Compliance Stuff

Here are the top ten items you should tackle in August, based on the latest workplace law developments and upcoming critical compliance dates: _____ Learn how the big budget bill impacts your workplace.  Don’t have time to slog through 1,000+ pages of the final “Big Beautiful Bill” signed by President Trump on July 4? Here’s an  overview of the ways that the legislation impacts employers . _____ Paddle into the wave of deregulation.  The US Department of Labor  unveiled a broad set of proposed regulatory rollbacks  in July, and key proposals will impact workplace safety, employee benefits compliance, the healthcare and agriculture industries, federal contractors, and more. OSHA alone  issued more than 20 new initiatives , and MSHA also  crashed the deregulatory party . _____ But beware of hidden hazards underwater.  Many expected the Federal Trade Commission to drop a Biden-era appeal to keep the agency’s federal non-compete ban alive – but an FTC...

The White House just released an AI action plan identifying more than 90 federal policy goals that aim to create a roadmap for achieving “global AI dominance” in innovation, infrastructure, and international diplomacy and security . America’s AI Action Plan will have a huge impact not only AI developers and the tech sector but also on many employers and employees throughout the US workforce. How will the plan impact your operations? We’ll give you some quick background and 10 things all employers need to know. Quick Background: The Trump Administration’s Sweeping Shift in AI Policy One of President Donald Trump’s first executive actions of his second term was revoking a  Biden-era AI policy , which had aimed to ensure safe and ethical AI deployment, created a slew of new government offices and task forces, and focused on job protections and providing workers with assistance when jobs were eliminated by AI advancements. Trump then quickly issued a  new executive order  tha...

At a Glance The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler’s Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI’s updates on federal, state, and local matters. NLRB Acting General Cowen Issues Guidance on Union Salts  In a  memorandum  dated July 24, 2025, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Acting General Counsel William Cowen issued guidance to all regional directors, officers-in-charge, and resident officers for investigating salting cases. The memorandum defines salting as “the act of a trade union in sending a union member or members to an unorganized jobsite to obtain employment and then organize the employees.” When determining whether an applicant for employment in a salting case is entitled to protection under the National Labor Relations Act, the memorandum instructs the Regions take a number of detailed actions when investigating the legitimacy of claims, including, “asking whether the applicant recently refused similar employment with the employer; engaged in...