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Ninth Circuit Upholds Venezuelan TPS Protections; USCIS Terminates 2021 Designation Anyway

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In a critical ruling that preserves stability for many Venezuelan nationals in the U.S., the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court’s order that prevents the abrupt termination of Temporary Protected Status...more

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New Interpretations from China's Supreme People’s Court: What Multinational Employers Need to Know

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The highest court in China recently released new interpretations regarding the application of laws in labor dispute cases, which took effect on September 1, 2025. These bring clarity to a range of employment issues in China,...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Bad news for Wilcox? Removal protections for NLRB members, ALJs are “likely” unconstitutional, appeals court finds

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld three orders that bar the National Labor Relations Board from pursuing unfair labor practice cases against SpaceX and two other employers. ...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Hires, Dismissals and Criminal Records: What Quebec Employers Need to Know

In Quebec, provisions of the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms (Charter) govern an employer’s right to dismiss an employee or refuse to hire a candidate on the basis of a criminal or penal conviction. Employers should pay...more

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D.C. Circuit Court Vacates Preliminary Injunction in NTEU v. CFPB

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On August 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued a decision in the case of National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau). The appellate court...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Fire Democratic CPSC Commissioners, For Now

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On July 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 vote, granted the Trump Administration’s request to stay a permanent injunction that had ordered the reinstatement of three Democratic CPSC Commissioners: Mary Boyle,...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Federal Judge rules that firing of Rebecca Slaughter as FTC Commissioner was illegal

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A federal judge has ruled that the President Trump violated federal law when he fired Rebecca Slaughter, a Democrat, as a member of the FTC....more

Goldberg Segalla

Second Circuit Clarifies Scope of Marital Status Discrimination Under New York City Human Rights Law

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on April 8, 2025, clarified the scope of “marital status” discrimination under the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL). In Hunter v. Debmar-Mercury LLC, et al., the Second...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Federal Court Refuses to Dismiss Claims Brought Under Pennsylvania’s Criminal History Record Information Act (“CHRIA”)

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Deivert v. Zartman and Borough of Northumberland, 2025 WL 83747 (M.D.Pa. 2025) - (Neither a municipality nor a municipal manager had immunity under the Pennsylvania Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act (“PPSTCA”) for the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Supreme Court Decides Against Reinstating Wilcox to NLRB as They Rule on Her Termination – NLRB Remains Without a Quorum

On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) Member Gwynne Wilcox cannot return to work while she challenges President Donald Trump’s decision to terminate her without cause. The...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Ousted CPSC Democrats Fight Back Against President Trump

The three Democratic commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) who President Trump fired two weeks ago will not go down without a fight. Earlier this week they sued the president, arguing his unilateral...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Authorizes Immediate Changes at Independent Federal Agencies

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Individuals and businesses regulated by independent federal agencies may find immediate changes in agency leadership following a May 22, 2025, ruling by the United States Supreme Court....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Update: Democratic Commissioners File Lawsuit Following Trump’s Firing

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Last week, we reported on the Trump Administration’s abrupt firing of all three Democratic Commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC” or the “Commission”). At the time, the fired Commissioners expressed...more

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More Arrested Developments: Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds ‘Arrest Record’ Encompasses Noncriminal Civil Violations

The Supreme Court of Wisconsin recently provided significant guidance resolving uncertainty about the scope of the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act’s (WFEA) prohibition against discrimination based on an employee’s or...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

No wrongful discharge claim based on exercise of rights under state Constitution, Tennessee high court says

The Tennessee Supreme Court has recently held that there is no legal claim for wrongful discharge where an employer terminates an employee because the employee exercised a right set forth in the state Constitution. The...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Chief Justice Roberts Allows Trump to Remove Wilcox from NLRB as the Supreme Court Considers the Challenge to Her Dismissal

National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) Member Gwynne Wilcox is out of a job for the third time in less than four months. Since President Donald Trump terminated Wilcox from her position on January 28, 2025, Wilcox’s...more

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Whiplash at the NLRB

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On April 7, 2025, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Member Gwynne Wilcox was again reinstated after initially being fired by President Trump in a short email on January 27, 2025, stating that he had lost confidence in...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

On Again: Full D.C. Circuit sends Member Wilcox back to NLRB

The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, in a 7-4 decision, has put Gwynne Wilcox (D), the on-again, off-again Member of the National Labor Relations Board, back on the Board. Member Wilcox, a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Full D.C. Circuit Court Reinstates Wilcox to the NLRB

On April 7, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held that President Trump’s termination of National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) Member Gwynne Wilcox was unlawful. The decision marks...more

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BREAKING: Full D.C. Circuit Restores Status Quo Ante, for a Second Time, at the NLRB

As the firing carousel continues, on April 7, 2025, the full United States District Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated the panel’s stay and ordered the reinstatement of National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

British Columbia and Ontario: Two Diverging Approaches to Interpreting Termination Provisions

Overview - Employers increasingly face challenges regarding whether termination provisions in their employment agreements will be determined to be enforceable if challenged in court. As we continue to see increasing court...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Split D.C. Circuit Panel Rules Trump Can Remove Wilcox from NLRB – NLRB to Stay Without a Quorum

A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals issued a favorable ruling for President Trump, staying a recent district court decision that ruled his termination of National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”)...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

NLRB Again Without a Quorum

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Approximately three weeks ago, we reported that Judge Berly A. Howell, granted fired NLRB Board Member Gwynne A.Wilcox’s motion for summary judgment and reinstated her as a Board member. This decision restored the NLRB’s...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

California Federal Court Dismisses TCPA Complaint Finding Recruitment Messages Are Not Solicitations

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In a recent ruling, a U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a complaint brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The complaint alleged that the...more

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Staffing Industry Needs to Prepare For Changes After Groundbreaking SCOTUS Ruling Pulls Power From Federal Agencies

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The Supreme Court’s recent landmark ruling that gives employers a powerful tool to fight back against regulatory overreach will have a broad impact on just about every area of workplace law – and every industry. We’re looking...more

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