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In June 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to rescind its 1979 interpretive guidance, “Affirmative Action Appropriate Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Amended”, along...
Category: Labor Relations
Jun 18, 2026
Employment Discrimination
DOJ: EEOC Disparate Impact Guidelines “Pressured Employers to Engage in Racial Discrimination”
On June 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an opinion stating that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) disparate impact guidelines for evaluating employment discrimination claims...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) formally rescinded the Biden administration’s 2024 overtime rule earlier this month, which allows for the return of the lower salary thresholds that were established during President...
Jan 20, 2026
Labor Relations
Changes Coming to NYC Safe and Sick Leave Requirements in February 2026
Amendments to New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) are set to take effect on February 22, 2026. These amendments establish new safe and sick leave obligations for employers in New York City while reducing...
On December 19, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Trapped at Work Act, a new law that prohibits employers from requiring workers to agree to “employment promissory notes” as a condition of employment. This...
Nov 11, 2025
Labor Relations
USCIS Announces End to Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) for Most Applicants
Starting October 30, 2025, DHS implemented an interim final rule ending the automatic 540-day extension of employment authorization for certain foreign workers who file a renewal of their employment authorization document...
Oct 13, 2025
Labor Relations
California and New York Pass Laws Allowing State Public Employment Relations Boards to Hear Unfair Labor Practice Disputes; NLRB Sues
California and New York have recently enacted similar laws that give the states’ respective Public Employment Relations Boards (PERBs) the authority to handle unfair labor practice charges filed by workers and their unions....
Apr 19, 2023
Labor Relations
The Impact of a Bargaining Impasse
Under the National Labor Relations Act, union members have the right to collectively bargain with their employer. However, what happens when these negotiations reach a point of seemingly no return? When both the union and...
Dec 20, 2022
Labor Relations
NLRB Grants Off-Duty Contract Workers Easier Property Access to Engage in Union Organizing Activity
Continuing the wave of decisions overturning Trump-era precedent, last Friday, a divided Board issued a 3-2 decision limiting the power of property owners to restrict off-duty access of workers employed by onsite contractors....
Dec 16, 2022
Labor Relations
NLRB Revives Obama-Era Framework for Determining Appropriate Bargaining Units
UPDATE: On December 14, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board restored the Obama-era bargaining unit test making it easier for unions to secure representation elections for smaller groups of employees within a larger...