2/19/2026 3:37:36 PM New York amends the "Trapped at Work Act" to clarify employers’ obligations By Mark Goldstein Joseph Flanagan After initially going into effect on December 19, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a chapter amendment to the Trapped at Work...
2/5/2026 1:49:07 PM New Jersey enacts wide expansion of job-protected family leave and benefits By Mark Goldstein Alexander Raap On January 18, 2026, Governor Phil Murphy, in one of his final acts as governor, signed into law A3451/S2950, which amends the New Jersey...
2/3/2026 3:52:06 PM Virginia legislature seeks to curb non-competes for health care workers By Betty Graumlich Tom Greeson Noah Oberlander Nicholas Sheets +1 more... Show less As Virginia’s 2026 legislative session unfolds, lawmakers have moved quickly to advance legislation that would prohibit, or significantly...
1/20/2026 8:09:36 PM New York State limits employers’ use of credit reports in employment decisions By Mark Goldstein Joseph Flanagan On December 19, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed amendments to New York State’s Fair Credit Reporting Act (the Amendments) to restrict...
1/20/2026 5:34:38 PM Second Circuit sheds light on COVID vaccine-related religious discrimination claims By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi Alexander Raap In 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an important decision concerning the evaluation of the...
12/29/2025 5:14:06 PM Key workplace changes for New York employers in 2026 By Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi Victoria Jaus New York State lawmakers had a busy 2025 and ushered in several important new workplace-related measures that will take effect in 2026....
12/29/2025 3:34:37 PM FTC takes action against B2B no-poach agreements By Mark Goldstein Michelle Mantine Alexandra Manfredi Joseph Flanagan +1 more... Show less Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) decided to abandon a Biden-era rule that would have barred virtually all...
12/18/2025 7:24:43 PM Employment Rights Act 2025 – What’s happening with UK unfair dismissal reforms? By David Ashmore Alison Heaton Anyone trying to keep up with the complex twists and turns of proposed changes to UK unfair dismissal law in recent months will be...
12/12/2025 9:49:51 PM California’s AB 692 – Immediate action required for employee repayment agreements By Mara Curtis Effective January 1, 2026, California’s AB 692 will significantly alter an employer’s ability to require workers to repay money or costs...
11/7/2025 9:55:37 PM New York City Council passes employer pay data report requirements By Joseph Flanagan Mark Goldstein Alexandra Manfredi Large New York City employers may soon be required to submit a report to regulators detailing their workforce demographics and pay data....
11/7/2025 12:16:38 AM New York City Council expands earned safe and sick time obligations for employers By Joseph Flanagan Mark Goldstein New York City lawmakers have enacted a comprehensive law to expand several worker protections and clarify employer obligations under the...
11/5/2025 4:58:03 PM The legality of AI-powered recording and transcription By Mark Goldstein Claudia Ren The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to automatically record and/or transcribe virtual meetings has become increasingly...
9/15/2025 4:18:45 PM FTC’s abandonment of the noncompete rule does not necessarily spell end of scrutiny for U.S. businesses By Mark Goldstein On September 5, 2025, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) confirmed that it is abandoning a Biden-era rule that, had it taken effect,...
9/2/2025 5:11:44 PM New employment laws coming into effect for Illinois employers By David Hartmann Mark Goldstein Governor J.B. Pritzker of Illinois has been busy this August, signing off on several pieces of legislation that will impact Illinois...
7/21/2025 2:54:34 PM NLRB GC signals strong stance against secret recordings By Mark Goldstein Two recent memoranda from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Division of Advice and the General Counsel have clarified the...
7/16/2025 8:27:20 PM New York City expands regulations on paid prenatal leave By Mark Goldstein On July 2, 2025, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DWCP) adopted new rules amending the city’s Earned Safe...