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Employment Law In The US: The Top 5 Issues Of 2025, And What's Lurking In 2026

Last year was a defining one for US employment law, labour relations and workforce management. In 2025, shifting federal priorities and expanding state and local employment laws reshaped compliance expectations...

United States Employment

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Ius Laboris

Dear Littler: What Can We Do (Legally!) About Broken Hearts In The Workplace?

I'm a manager at a mid-sized company, and I overheard in the breakroom that two of our employees who were dating appear to have broken up, and another employee announced...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

New Jersey Expands Rights Under The New Jersey Family Leave Act

On 17 January 2026, outgoing New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Assembly Bill No. 3451 (AB 3451), expanding the category of employers covered by the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) and the employees eligible to take leave under the NJFLA.

United States Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

New 2026 Laws In Pennsylvania That Could Impact Workers

One of the most notable Pennsylvania laws passed in 2026 is the CROWN Act.

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

Executive Orders Targeting Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Stand After Appeals Court Vacates Injunction

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

Fourth Circuit Allows Implementation Of DEI Executive Orders To Proceed

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Amended Law Bans Use Of Credit Checks In Hiring, Managing Employees

United States Employment

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Gross Shuman P.C.

A Federal Judge Dismissed A DEI Lawsuit Against Starbucks – Here's What Federal Contractors Should Learn

United States Employment

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HR Unlimited

DOJ Eliminates Disparate Impact Discrimination Enforcement Under Title VI

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Super Bowl LX: A Legal Playbook By The Guardians Of Workplace Efficiency

United States Employment

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Fennemore

What Employers Must Know On EEOC's Harassment Guide Rescission

United States Employment

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

New Year's Resolution For Oregon Employers: Compliance With Newly Updated Paid Leave Oregon Regulations

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

2025 New York Labor & Employment Year End Review

United States Employment

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Beyond Burden Shifting: What The Eleventh Circuit's Latest Decision Might Mean For McDonnell Douglas

United States Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

The Mediation Timing Dilemma: Four Factors Every General Counsel Should Consider

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Artificial Intelligence In ADR: A Neutral's Evolving Perspective

United States Technology

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JAMS

The X Factor In Mediation Success: Why A Consistent Client Experience (CX) Fosters Trust

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – January 2026

Worldwide Environment

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

California's AI Hiring Rules Are Now In Effect—and New Lawsuits Expand Employer Risk

Artificial intelligence and automated decision systems ("ADS") have become common features of modern recruiting and hiring.

United States Technology

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Holland & Hart

NJ's New Disparate Impact Rules Reinforce Employers' Need For Antidiscrimination Vigilance

The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) adopted new regulations re-enforcing the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination's (NJLAD) prohibition on employment practices or policies...

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

The Mental Health Crisis Entering The Workplace

Federal and state law have long included requirements that employers accommodate employees with mental health conditions under certain circumstances. Employees are increasingly raising and litigating these concerns.

United States Employment

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

EEOC Enforcement Priorities Take Shape Under New General Counsel Leadership

On November 18, 2025, President Trump nominated M. Carter Crow, the Global Head of Labor and Employment at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, to be General Counsel of the EEOC.

United States Employment

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Super Bowl Safeguards: Managing Workplace-Related Risks Before + After The Big Game

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split In Reverse Discrimination Cases

United States Employment

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Holland & Hart

AI For In-House HR And Counsel: What To Consider

United States Employment

Metz Lewis Brodman Must O'Keefe

Some Useful Tips For Avoiding And Addressing Employment Retaliation Claims

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

President Trump's Nomination Of Brittany Bull Panuccio Restores EEOC Quorum

United States Employment

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Delaware Chancery Court Sends A Clear Message: Sexual Misconduct Oversight Failures Can Be A "Corporate Trauma" Sufficient To Support Caremark Claims

United States Employment

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Cohen & Gresser

EEOC Rescinds 2024 Enforcement Guidance On Harassment In The Workplace, What's Next?

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Single Sex Spaces In Peggie/Fife Health Board And Employment News Roundup

United States Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

DOJ Challenges Minnesota's Affirmative Action Hiring Program

United States Employment

PL

Polsinelli LLP

New Jersey Employers Take Note: Recent Legislative Amendments Expand Employee Leave Protections

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

EEOC Rescinds 2024 Enforcement Guidance On Harassment In The Workplace, What's Next?

On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted 2-1 to rescind its 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace...

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Single Sex Spaces In Peggie/Fife Health Board And Employment News Roundup

Our January 2026 employment law update looks at the tribunal case of Peggie v Fife Health Board, which explores the regulation of single sex spaces in light of the judgment in For Women Scotland.

United States Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

DOJ Challenges Minnesota's Affirmative Action Hiring Program

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the State of Minnesota challenging its affirmative action hiring program.

United States Employment

PL

Polsinelli LLP

New Jersey Employers Take Note: Recent Legislative Amendments Expand Employee Leave Protections

During the last days of his administration, former Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation amending multiple New Jersey leave laws and extending job-protected leave to thousands more workers.

United States Employment

FH

Ford & Harrison LLP

Navigating The AI Employment Landscape In 2026: Considerations And Best Practices For Employers

United States Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

Upcoming Changes Under The Employment Rights Act 2025

On 18 December 2025, the long-awaited Employment Rights Bill received royal assent and became the Employment Rights Act 2025 (the "Act"). The Act will bring into effect a number of significant...

United States Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

Outlook 2026: México Laboral

Reducción de la jornada laboral hacia una semana de 40 horas. La discusión sobre la reforma laboral para reducir la jornada semanal de 48 a 40 horas...

United States Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

EEOC Rescinds 2024 Guidance On Harassment In The Workplace

On January 22, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted 2–1 to rescind its 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace, No. 915.064 (the 2024 Guidance)...

United States Employment

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Bass, Berry & Sims

EEOC Rescinds Biden-Era Anti-Harassment Guidance

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") has voted to rescind Biden-era anti-harassment guidance.

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

ADA Implications Of Potential Marijuana Rescheduling

United States Employment

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Jones Walker

Why Employers Everywhere Should Be Watching DOJ v. Minnesota

United States Employment

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Liskow & Lewis

The Year Ahead 2026: Powering Through The Patchwork (Video)

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

EEOC Rescinds 2024 Harassment Guidance Addressing Gender Identity Under Title VII

United States Employment

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Holland & Knight

Navigating Evolving Guardrails For Internal Investigations

Worldwide Criminal

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A&O Shearman

Employee Exposure Records And Medical Records: Avoiding OSHA Citations And Defending Against Future Workers' Compensation, Tort, And ADA Claims

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

EEOC Rescinds Enforcement Guidance On Harassment In The Workplace

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

The CROWN Act – New Obligations For PA Employers Under The PHRA

United States Employment

Metz Lewis Brodman Must O'Keefe

EEOC Reverses Course On Gender Identity/LGBTQ+ Workplace Protections

United States Employment

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Trump Administration Drops Appeal To Defend Dear Colleague Letter On DEI – Implications For Higher Education Institutions

United States Consumer

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Automated Decision-Making Tools And The Potential For Discriminatory Bias: Labor And Employment, Fair Lending, And Beyond

United States Employment

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NERA

EEOC Votes To Rescind Workplace Harassment Guidance

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

Policy Week In Review – January 23, 2026

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Philadelphia Enacts New Workplace Protections For Menstruation And Menopause

United States Employment

DM

Duane Morris LLP

California SB 729: New Fertility Coverage Mandate For Employers

United States Employment

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

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Duane Morris LLP

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Wiley Rein

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Offit Kurman

Live From Workplace Horizons 2025: Workforce Analytics — Do Your Data-Driven Personnel Assessments Place You At Risk? (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Navigating HOA Rule Enforceability In Florida: What Homeowners Need To Know (Video)

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LS Carlson Law

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