Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released updated educational materials addressing national origin discrimination, alongside new technical guidance that “clarifies” the prohibition of discrimination against American workers.
Providing no statistics or recent examples, the EEOC suggests that such
In this episode of From Lawyer to Employer, host Dan Schwartz sits down with Abby Booth to unpack highlights from Shipman’s annual Labor & Employment Seminar — from evolving federal and state developments to real-world compliance takeaways for employers. They cover the latest on I-9
In April of last year, the Supreme Court held that employees alleging discrimination under Title VII only need to show “some harm” to the terms and conditions of their employment in order to prove that they suffered an adverse employment
A new California law is the latest litigation target of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). Signed into law in September, Assembly Bill 288 amended California labor law to allow the state’s labor board to certify unions and resolve labor disputes
As of October 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is eliminating the automatic extension of work authorization benefits for those renewing an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) in eligible categories. For many foreign nationals in the United States,
New Jersey’s labor peace agreement mandate found in the Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization (“CREAMM”) Act is the latest target for lawsuit.
Under the CREAMM Act, a cannabis company must enter a labor peace agreement with a “bona
On September 24, 2025, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that aims to change the H-1B cap lottery selection process to a weighted entry system that would increase the chances of selection for
We’re excited to launch Season 4 of Shipman’s From Lawyer to Employer podcast, where host Dan Schwartzhighlights the latest labor and employment law developments and their impact on the workplace. The first episode recaps trends employers should be watching this fall, from unusual patterns in
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a new initiative (“Project Firewall”) to enhance, and likely increase the overall number of, investigations for H-1B program compliance. While we do not have any more specific information at this time, employers
The National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) governs private sector labor relations in the United States. If there is a labor dispute between a private sector employer and an employee, then the National Labor Relations Board typically has jurisdiction – at least, that’s
