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Americans with Disabilities Act

Don’t Cry for Me, OFCCP. The Truth Is, It Hasn’t Left Yet8th Circuit Decision Roundup – June 2024Congress Considers Raising or Eliminating the Statutory Caps on Damages for Claims Brought Under Title VII and the ADA

Artificial Intelligence

The 2026 Colorado Legislature: Key Labor & Employment Bills for Employers to WatchChatGPT, Esquire: The Rise of the GPT EmployeeOctober’s Layoff Surge: Legal Essentials for Employers Navigating RIFs

Cannabis

Turning Over a New Leaf: Ho-Chunk Nation Decriminalizes CannabisPresident Biden’s Pardon of Federal Marijuana Convictions and Its Impact on EmployersBudding Marijuana Use by Employees Leaves Employers to Hash Out Sticky Testing Situations

Civil Rights Act

New DEI Executive Order Intensifies Compliance Obligations and Enforcement Risks for Federal Contractors and SubcontractorsFair is Foul: Inside the EEOC’s Sweeping Subpoena in the Nike DEI Pattern or Practice Discrimination Investigation—and What Employers Should KnowExecutive Agencies Confirm Demise of OFCCP and Identify Private Sector Enforcement Targets

COVID-19

Executive Agencies Confirm Demise of OFCCP and Identify Private Sector Enforcement TargetsRequired Notice Posting for Employers of Frontline Workers in MinnesotaPolitico’s Bombshell Article on the CDC and COVID Requirements: Five Takeaways For Health Care Leaders

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

New DEI Executive Order Intensifies Compliance Obligations and Enforcement Risks for Federal Contractors and SubcontractorsThe 2026 Colorado Legislature: Key Labor & Employment Bills for Employers to WatchFair is Foul: Inside the EEOC’s Sweeping Subpoena in the Nike DEI Pattern or Practice Discrimination Investigation—and What Employers Should Know

Employee Benefits

The 2026 Colorado Legislature: Key Labor & Employment Bills for Employers to WatchState Pay Disclosure Compliance Update: Massachusetts Requires Disclosure of Pay Ranges Beginning October 29, 2025Important New Reporting Rules for Overtime Pay and Tipped Income

Federal Contractors

New DEI Executive Order Intensifies Compliance Obligations and Enforcement Risks for Federal Contractors and SubcontractorsFair is Foul: Inside the EEOC’s Sweeping Subpoena in the Nike DEI Pattern or Practice Discrimination Investigation—and What Employers Should KnowDon’t Cry for Me, OFCCP. The Truth Is, It Hasn’t Left Yet

Human Resources

New DEI Executive Order Intensifies Compliance Obligations and Enforcement Risks for Federal Contractors and SubcontractorsNebraska Updates Wage and Hour Act: Predictable Future Minimum Wage Increases, New Youth and Training WagesDOL Proposes New Rule for Worker Classification—What Employers Need to Know

Immigration

Expansion of Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act Clarifies Obligations Regarding Mismatch Letters During Verification of Employment Eligibility

Labor & Unions

DOL Proposes New Rule for Worker Classification—What Employers Need to KnowThe 2026 Colorado Legislature: Key Labor & Employment Bills for Employers to WatchExpansion of Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act Clarifies Obligations Regarding Mismatch Letters During Verification of Employment Eligibility

NLRB

8th Circuit Denies Petition to Rehear Anti-Union Meeting Ban – November 6, 2025Challenge to Minnesota Captive Audience Law DismissedNational Labor Relations Board Weighs in on Common Employment Agreement Provisions

Noncompetes

Supreme Judicial Court Limits Scope of Massachusetts Noncompetition AgreementColorado’s 2025 Legislative Session: Key Employment Law Changes and Compliance Updates for EmployersKansas Passes New Employer-Friendly Legislation That Clarifies the Enforceability of Non-Solicitation Covenants

Uncategorized

Recent Litigation Spotlights Legal Risks of Training Repayment AgreementsNFL’s Arbitration Agreement Fumbles, Allowing Coach to Pursue Discrimination Claims in Court: Employment Law Lessons for EmployersCalifornia Supreme Court Tackles Federal Preemption Issues in Employment and Consumer Arbitrations

Wage and Hour

Nebraska Updates Wage and Hour Act: Predictable Future Minimum Wage Increases, New Youth and Training WagesDOL Proposes New Rule for Worker Classification—What Employers Need to KnowThe 2026 Colorado Legislature: Key Labor & Employment Bills for Employers to Watch

Workplace harassment

The 2026 Colorado Legislature: Key Labor & Employment Bills for Employers to WatchEEOC Rescinds 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the WorkplaceThe Internet Is Not an HR Department – Observations from the Viral Cinnabon Firing for Employers

Workplace Violence

The 2026 Colorado Legislature: Key Labor & Employment Bills for Employers to WatchPanel to Decide if OSHA Should Enact a Prevention of Workplace Violence in Healthcare and Social Assistance StandardCode Blue! — Violence in the Workplace