On June 5, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that employees who are part of a majority group do not have a higher evidentiary standard to prove workplace discrimination…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Several 2024 amendments to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) will be implemented in summer 2025, and more new requirements will take effect starting in 2026. Below is a detailed overview of these changes,…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On June 4, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation restricting the entry of foreign nationals from select countries, citing national security and public safety concerns…
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/ Immigration Law, International Law & Trade
On May 22, 2025, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed Executive Order (EO) 2025-09 as part of the state’s broader initiative to enhance worker safety amid rising summer temperatures…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
In February 2025, the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland closed a public consultation that began late last year on the proposed introduction of a requirement for Northern Ireland employers to report on their gender…
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/ International Law & Trade, Labor & Employment Law
The Trump administration plans to completely eliminate the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and transfer the agency’s remaining authority to enforce protections in federal contractors for veterans and…
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/ Civil Rights, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
On May 30, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an order granting the Trump administration’s application to stay a lower court order temporarily halting the rescission of the Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
On 12 May 2025, the UK government published the white paper, “Restoring Control over the Immigration System,” which proposes several significant changes to UK immigration policy aimed at reducing net migration and tightening…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On June 2, 2025, Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling announced a renewed and expanded commitment by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to the issuance of interpretation letters—commonly referred to as opinion letters or…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
The New York Retail Worker Safety Act is now in effect as of June 2, 2025. Following months of anticipation and planning, covered employers in New York State will now have to comply with the act’s workplace violence prevention…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Investigation records have typically been considered public records under Washington State’s public disclosure law, absent a specific exemption or an established legal privilege…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy
The European Union’s pay transparency directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970) introduced the principle of “equal pay for equal work or work of equal value,” aiming to eliminate pay discrimination under the obligation that job roles…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The Beltway Buzz™ is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business…
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/ Education Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released the selection numbers for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 H-1B cap, revealing a selection rate of approximately 35 percent compared to 29 percent in FY 2025…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
On May 27, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed all U.S. embassies and consulates to pause scheduling all new visa interview appointments for foreign national students and exchange visitors applying for F, J, and M…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Immigration Law
