New Jersey Appeals Court Reinstates Recreational Cannabis User’s Lawsuit
New Jersey’s cannabis law allows job applicants and employees to sue over adverse employment actions tied to recreational cannabis use,
EEOC Moves To Rescind 1979 Affirmative Action Interpretive Guidance
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has asked OMB to approve a measure that would rescind the agency’s 1979 guidance on
USCIS Narrows Use Of Adjustment Of Status For Employment-Based Green Cards
A new USCIS policy signals heightened scrutiny at the final stage of the green card process and will likely require
House Set To Consider Major Change To Law Governing First Union Contracts
The proposed Faster Labor Contracts Act would amend the National Labor Relations Act to force interest arbitration in a first-time
Colorado “Resets” Its AI Law – What Employers Need To Know
Colorado has replaced its sweeping 2024 AI law (before it took effect) with a narrower 2026 AI law that reshapes
Tenth Circuit Rejects Hostile Work Environment Claim Based On Single DEI Training
A single mandatory DEI training did not plausibly create a hostile work environment, the Tenth Circuit recently ruled. Its decision
DOL Formally Restores Pre-2024 Overtime Rules Following Court Vacatur
The Department of Labor has issued a technical amendment removing the 2024 revisions to the white-collar overtime regulations. It restores the salary thresholds adopted in 2019, including the weekly $684 salary level for
OFCCP Updates Form CC-305 Expiration Date
DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has updated its Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability (Form CC-305) to a May 31 expiration date. Form CC-305 had expired April 30,
How To “Flow Down” The EO 14398 Clause To Subcontractors
Federal agencies have been incorporating FAR clause 52.222-90, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, into new and existing contracts valued above
Kenneth Wolfe Appointed OFCCP Director
Kenneth Wolfe has taken over as director of the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, according to DOL’s