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Spikes in large-scale layoffs and anxiety over AI-driven job losses have put renewed focus on the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. Recent months have seen unusually high levels of WARN notices nationwide, with more than 39,000 workers receiving WARN notifications in October 2025 alone and even higher…
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California Employment Law Update
New Restrictions on California’s “Stay-or-Pay” Provisions Require Employers to Review Repayment Agreements
A new law that took effect on January 1st, California Assembly Bill 692 (“AB 692”), significantly limits employers’ ability to require repayment of bonus, training, relocation and other retention-linked incentives upon a worker’s termination of employment. Employers with workers located…
Continue ReadingProskauer Prevails as Court Rejects End-Run Around Arbitration
Government Contractor Compliance & Regulatory Update
OFCCP Increases Section 503 and VEVRAA Jurisdictional Thresholds
In a bulletin issued on November 25, 2025, the OFCCP announced that, as of October 1, 2025, the federal contractor and subcontractor jurisdictional thresholds for individuals with disabilities pursuant to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (“Section 503”), and for…
Continue ReadingLabor Relations Update
The Board is Back: NLRB Resumes Decisions, Affirms Regional Directors’ Authority Without a Quorum
On January 15, 2026, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) issued its first published decision with a new quorum. In Satellite Healthcare, 374 N.L.R.B. No. 25, the Board held that Regional Directors (“RDs”) retain their delegated authority…
Continue ReadingSDNY Judge Says No to FMCS Mediation Cuts
Proskauer Whistleblower Defense
On September 23, 2025, in Park v. Shinhan Bank America, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed whistleblower retaliation claims brought by four former compliance officers of Shinhan Bank America (“SHBA”) pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6).
Continue ReadingEmployee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Planning for Your Next DOL Investigation Just Got Easier
Spoiler alert. We are about to reveal the secret to learning what the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA”) will be focused on the next time it investigates your employee benefit plans? Ready? Just ask. Last week…
Continue ReadingPlanning for Your Next DOL Investigation Just Got Easier
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