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S1E431 The Administration's Focus on DEI Moves from Words to Action
What employers should know about key developments this week: · False Claims Act Exposure: The Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Civil Rights Fraud Initiative is scrutinizing any entity that contracts…
S1E430 401(k) Alternative Assets, NLRB Removal Protections, and Military Leave Requests
What employers should know about key developments this week: DOL Proposes Opening 401(k) Investments: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a rule establishing a process-based safe harbor for…
S1E429 Employer AI Headaches: Job Postings, Client Privilege, and Microchip Bans
What employers should know about key developments this week: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Conversations Are Not Privileged: In United States v. Heppner, a federal judge found that conversations…
S1E428 Is Cemex Still Valid? Sixth Circuit Creates Uncertainty
What employers should know about key developments this week: Sixth Circuit Rejects Cemex Bargaining Order: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit refused to enforce a bargaining order…
S1E427 Spilling Secrets: Non-Competes in 2026: FTC Signals Major Policy Shift
What employers should know about key developments this week: FTC Enforcement Shift on Non-Competes: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it will enforce non-compete agreements on a…
S1E426 NLRB Shifts Enforcement, DOL's Non-Union Focus, and EEOC's DEI Crackdown
What employers should know about key developments this week: • National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Sets New Enforcement Priorities: NLRB General Counsel Crystal Carey directed regional offices to…
S1E425 NLRB and DOL Take Action on Joint Employer and Independent Contractor Rules
What employers should know about key developments this week: NLRB Reinstates 2020 Joint Employer Rule: Under the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB's) rule, a company is a joint employer only if…
S1E424 NYC Enforcement Blitz, CA Surveillance Pricing, and PA Criminal History Rule Update
What employers should know about key developments this week: · New York City's Enforcement Blitz: The city's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection is cracking down on violations of the…
S1E423 How to Respond to Employee Concerns About ICE Investigations
Visits from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can have negative effects on employee morale and retention, especially if a business is unprepared. Plan for ICE investigations before they…
S1E422 What Do Federal DEI Crackdowns Mean for Employers?
Federal agencies are intensifying their scrutiny of workplace DEI initiatives, creating new and complex challenges for employers. Key Takeaways for Employers: EEOC Investigations: The agency is…
S1E421 #WorkforceWednesday: DOL Compliance Tools & PBM Regulation, NLRB Intake Updates
This week, we discuss the Department of Labor's (DOL's) new compliance tools, its proposed pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) transparency regulation, and updated enforcement priorities from the DOL's…
S1E420 #WorkforceWednesday: Remote Work and Disability Discrimination: What Employers Need to Know
A recent federal ruling clarified that denying a request for full-time remote work as a disability accommodation does not, by itself, constitute discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities…
S1E419 #WorkforceWednesday: "Stay or Pay" Agreements, Developing Immigration News, EEOC Power Shift
This week, we're covering new "Stay or Pay" bans in California and New York, developing immigration news for employers, and the EEOC's streamlined path for faster policy changes. California and New…
S1E418 #WorkforceWednesday: FMLA and FLSA Compliance in 2026—New DOL Opinion Letters and Emerging Risks
While the recent DOL guidance provides long-awaited clarity on FMLA and FLSA compliance, the rapid expansion of state-level paid leave mandates is adding a new layer of regulatory risk. Key Takeaways…
S1E417 #WorkforceWednesday: Employment Law in 2026: What to Expect
As we enter 2026, employers face a rapidly evolving legal landscape. In this episode of Employment Law This Week®, Epstein Becker Green attorneys share their insights on the key challenges and…
S1E416 #WorkforceWednesday: Top Employment Law Changes of 2025
2025 reshaped the employment law landscape, bringing sweeping changes at both the federal and state levels. In this year-end special episode, Epstein Becker Green attorneys break down the most…
S1E415 Spilling Secrets: 2025 Non-Compete Year in Review
The landscape of restrictive covenants transformed in 2025, driven by a new administration's approach to federal oversight and decisive legislative action at the state level. Employers now face a…
S1E414 #WorkforceWednesday: New Tips and Overtime Guidance, NLRB Circuit Split, and Stalled Nomination
This week, we're covering new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on reporting tips and overtime, a widened circuit split on National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) authority, and a delayed Senate…
S1E413 #WorkforceWednesday: New Leadership and Priorities for the EEOC
The EEOC, now under the leadership of Chair Andrea Lucas and with a quorum for the first time in months, is signaling shifts in enforcement priorities that could have significant implications for…
S1E412 #WorkforceWednesday: What Restoring a Quorum at the NLRB Could Mean for Employers
This week, we examine what employers should anticipate as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)—which currently has only one active member, a Democrat, and four vacancies—moves closer to…
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