On June 9, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a ruling in San Francisco AIDS Foundation v. Trump, temporarily blocking the enforcement of several provisions in executive orders issued…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Nonprofit Law
On May 27, 2025, the mayor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania signed into law File # 250065, which took effect immediately. Although the ordinance amended a variety of local employment standards, our focus is their impact on the…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On June 9, 2025, Oregon enacted Senate Bill 426, a significant new law aimed at protecting construction workers from wage theft by imposing strict joint and several liability on both property owners and direct contractors for…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law, Labor & Employment Law
Fourth Circuit Dismisses White Employee’s Race, Gender, and Retaliation Claims -
Barnhill v. Pamela Bondi, __ F.4th __ (4th Cir. May 15, 2025) involved claims by a white Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration…
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/ Civil Rights, Communications & Media Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
On May 23, 2025, the First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the National Labor Relations Board’s 2024 decision that police sergeants and sergeant detectives in Northeastern University’s police department were statutory…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s May 19, 2025 decision to allow the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans under the 2023 designation, on June 6, the USCIS published on its website that the work…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Colorado has enacted House Bill 25-1001, which significantly amends the state’s wage and hour laws by enhancing enforcement mechanisms, expanding employer liability, and strengthening employee protections. The law will take…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
U.S. Department of Labor Expands Opinion Letter Program -
In an effort to increase official guidance and provide compliance assistance to the regulated community, the U.S. Department of Labor expanded its opinion letter…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services unanimously struck down the Sixth Circuit’s “background circumstances” rule, which had required majority-group plaintiffs to meet a heightened…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
Effective July 1, 2025, Washington State will protect employees from coercion based on immigration status. Specifically, Senate Bill 5104 prohibits employers from exploiting a worker’s immigration status in furtherance of the…
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/ Civil Rights, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On June 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation instituting a partial or full travel ban on 19 countries. This comes on the heels of Executive Order 14161 of January 20, 2025: Protecting the United States From…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, International Law & Trade
Oregon has added another detailed payroll documentation requirement for employers. Oregon law has long required employers to provide employees with detailed written wage statements, including pay rates, pay basis (e.g., hourly,…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Summer is upon us. Beaches, barbecues, and wage increases for non-exempt, exempt, and tipped employees! While some might not be as thrilled about the last item, we are excited to help employers across the United States…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On May 28, 2025, Oregon’s governor signed SB 1108, which, effective January 1, 2026, expands the reasons employees can use legally required paid sick leave to include blood donation connected with a voluntary program approved or…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
This legislative session, Colorado amended the state’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) law via SB 25-144 in two material ways affecting lengths of leave and FAMLI premiums (i.e., taxes)…
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