The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) stands among the most influential arms of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, charged with administering and enforcing economic and trade sanctions tha...

New York employers should soon have more clarity on the Empire State’s new law targeting “stay or pay” agreements – and more time to comply. The state legislature recently passed amendments design...

In January 2026, through a series of party-line votes, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continued its agency overhaul—revising internal voting procedures, restricting the ge...

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reaffirmed it will pursue aggressive enforcement against noncompete agreements on a case-by-case basis rather than seek a nationwide ban. In a recent public hear...

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He requested a standing desk in January — by mid-March, he was out A long-tenured UPS employee claims he was pushed out weeks before his department was sold, alleging age, disability, race, and nat...

State court rejects federal standards in ruling that could upend HR policies nationwide Connecticut just told Amazon it must pay workers for security screening time, breaking with federal law in a ...

After 20 years of accommodations, frustration boiled over. What the court said matters A New Jersey appeals court just handed employers a clear message: accommodating workers with disabilities does...

Court rules 'young star' comment doesn't prove age discrimination in pandemic layoff A federal appeals court ruled last month that calling a younger colleague a "young star" and planning for someon...