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New Zealand’s Employment Relations Amendment Bill, effective February 2026, removes unjustified dismissal protections for employees earning NZ$200,000 or more and introduces a twelve‑month transition for existing staff. The legislation also allows full or partial reduction of personal grievance remedies when employee misconduct contributes to the dispute, and replaces strict procedural checklists with a “harmful error” standard. A five‑factor gateway test now determines contractor status, making it harder for gig‑economy workers to challenge classification. These changes aim to increase employer flexibility but create new legal ambiguities that will likely be settled through litigation.
On March 6, 2026 Governor Tony Evers signed two Wisconsin bills that criminalize grooming by anyone in a position of trust at schools and mandate district policies and annual training. The statutes define grooming as a felony, with escalated penalties for trusted...
Virginia’s Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C‑PACE) program, authorized by the 2015 Virginia C‑PACE Act, now operates in more than 20 localities, providing developers with long‑term, fixed‑rate financing for energy‑efficient upgrades. Recent transactions in Prince William County, Richmond, and Rockingham...
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and the ONC launched nine pilot programs across nine jurisdictions, involving 45 organizations, to test behavioral health data‑exchange standards using the USCDI+ dataset and FHIR profiles, backed by roughly $20 million from...
The FDA released draft guidance on flavored electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) that seeks to clarify evidentiary expectations for pre‑market tobacco product applications. The article argues the guidance should better reflect Section 910 of the Tobacco Control Act, which requires an...
In Hollingsworth v. Swales, the Texas Court of Appeals held that an arbitration provision embedded in a 2020 codicil is enforceable because beneficiaries who accepted benefits manifested mutual assent. The court ruled that disputes over will construction and trustee actions...
Congressional committees are convening a series of hearings in mid‑March to address rising health‑care costs, targeting insurer practices, hospital pricing, and pharmaceutical supply chains. The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will examine site‑neutral payment models, while the Oversight &...
Oklahoma’s Senate Bill 546 cleared the House 84‑4, moving the state toward becoming the 21st jurisdiction with a comprehensive consumer privacy law. The bill adopts a Virginia‑style “Consensus Privacy” framework, applying to entities that process data of at least 100,000...
The Trump administration has filed an emergency petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the termination of Haiti's temporary protected status (TPS) while ongoing litigation proceeds. Lower courts have blocked the February 2026 termination, keeping Haitian TPS holders protected...
The Department of Labor’s January 2026 Opinion Letter reminds employers that non‑discretionary bonuses must be factored into the regular rate of pay for FLSA overtime calculations. Unlike discretionary bonuses, these payments are tied to predetermined criteria such as attendance or safety...
The article warns that rising employee unease—driven by AI layoffs, economic uncertainty, and geopolitical tensions—creates a hidden legal risk for employers. It argues that traditional policies alone won’t mitigate this risk when emotions run high. Companies that prioritize perspective‑taking communication...
PFAS false‑advertising class actions are expanding from environmental suits to any consumer‑facing sector that uses health, safety or sustainability language. Plaintiffs argue that terms like “natural” or “eco‑friendly” imply PFAS‑free status, even when PFAS enter products unintentionally via supply chains....
On March 6, 2026 the GSA issued a proposed GSAR clause—552.239‑7001—mandating the exclusive use of "American AI" in all Schedule contract performance. The clause requires contractors to disclose every AI system, enable human oversight, report incidents within 72 hours, and provide extensive documentation...
At the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam conference, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brenna Jenny outlined the Department of Justice’s enforcement philosophy under the False Claims Act. She stressed that the DOJ targets concrete harm, will pursue stale conduct within the statute...
The Northern District of Georgia ruled that soft‑selling text messages offering to buy a homeowner’s property can qualify as TCPA telephone solicitations when they aim to promote services, even without explicit service language. The court upheld the plaintiff’s claim for...
