Federal Law Articles » Employment Law Information Network https://www.elinfonet.com All Things Labor and Employment Law Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:10:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.elinfonet.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-elin-icon-32x32.jpg Federal Law Articles » Employment Law Information Network https://www.elinfonet.com 32 32 Beltway Buzz, June 5, 2026 https://www.elinfonet.com/beltway-buzz-june-5-2026/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:56:49 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=177776 Senate Passes Bill to Fund Immigration Enforcement Agencies. On June 5, 2026, by a vote of 52–47, the U.S. Senate passed a bill to provide $70 billion in funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Republicans used the budget reconciliation process in order to pass

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]]> HHS Restructuring and New Enforcement Signal Increased Focus on Privacy, Security, and Health Plans https://www.elinfonet.com/hhs-restructuring-and-new-enforcement-signal-increased-focus-on-privacy-security-and-health-plans/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:44:19 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=177767 On May 18, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the restructuring of its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforcement efforts, establishing a dedicated unit for privacy and security enforcement under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The move, combined with a recent enforcement

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]]> EEOC Issues New National Enforcement Plan for FY 2025-FY2029 https://www.elinfonet.com/eeoc-issues-new-national-enforcement-plan-for-fy-2025-fy2029/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:33:08 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=177768 On June 4, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) approved a new National Enforcement Plan (NEP) that prioritizes intentional discrimination and cases of broader impact, targets programs or practices labelled as “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI), or “similar euphemisms” and explicitly affirms the agency’s alignment with the president’s

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]]> Federal Court Vacates USCIS Adjudication Pause Affecting Nationals of 39 Countries https://www.elinfonet.com/federal-court-vacates-uscis-adjudication-pause-affecting-nationals-of-39-countries/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 21:05:14 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=177775 Takeaways A federal district court in Rhode Island has vacated USCIS policies that paused adjudication of immigration benefit requests filed by nationals of 39 countries who were subject to the administration’s expanded travel restrictions. USCIS implemented the adjudication pause in late 2025 as part of broader screening and vetting measures affecting nationals of the 39… […]

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]]> Policy Week in Review – June 5, 2026 https://www.elinfonet.com/policy-week-in-review-june-5-2026/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:00:31 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=177750 Policy Week in Review – June 5, 2026 NLRB Chair Murphy and General Counsel Carey Testify at House Subcommittee Hearing  tgelbman@littler.com Fri, 06/05/2026 – 14:00

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]]> Canada: Federal Update — Equal Pay Provisions in Force Effective October 2026 https://www.elinfonet.com/canada-federal-update-equal-pay-provisions-in-force-effective-october-2026/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:51:25 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=177751 Canada: Federal Update — Equal Pay Provisions in Force Effective October 2026 Federally regulated employers are facing a significant development under the Canada Labour Code (the “CLC”) with the coming into force of new equal pay provisions on October 20, 2026. These long-anticipated amendments establish a statutory framework requiring employers

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]]> New DOL Opinion Letters Provide Wage-and-Hour Guidance https://www.elinfonet.com/new-dol-opinion-letters-provide-wage-and-hour-guidance/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:30:27 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=177620 On May 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released four opinion letters that shed light on several different wage-and-hour issues, including unpaid meal breaks and when pre-shift activities are compensable time.

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]]> Annual Report on EEOC Developments – Fiscal Year 2025 https://www.elinfonet.com/annual-report-on-eeoc-developments-fiscal-year-2025/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:10:59 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=177752 Annual Report on EEOC Developments – Fiscal Year 2025 This Annual Report on EEOC Developments—Fiscal Year 2025 (hereafter “Report”), our fifteenth annual publication, is designed as a comprehensive guide to significant Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC” or “the Commission”) developments over the past fiscal year. The Report does not merely

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]]> EEOC Releases New National Enforcement Plan https://www.elinfonet.com/eeoc-releases-new-national-enforcement-plan-3/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:05:21 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=177749 TakeawaysThe EEOC’s new National Enforcement Plan for fiscal years 2025–2029 prioritizes intentional employment discrimination, particularly practices that consider race, sex or other protected characteristics.Signaling a major shift, The Plan identifies certain DEI-related employment practices as enforcement priorities and de-emphasizes disparate impact claims.Employers can expect scrutiny of employment practices that consider not only race, sex, national […]

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]]> DOL Endorses “Bonus Pool” Approach to Calculating Percentage Bonuses https://www.elinfonet.com/dol-endorses-bonus-pool-approach-to-calculating-percentage-bonuses/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:33:18 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=177583 DOL Endorses “Bonus Pool” Approach to Calculating Percentage Bonuses Employers that award “percentage of total earnings” bonuses to nonexempt employees are not required to calculate supplemental overtime amounts owed due to the bonus because the bonus is deemed to already include overtime. While convenient, this approach can lead to budgetary

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]]> Thomas Buckley Outlines How Employers Should Plan for OSHA Inspections https://www.elinfonet.com/thomas-buckley-outlines-how-employers-should-plan-for-osha-inspections/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=177641 Goldberg Segalla’s Tom Buckley shares insight on how employers can effectively prepare for OSHA inspections.

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]]> Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2026: Managing Social and Political Expression in the Workplace (Podcast) https://www.elinfonet.com/workplace-strategies-watercooler-2026-managing-social-and-political-expression-in-the-workplace-podcast/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:20:51 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=177363 As social and political expression in the workplace grows more charged, employers face mounting pressure to set clear boundaries—and enforce them consistently. In this installment of our Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2026 podcast series, shareholders Brandon Shelton (Charlotte/Indianapolis), Mike Bell (Denver/Dallas) and Virginia Wooten (Charlotte) explore the legal framework governing employee

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]]> EU Pay Transparency Rules Create Country-Specific Compliance Challenges https://www.elinfonet.com/eu-pay-transparency-rules-create-country-specific-compliance-challenges/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:55:04 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=177361 European Union (EU) Member States are taking uneven approaches to implementing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, creating new compliance considerations for multinational employers. Employers should assess where differing country-specific requirements may apply. Read more about four key points employers should keep in mind as implementation deadlines approach. Continue Reading

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]]> International Employment Law Tracker—June 2026 https://www.elinfonet.com/international-employment-law-tracker-june-2026/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:56:23 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=177346 Jackson Lewis is a founding member of L&E Global, a worldwide alliance of independent law firms providing advice and counsel on employment law matters. We are pleased to present you with recent international employment law updates for June 2026 compiled by L&E Global. Read the Edition

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]]> EEOC Proposes to Rescind Employer Voluntary Affirmative Action Plan Guidance https://www.elinfonet.com/eeoc-proposes-to-rescind-employer-voluntary-affirmative-action-plan-guidance/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:37:19 +0000 https://www.elinfonet.com/?p=177347 TakeawaysThe EEOC recently proposed rescinding its 1979 interpretive rule on voluntary affirmative action under Title VII.The existing guidance addresses when employers may adopt voluntary affirmative action plans and when they may rely on the EEOC’s interpretation as a defense under Title VII. The proposal appears to follow broader federal deregulatory activity and increased scrutiny of programs […]

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