With the 2026 Colorado legislative session now complete, we have a clearer view of which labor and employment bills advanced, or stalled, and which developments deserve employers’ attention. As in…
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New DEI Executive Order Intensifies Compliance Obligations and Enforcement Risks for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors
The 2026 DEI Executive Order recently issued by the White House imposes new obligations on federal contractors and subcontractors, to prevent “artificial” and “unnecessary” DEI program costs from being passed…
Nebraska Updates Wage and Hour Act: Predictable Future Minimum Wage Increases, New Youth and Training Wages
Nebraska lawmakers passed Legislative Bill 258 (LB258), approved by Governor Jim Pillen on February 9, 2026, which amends the Nebraska Wage and Hour Act, to adjust future minimum wage increase…
DOL Proposes New Rule for Worker Classification—What Employers Need to Know
On Thursday, February 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a long-anticipated proposed rule to guide the DOL’s analysis of whether a worker is an employee or an…
With the Colorado legislative session well underway, we have identified several bills of interest that Colorado employers should monitor. If enacted, these bills would expand worker protections and require certain…
Fair is Foul: Inside the EEOC’s Sweeping Subpoena in the Nike DEI Pattern or Practice Discrimination Investigation—and What Employers Should Know
This is not the macabre tale of Macbeth. It is the new legal reality. The EEOC’s sweeping subpoena to Nike signals a dramatic change in EEOC enforcement posture toward Diversity…
Employers nationwide have a new kind of employee in the workplace: the GPT employee. These employees are empowered by the latest and greatest version of free and publicly available generative…
Expansion of Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act Clarifies Obligations Regarding Mismatch Letters During Verification of Employment Eligibility
On December 12, 2025, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into law SB 2339 (“Amendment” or “SB 2339”), which amends the Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act. The law increases protections…
On January 22, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) held an open public meeting pursuant to the Sunshine Act to discuss and vote on the rescission of the 2024…
Eva Perón’s farewell song from “Evita” comes to mind as the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP or Agency) loses its authority and prepares to take its final bow.
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