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Delaware enacted House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 128,amending the Healthy Delaware Families Act governing the state’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (PFMLA) on July 30, 2025. These changes,...more
In recent months, we have seen a notable uptick in E-Verify desk audits and related inquiries from federal and state agencies. This trend reflects the current administration’s heightened focus on employer immigration...more
Oregon employers will need to disclose additional information to new hires beginning January 1, 2026, under a law signed in May 2025. Senate Bill 906, passed in May 2025, amends Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 652.610 and...more
On July 30, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill (Senate Bill 648) that authorizes the state’s labor commissioner to investigate tip theft and levy fines for violations. The new law is particularly...more
As of its July 3, 2025 effective date, the Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (“CHOICE”) Act dramatically overhauled Florida’s restrictive covenant framework. While many states...more
Puerto Rico has enacted a groundbreaking Lactation/Breastfeeding Code that consolidates in one statute the rights of breastfeeding employees and the responsibilities of employers across the Island. Signed into law on...more
Employers are facing a new risk related to immigration law non-compliance: incentives for immigration whistleblowers. The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently amended the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (CWAPP)...more
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has relaunched its voluntary Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program, the agency announced July 24, 2025. The PAID program is an opportunity for employers...more
The City of Long Beach introduced a new ordinance aimed at curbing retail theft and improving safety in grocery and drug stores that use self-service checkout stations. The ordinance applies to “drug retail establishments”...more
Many employers unknowingly classify employees as exempt from overtime pay or fail to correctly calculate wages and, in some cases, entitlement to unpaid leave time. This can result in significant liability under the Fair...more
Six months into the new Trump administration, it is clear that the EEOC is concentrating its efforts on religious discrimination in the workplace. Since President Trump’s inauguration, 25% of the new lawsuits or enforcement...more
On May 22, 2025, Colorado House Bill 25-1001 was signed into law, which amends the Colorado Wage Claim Act, C.R.S. § 8-4-101, et seq. As a result, August 6, 2025, marks the start of new compliance obligations that...more
The New Jersey legislature is taking another crack at imposing significant limitations on noncompete agreements. Its first effort in this regard, a 2022 Assembly Bill which proposed mandatory notice periods, the statutory...more
Heads up, employers—a new law went into effect in Washington State this week (effective as of July 27, 2025) limiting when an employer can require job applicants and employees to have a valid driver’s license. A recent update...more
Recent Supreme Court decisions, bold agency actions, and executive orders from the current administration are creating fresh compliance challenges for employers in 2025. Staying ahead of these changes is critical to...more
California Governor Newsom recently signed Senate Bill (SB) 648, which authorizes the state’s Labor Commissioner to investigate and issue a citation or file a civil action for gratuities taken or withheld in violation of the...more
The majority of a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has upheld a finding that a medical staffing agency misclassified approximately 1,100 nurses as independent contractors and owed them...more
OSHA recently renewed its national emphasis program focused on preventing amputations in manufacturing, effective June 27. The national emphasis program will remain in place for five years, and programmed inspections may...more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been in a stalemate, as it requires a three-person quorum to issue decisions but currently has only two board members. The situation remains in flux due to President Donald...more
OSHA announced that it is renewing its National Emphasis Program (NEP) to Address Amputations in Manufacturing. The renewed NEP will replace the previous version which expired on June 27 and will remain in place for five...more
The Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) has fined a company EUR 420,000 for violating privacy laws in the workplace. The decision focuses on the employer’s use of content from Facebook, WhatsApp, and Messenger— shared...more
In this episode, AGG Employment partner and co-chair, Ashley Kelly, speaks with leaders of the firm's new Civil Rights & False Claims Act Risk & Response Team, Gabe Scannapieco and Sara Lord, about the DOJ’s recent move to...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued new internal guidance that significantly changes its approach to administrative settlements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In Field Assistance...more
The DOL’s Wage and Hour Division just scrapped its policy of seeking liquidated damages (double damages) in FLSA investigations. Why? Because it probably didn’t have the statutory authority in the first place, and doing so...more
European Works Councils - TRILOGUE CONSENSUS MARKS TURNING POINT IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS - 1. POLITICAL BREAKTHROUGH: (ALMOST) FINAL TEXT OF THE DRAFT REVISED DIRECTIVE ON EUROPEAN WORKS COUNCILS - On 28 May 2025, the...more