Pay transparency laws continue to expand across the United States, creating new compliance obligations for employers that post jobs, recruit candidates, set compensation ranges, or maintain pay records across multiple jurisdictions. As we have previously covered, jurisdictions across the
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Is EEO-1 Done? What the EEOC’s Proposed Rule Means for Employers
For decades, EEOC regulations have required covered private employers and certain federal contractors to file annual EEO-1 workforce reports identifying employees by job category, race/ethnicity, and sex, and to maintain related records. In July, the EEOC proposed rescinding those reporting
When “No” Costs Millions: Mishandling Pregnancy Accommodation Requests
Earlier this year, a Hamilton County, Ohio, jury delivered a verdict that should command employers’ attention. The case began with what should have been a straightforward pregnancy accommodation request: an employee in a high-risk pregnancy asked to work from home
Control Was the Question, Continuity Was the Answer: The Eleventh Circuit’s Zafirov Decision Upholds the FCA’s Qui Tam Provisions
AI-Assisted Data Mining and the False Claims Act: Is a Data Anomaly Really a False Claim?
Data miner whistleblowers, increasingly armed with artificial intelligence (AI) tools, are already reshaping how False Claims Act (FCA) theories are built, generated, and litigated. The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) April 2026 announcement of the Fraud Oversight through Careful Use of
The Bigger Picture: Biden-Era Precedents on the Chopping Block
The National Labor Relations Board’s recent decision in Inland Waters Pollution Control, Inc., covered here in our latest blog on protections for aggressive bargaining proposals, was notable in its own right; however, it also marks the beginning of something larger
The Table Is Yours: NLRB Protects Bold Bargaining as New Majority Ramps Up
The National Labor Relations Board’s recent decision in Inland Waters is significant for employers not only for what it says about bargaining proposals, but also for what it signals about the direction of federal labor law under the Board’s emerging
Lessons from the Maryland Tax Court: Is the Fair Relation Test Having Its Moment?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Complete Auto Transit provides that a state tax satisfies the requirements of the Dormant Commerce Clause if the tax:
Two States, One Shift: California and Colorado Move To Tax SaaS
Unlike many other states, California and Colorado have historically excluded software as a service (SaaS) from their definition of tangible personal property, exempting from sales tax most digital transactions.[1] However, in the span of about three weeks this June,
DHS Final Rule Ending Duration of Status for F, J, and I Nonimmigrants May Complicate Workforce Planning
Employers that rely on international F-1 students working under OPT or STEM OPT, J-1 exchange visitors, or foreign media personnel should take note of a significant U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) final rule published on July 17, 2026, which