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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently clarified the standard employees must meet to assert claims for failure to provide religious accommodations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. On...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released new guidance clarifying that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects American workers from national origin discrimination, just as it protects...

On September 18, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a Memorandum Opinion stating that, “situational telework can and should be used as a form of religious accommodation,” in the federal workforce....

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has terminated its efforts to enforce the Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Non-Compete Rule”) it finalized in 2024. On September 5, 2025, the FTC issued a press release in which it...

In our prior Client Alerts, we advised employers of New York State’s Paid Prenatal Leave Law, effective January 1, 2025. In summary, the statute amended Labor Law § 196-b to mandate that private-sector employers provide up...

On January 1, 2025, an expansion of New York’s Workers’ Compensation Law went into effect. The amended law may have a significant impact on claims against employers as it allows employees to seek compensation for mental...

New York’s Paid Prenatal Leave Law goes into effect on January 1, 2025. In advance of this, the state has released a document answering Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the law. As discussed in a previous post, the...

The Freelance Worker Protection Act (FWPA) was enacted on September 28, 2024 in California, providing additional protections to freelance workers and independent contractors. The focus of the law is on workers’ rights to a...

NLRB General Counsel (National Labor Relations Board), Jennifer Abruzzo, on October 7, 2024, released a staff memo providing enforcement guidance to regional offices investigating employers for illegal employment practices....

New York recently passed a law to address the problem of workplace violence. On September 5, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the “Retail Worker Safety Act,” (the “Act”) requiring retail employers to take certain...