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Employment AI Tools Raise New Bias, Privacy, and Compliance Challenges

By Sean P. Nalty, Lauren B. Hicks, Publisher & Erin Schachter

September 25, 2026

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As employers adopt artificial intelligence (AI) tools throughout the employee lifecycle, they must address evolving local, state, federal, and supranational requirements governing bias, privacy, transparency, and potential discrimination risks, while also providing meaningful human oversight.

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New York Proposes Opioid Antagonist Requirements for the Workplace

By Stefan Borovina

September 25, 2026

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On September 23, 2026, the New York State Department of Labor published, on page 9 of the New York State Register, a proposed rule, “Opioid Antagonists in the Workplace,” clarifying how employers must comply. The rule addresses how many

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Fourteen States Remind Employers: Disparate Impact Enforcement Is Not Going Away

By T. Scott Kelly, Nonnie L. Shivers, Publisher & Zachary V. Zagger

September 24, 2026

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The attorneys general of California, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington issued joint guidance explaining why the disparate impact theory of liability remains legal and enforceable under various

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Allegheny County, PA, Makes Revisions to Proposed Paid Parental Leave Ordinance

By Sheri L. Giger & Danna S. Michel-Tyler

September 24, 2026

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The Allegheny County Board of Health is reviewing amendments to a proposed paid parental leave ordinance issued in May 2026 that would shorten the length of paid leave from eighteen to twelve weeks and revise employer eligibility from

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Germany’s Federal Labor Court Limits Employer Information Requests

By Dr. Merle Steinhuber

September 23, 2026

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An employer may request that the employee disclose which job offers the employee received from Germany’s Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) or Jobcenter.
The employer does not have an independently enforceable right to information about applications and

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Tenth Circuit Reverses District Court Decision on Arbitration Exemption

By Eric M. Fox & Christopher C. Murray

September 23, 2026

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In Joyner v. Frontier Airlines, the Tenth Circuit reversed a district court’s ruling that customer service agents at a Denver airport were transportation workers exempt from federal arbitration law.
The Tenth Circuit found the lower court had improperly

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Executive Order Calls for Interagency Review of Employer Layoffs in H-1B Filing Process

By Daniela Medrano Sullivan

September 20, 2026

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On September 18, 2026, President Trump issued an executive order directing the U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL), Homeland Security (DHS), and State to coordinate more closely on H-1B program administration and take into consideration employers’ recent or planned layoffs.The executive

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2nd Circ. Amends Decision on Motive for Failure-to-Accommodate Cases, No Religious Animus Required

By Leslie A. Lajewski & Zachary V. Zagger

September 18, 2026

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The Second Circuit amended its July 2026 decision, clarifying that the decision was not meant to establish that a heightened motive requirement exists for failure-to-accommodate cases.
The court clarified that employees need not prove discriminatory animus against religion

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Beltway Buzz, September 18, 2026

By James J. Plunkett

September 18, 2026

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Congress Returns, House Leaves, Midterm Elections Loom. Members of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives returned to Washington, D.C., this week after staggered August breaks (the House returned briefly two weeks ago) and convened their respective chambers contemporaneously

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Workplace Drug Tests Show Spike in Cannabis and Cocaine Use

By Allison E. McDevitt & Michael S. O'Malley

September 18, 2026

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Workplace drug tests show a growing use of marijuana and cocaine in recent years.
Among all drugs, the rate of positive urine tests has remained roughly the same, more than 4 percent, for more than a decade.
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