Employment Law and Labour Law

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has issued guidance clarifying when annuity buyouts trigger mandatory reporting requirements under ERISA's active participant headcount reduction rules. This opinion addresses a critical question for plan administrators managing frozen defined benefit plans with active employees who are no longer accruing benefits.

The EEOC has rescinded decades-old guidance on voluntary affirmative action under Title VII, removing the administrative framework employers relied upon to evaluate diversity programs. This development raises critical questions about the future of workplace DEI initiatives and signals heightened scrutiny of employment practices that consider protected characteristics in decision-making.

On July 13, 2026, 26 current and former Meta employees sued the company in federal court in Oakland, California, alleging that Meta used artificial intelligence (AI) systems to select them for layoff in a manner...