As the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) remains hamstrung by a months-long lack of quorum, the dynamics of U.S. labor relations are shifting in real time. States are moving to fill the void by enacting laws that test the boundaries of federal preemption and reshape the federal framework that traditionally governs labor matters. At the...... Continue Reading| Employment Law Worldview
Yesterday the Government announced several updates to the Immigration Rules that will impact business immigration planning. These changes will come as no| Employment Law Worldview
As part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s opinion letter program, the Department’s Wage and Hour Division recently issued four opinion letters aimed at bringing clarity, uniformity, and transparency to the application of federal labor standards. These four opinion letters, addressing the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA),...... Continue Reading| Employment Law Worldview
Some useful pointers for employers in the handling of protected disclosures, courtesy of the EAT’s recent decision in Argence-Lafon -v- Ark Syndicate Management Limited, a sad example of what happens when an employee lets his unshakeable belief in his own rightness cost him his sense of perspective and ultimately his job. As almost always with...... Continue Reading| Employment Law Worldview
The Dutch government has announced that the target date for introducing domestic legislation to implement the Pay Transparency Directive is now 1 January 2027, instead of 7 June 2026 as required under the Directive. The Netherlands was one of the first member states to publish draft implementing legislation – see our previous blog here. It...... Continue Reading| Employment Law Worldview
On September 19, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) establishing the “Gold Card” program, designed to facilitate and expedite the immigrant visa (“green card”) process for individuals who make a $1 million donation (or $2 million if made by a corporation on behalf of the individual) to the United States. Unlike the traditional...... Continue Reading| Employment Law Worldview
On Friday, September 19, 2025, President Trump issued a Proclamation entitled “Restrictions on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers” that imposes a| Employment Law Worldview
Remote work has become significantly more prevalent in recent years. What began as a necessity during the pandemic has evolved into a mainstream practice, with many organizations embracing hybrid or fully remote workforces to attract and retain talent. However, this trend also creates uncertainty for employers around wage-and-hour compliance, such as tracking hours worked and...... Continue Reading| Employment Law Worldview
Update (9/15/2025 4 p.m. ET) – On September 15, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed a lawsuit against the State of New York and its Public Employment Review Board in a New York federal court seeking a declaratory judgment and an injunction against New York’s recently-passed law regulating private sector labor relations when the...... Continue Reading| Employment Law Worldview
We’ve been updating on developments involving the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed rule banning nearly all employee non-competition agreements since it was first announced in January 2023 (see here), thereafter enjoined on a limited basis by a Texas federal court in July 2024 (see here), and then enjoined on a nationwide basis in August 2024...... Continue Reading| Employment Law Worldview
Social media influencers are everywhere – TikTok, Instagram, even LinkedIn – and employers are taking notice. And it’s not just professional content| Employment Law Worldview
A New York federal court recently ruled in Cecilia Prichard v. Long Island University that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) must| Employment Law Worldview
On July 29, 2025, United States Attorney General Pam Bondi issued new guidance that significantly changes how the government interprets federal| Employment Law Worldview
During our recent webinar on Handling Workplace Investigations, we received several questions via the chat facility that we will address in a number of| Employment Law Worldview
The government has announced the latest instalment in its ‘crackdown’ on illegal working by extending right to work checks to businesses hiring gig| Employment Law Worldview
In a long-anticipated move that dramatically alters the employment landscape, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued its final Non-Compete Clause| Employment Law Worldview
In January 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a sweeping rule that, with limited exceptions (such as for highly compensated executives| Employment Law Worldview
On February 11, 2022, we reported on Congress' enactment of legislation barring the use of mandatory arbitration provisions in cases of sexual assault or| Employment Law Worldview
On July 1, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2288 and Senate Bill 92 significantly reforming California’s Private Attorney| Employment Law Worldview
Employers have been busy preparing and reviewing their exemptions, raising salaries, and/or making updates to their classifications to comply with the new| Employment Law Worldview
