United States: Employment and HR

Virginia has enacted comprehensive paid sick leave legislation requiring nearly all private employers and government entities to provide paid leave benefits to their employees.

The First Circuit Court of Appeals has clarified when performance improvement plans constitute "adverse employment actions" under discrimination law following the Supreme Court's Muldrow decision.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has issued updated guidance that fundamentally changes how Form I-9 violations are classified, transforming what were once correctable...

Virginia has enacted comprehensive paid sick leave legislation requiring nearly all private employers and government entities to provide paid leave benefits to their employees.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is proposing to eliminate the decades-old EEO-1 reporting requirement that mandates employers to disclose workforce demographic data. This potential regulatory change, aligned with the Trump Administration's efforts to curtail DEI initiatives, could fundamentally alter how the federal government monitors workplace discrimination and equal employment opportunity.

The First Circuit Court of Appeals has clarified when performance improvement plans constitute "adverse employment actions" under discrimination law following the Supreme Court's Muldrow decision.

The PBM industry continues to evolve through legislative action, litigation, and voluntary industry changes. Below is a brief round-up of recent developments including new federal and state legislation targeting vertical integration, an ERISA preemption challenge to California’s PBM reform law, and a new pharmacy care model announced by Optum Rx.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a new safe harbor rule under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that actuarial assumptions used to calculate an employer's withdrawal liability from an underfunded multiemployer pension plan can be selected after the employer's withdrawal date, provided they are based on information available as of that date.

The First Circuit Court of Appeals has clarified when performance improvement plans constitute "adverse employment actions" under discrimination law following the Supreme Court's Muldrow decision.

The commercialization of space has transformed employment law from a niche concern into a critical governance issue for private space companies.

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