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Minnesota Adopts New Rules Clarifying Earned Sick And Safe Time Requirements
Minnesota's Department of Labor and Industry has adopted new rules clarifying key aspects of the state's Earned Sick and Safe Time law, addressing critical questions about accrual years, employee eligibility, documentation requirements, and the interaction with more generous employer leave policies. These rules, effective July 6, 2026, provide employers with essential guidance on compliance obligations, including how to handle accrual method changes, calculate leave for indeterminate shifts, and implement i
United States Employment
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Jackson Lewis P.C.
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Opinion | Abandoning EEO Data Collection Will Not Eliminate Discrimination, It Will Make It Harder To Detect
The EEOC's proposal to eliminate EEO-1 through EEO-6 workforce demographic reporting requirements represents a fundamental shift in federal equal employment policy. While the Commission argues these reports are burdensome and potentially unconstitutional, critics contend that abandoning this data collection will make workplace discrimination significantly harder to identify and prevent.
United States Employment
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HR Unlimited
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Employer Alert: Failure To Allow Work From Home As A Reasonable Accommodation Can Be Costly
A New York jury awarded $954,000 to an employee after her employer refused to accommodate her long COVID disability by denying remote work, despite evidence she had successfully performed her job from home previously. This landmark case represents the first known recognition of both long COVID as a disability and telework as a reasonable accommodation under disability discrimination laws.
United States Employment
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Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer
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Proposed Rule Would End EEOC Employer Demographic Reporting Requirements
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has voted to propose rescinding its decades-old requirement that employers submit annual EEO-1 reports detailing workforce demographics by race and sex. This proposed rule change would eliminate reporting obligations for private employers with 100+ employees and certain federal contractors, though the agency maintains it will still request records during discrimination charge investigations.
United States Employment
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Foley Hoag LLP
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Littler Lounge: Apps, LLCs, And Employment Law – Navigating The Contingent Workforce (Podcast)
The modern workforce has transformed dramatically, with individuals building client bases and working across state lines through digital platforms. Yet the employment laws governing these arrangements often date back to the 1930s, creating complex legal challenges when contemporary business models collide with outdated regulatory frameworks. This discussion examines the critical questions surrounding independent contractors, joint employment, gig work, and workforce design in today's evolving labor landscap
United States Employment
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Littler Mendelson
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Contract of Employment

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Day One CPT Under The New F-1 Rule: Workforce Planning Considerations For Employers
The Department of Homeland Security has finalized a new rule eliminating Duration of Status for F-1 students, replacing it with fixed admission periods effective September 15, 2026. While Day One CPT remains available, employers must now navigate a more complex compliance framework involving I-94 expiration dates, extension-of-stay filings, and new restrictions on program transfers and same-level degree enrollment.
United States Immigration
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

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Opinion | Abandoning EEO Data Collection Will Not Eliminate Discrimination, It Will Make It Harder To Detect
The EEOC's proposal to eliminate EEO-1 through EEO-6 workforce demographic reporting requirements represents a fundamental shift in federal equal employment policy. While the Commission argues these reports are burdensome and potentially unconstitutional, critics contend that abandoning this data collection will make workplace discrimination significantly harder to identify and prevent.
United States Employment
HR
HR Unlimited
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Employer Alert: Failure To Allow Work From Home As A Reasonable Accommodation Can Be Costly
A New York jury awarded $954,000 to an employee after her employer refused to accommodate her long COVID disability by denying remote work, despite evidence she had successfully performed her job from home previously. This landmark case represents the first known recognition of both long COVID as a disability and telework as a reasonable accommodation under disability discrimination laws.
United States Employment
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Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer
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Proposed Rule Would End EEOC Employer Demographic Reporting Requirements
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has voted to propose rescinding its decades-old requirement that employers submit annual EEO-1 reports detailing workforce demographics by race and sex. This proposed rule change would eliminate reporting obligations for private employers with 100+ employees and certain federal contractors, though the agency maintains it will still request records during discrimination charge investigations.
United States Employment
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Foley Hoag LLP
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Redundancy/Layoff

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A Possible Shift In The WARN Winds? What Employers Need To Know After Dargon
A federal district court ruling in Tennessee has determined that fully remote employees do not establish a "single site of employment" under the federal WARN Act, creating uncertainty for employers navigating workforce reductions in an increasingly remote-first business environment. With lower courts divided on this issue and no appellate guidance yet available, the legal landscape for WARN Act compliance in distributed workforces remains unsettled and fact-dependent.
United States Employment
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McDermott Will & Schulte
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AI-Related Layoffs: Fact Or Fiction?
As companies like Cisco, Amazon, and Meta announce layoffs while simultaneously reporting record profits, a troubling pattern emerges: are these workforce reductions truly driven by AI automation, or is something else at play? This analysis examines the phenomenon of "AI-washing" and explores whether artificial intelligence is genuinely replacing workers or simply serving as a convenient justification for cost-cutting measures that free up capital for future technology investments.
United States Employment
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Hall Benefits Law
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