Jackson Lewis is proud to highlight our new AI Resource Hub! This tool hosts key resources and practical guidance for legal, HR, compliance and business leaders navigating workplace AI. Explore the Hub for insights, industry perspectives, state compliance considerations and actionable steps designed to help organizations move from experimentation toward informed implementation. jacksonlewis.com/services/ai…

This Hunger Action Month, the Jackson Lewis community raised enough funds to provide 1.28 million meals to people facing hunger across the country. We're proud to partner with Feeding America in their mission to ensure that families across the United States have access to nutritious meals. Thank you to all who contributed to this worthy cause!

Maryland’s Worker Freedom Act went into effect on October 1, restricting mandatory, employer-sponsored “captive audience” meetings, and the deadline for covered employers to post the new notice is rapidly approaching. Attorneys Kathleen McGinley and Ashley Woozley share the notice and compliance requirements in this article. jllinks.com/4yGnEFd

Jackson Lewis attorneys Daniel Barker, Justin Davis, Michaela Utrup and John Woodson discuss the Wisconsin Court of Appeals recent decision clarifying employees’ burden to demonstrate their employer unreasonably failed to rehire them and implications for Wisconsin employers in this article. jllinks.com/4kbtI4I

CJ Rejda-Ponce joins Jackson Lewis’ Omaha office as a principal, bringing more than 15 years of employment litigation experience. jllinks.com/4spkX9C #EmploymentLaw

ICYMI: Jackson Lewis attorneys share essential insights and actionable takeaways following updates to EPRC demographic reporting requirements, TPS extensions, new DHS rules and more in this week’s Blog Post Round Up. Blanket Workplace Bans on Prescribed Opioid Treatment Puts Employer in EEOC’s Crosshairs jllinks.com/4z4C7fd Illinois Updates EPRC Demographic Reporting for 2027 jllinks.com/4emwccS New Regulation on Employer Use of AI-Based Systems in Workplace? NJ’s FAIR Act Clears Key Committee jllinks.com/4dUJddE USCIS: Ukraine TPS Continues (For Now) jllinks.com/4dNUVqn New DHS Rules Shorten Refugee Deadline, End Companion Automatic Work Permit Extensions jllinks.com/3WmVdOW Court Declines to Block Federal Contractor DEI Order, Emphasizes Limits on Its Reach jllinks.com/4yD98xQ

Cities are broadening workplace antidiscrimination protections for diverse sexualities and relationship structures. Principal Michelle Phillips spoke with @BLaw about the implications for employers. Read more: jllinks.com/3UJofrD #EmploymentLaw

Jackson Lewis is proud to have raised $127,990 for charitable partner @FeedingAmerica through its 2026 Hunger Action Month® campaign! The funds raised and matched by the firm will help provide 1.28 million meals* to people facing hunger across the United States. jllinks.com/3WzoBl3 *$1 helps provide at least 10 meals secured by Feeding America on behalf of local partner food banks.

Jackson Lewis is thrilled to congratulate Principals Neil Dishman, Howard Shapiro, René Thorne and Richard Vitarelli on being named to Lawdragon’s 2027 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers guide! jllinks.com/4dFz7Nw

Attorneys Clifford Atlas, Richard Greenberg and Shannon Azzaro detail key steps for employers with New York’s Trapped at Work Act compliance deadline approaching as early as December 19, 2026. jllinks.com/4yS912w

Generative AI tools are creating significant new risks for the entertainment industry. Attorneys Steven Zimmerman and Ji Wuk Yoon discuss where AI is creating exposure and how your organization can build a comprehensive protection framework. jllinks.com/4zt86VT

The DOL recently withdrew its proposal to remove more than 450 long-standing FLSA interpretations from the Code of Federal Regulations. Principals Justin Barnes and Jeffrey Brecher share a closer look at the proposed rule, current guidance and employer next steps. jllinks.com/4hXVO0N

Principals Justin Barnes and Jeffrey Brecher break down the recent DOL opinion letters, sharing key points and essential insights to keep your organization compliant with the FLSA. jllinks.com/4hZ8HaT

Jackson Lewis adds former California Supervising Deputy Attorney General David Leimbach as a principal in San Francisco, focusing on trial and appellate matters, class actions and PAGA litigation. jllinks.com/4yYTsWH #EmploymentLaw #PAGA

How can organizations deploy AI in talent management without creating discrimination, privacy or adverse-impact issues? Our AI Resource Hub helps your organization examine employment decision-making and legal risk through a practical, action-oriented lens. Explore the Hub for essential insights into how legal, HR, compliance and business leaders can effectively address risk as AI becomes embedded in everyday work. jacksonlewis.com/services/ai…

Principal Stacey Cerrone spoke with @bloomberglaw about SCOTUS' review of 401(k) investment benchmark standards. Read more: jllinks.com/47T1Z1o #EmploymentLaw

SCOTUS recently denied two petitions asking the Court to reexamine the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework. Principals Alison Lynch, Ana Shields, Dana Weisbrod and Stephanie Adler-Paindiris discuss how the framework works, recent critique and what employers should do now. jllinks.com/4yMXD85

ICYMI: Jackson Lewis attorneys dive into everything from workplace overdose preparedness, universal paid leave, disability employment obligations, ADA notice requirements and more in this week’s Blog Post Round Up! OSHA Highlights Workplace Opioid Overdose Preparedness jllinks.com/4zAiT0S October 1 Brings Changes to D.C. Universal Paid Leave Act jllinks.com/4B6avHS GAO Calls for Renewed Oversight of Federal Contractors’ Disability Employment Obligations jllinks.com/4dywehx No Duty to Speculate: Third Circuit Reinforces ADA Notice Requirements jllinks.com/4dFkgCS DHS Proposes New OPT Fees: What It Means for F-1 Students, Schools, Employers jllinks.com/4s56LSS Pay Transparency Reminder: Are Your Job Postings Current? jllinks.com/4B31f7h Connecticut Employers: Expanded Pay Transparency Requirements Take Effect Oct. 1 jllinks.com/4B180GR

Jackson Lewis Principal Bernard Dennis spoke with @Law360 about how courts are considering ongoing challenges to NCAA eligibility rules. Read more here: jllinks.com/4zr8zYC #EmploymentLaw

From temporary staffing and work-from-home requests to data usage and overtime pay, this month’s International Employment Law Tracker covers key changes in employment law around the world. Click the link to see what’s new! jllinks.com/4yFPIJG

Principals Laura Pierson-Scheinberg and Marvin Kaplan explain the NLRB’s return to a burden-shifting test for deciding when employee misconduct during protected activity can justify discipline, detailing key insights for employers. jllinks.com/4rSGXtb