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OFCCP's New Section 503 Final Rule: What Higher Education Institutions Need To Know
The U.S. Department of Labor's OFCCP has published a final rule that fundamentally transforms disability affirmative action requirements for federal contractors, eliminating mandatory self-identification invitations, the 7% utilization goal, and related data collection obligations. How will colleges and universities that serve as federal contractors navigate these sweeping changes while maintaining compliance with Section 503, the ADA, and other disability-related regulations? This discussion explores the p
United States Employment
JL
Jackson Lewis P.C.
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Pennsylvania Cargill Workers Win Preliminary Approval Of Unpaid Overtime Settlement
A federal judge recently granted preliminary approval to a $4.9 million class settlement involving Cargill Meat Solutions workers who alleged unpaid overtime for time spent walking to time clocks and undergoing COVID-19 health screenings. This case highlights critical differences between federal and Pennsylvania state law regarding compensable work hours, particularly concerning preliminary activities performed on employer premises.
United States Employment
MS
Miller Shah
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OFCCP's New Section 503 Final Rule: What Higher Education Institutions Need To Know
The U.S. Department of Labor's OFCCP has published a final rule that fundamentally transforms disability affirmative action requirements for federal contractors, eliminating mandatory self-identification invitations, the 7% utilization goal, and related data collection obligations. How will colleges and universities that serve as federal contractors navigate these sweeping changes while maintaining compliance with Section 503, the ADA, and other disability-related regulations? This discussion explores the p
United States Employment
JL
Jackson Lewis P.C.
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NYC’s New Economic Justice Partnership: What The Memorandum Of Understanding Between The New York City Department Of Consumer And Worker Protection And The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Means For Businesses
New York City's Department of Consumer and Worker Protection and the Manhattan District Attorney's Office have formalized an unprecedented enforcement partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding that enables coordinated investigations and information sharing across civil and criminal proceedings. This collaboration targets wage theft, tenant harassment, and fraud against immigrants..
United States Criminal
LS
Lowenstein Sandler
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Pennsylvania Cargill Workers Win Preliminary Approval Of Unpaid Overtime Settlement
A federal judge recently granted preliminary approval to a $4.9 million class settlement involving Cargill Meat Solutions workers who alleged unpaid overtime for time spent walking to time clocks and undergoing COVID-19 health screenings. This case highlights critical differences between federal and Pennsylvania state law regarding compensable work hours, particularly concerning preliminary activities performed on employer premises.
United States Employment
MS
Miller Shah
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Three New California AI Statutes: What Employers Should Know
For California workplaces, the new laws change the ground rules: one law governs the role automated tools may play in disciplinary and termination decisions, another adds AI-specific content to mass layoff notices, and the third limits AI-enabled employee monitoring. In this update, we explain what each law requires or forbids, how the law will be enforced, and the steps we recommend employers take.
United States Employment
BT
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
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CFTC Whistleblower Developments Put Internal Reporting And Investigation Response In Focus
Two September 2026 developments from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission—a new award presumption rule and over $150 million in whistleblower awards—underscore the competitive pressure on internal reporting channels. Organizations in CFTC-regulated markets must ensure their intake, escalation, preservation, and anti-retaliation controls are credible enough to compete with an established external program that has now awarded more than $580 million since 2014.
United States Commercial
GU
Gesmer Updegrove LLP
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Middle District Of Florida Grants Motion To Dismiss Nine Figure False Claims Act Lawsuit
A federal court in Florida dismissed a qui tam action against medical device company Theken Companies, ruling that the False Claims Act's first-to-file rule barred the whistleblowers' fraud claims and that the statute's anti-retaliation provision does not cover post-employment conduct. The case involved allegations of over $118 million in fraud damages related to supposed kickback schemes through royalty agreements.
United States Criminal
TS
Taft Stettinius & Hollister
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FAA Ends Single-Pilot Exemptions For Certain Cessna Citation CE-500 Aircraft
The Federal Aviation Administration has announced a significant policy shift affecting Cessna Citation CE-500 series aircraft, ending decades of single-pilot exemptions due to safety concerns and widespread noncompliance. The agency's decision, backed by accident data showing twice the rate of incidents in single-pilot operations compared to two-pilot configurations, will impact owners, operators, pilots...
United States Transport
GT
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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