by President Trump upon assuming office was an order revoking a longstanding Executive Order that placed affirmative action requirements on federal government contractors. On January 21, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order entitled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” revoking Executive Order 11246 based on the...… Continue Reading
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