Federal and state developments are changing the standards employers must apply to discrimination claims, wage-and-hour law, and paid family and medical leave. New rules and decisions affecting employers in Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island, together with evolving federal guidance, may create different obligations across a single workforce. Employers that wait for the legal landscape to settle may find themselves responding reactively to claims, enforcement activity, or missed deadlines. Navigating the different eligibility, notice, contribution, and administration requirements across these jurisdictions requires deliberate review, particularly for employers managing a multistate workforce.

Join our Labor & Employment attorneys for a focused conversation exploring:

• How the U.S. Department of Justice’s position on federal disparate-impact guidance, continued state-law liability in New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, AI-driven employment tools, and recent disability and religious accommodation decisions are reshaping discrimination risk
• The wage and hour developments employers need to know, including Connecticut Public Act 26-12, efforts in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut to expand prevailing-wage requirements to offsite fabrication, and evolving U.S. Department of Labor guidance on classification and compensable travel time; and
• How employers can manage differing paid family and medical leave requirements across...

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