Compliance Stuff

Here are the top 10 workplace compliance items you should tackle in January 2026, based on the latest labor and employment law updates: _____ Warm up with a workplace law refresher.  Did you keep up with all the labor and employment law updates in 2025? Take our  2025 Workplace Law Quiz  to brush up on last year’s developments and put yourself in the best position to take on 2026. _____ Look ahead to what 2026 may bring for employers.  Our comprehensive  FP Forecast 2026  report includes workplace law predictions for the new year from our thought leaders across practice areas and industry teams – consider it a roadmap to help you strategize and prepare. Want the top takeaways? Check out  FP’s Top 10 Workplace Predictions for 2026  (and a sneak peek in the graphic below). _____ Double-check January effective dates.  More than 50 new state workplace laws kicked in at the turn of the year, and several “Big Beautiful Bill” provisions that just to...

The Supreme Court will likely rule in favor of President Trump in a critical pending case that should be decided in early 2026, vastly expanding the president’s power to remove members of independent agencies. That’s according to the consensus predictions of our firm’s thought leaders monitoring  Trump v. Slaughter , a high-stakes case that centers on challenges to statutory removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). But whatever the court decides could ultimately have sweeping implications for other independent agencies like the Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) – not to mention the fundamental structure of the federal government itself. Read on for an analysis of the issues, our specific predictions on h ow SCOTUS will decide the case, and how a final decision in 2026 could impact employers for years to come. Quick Background Earlier this year, President Donald Trump  fired two Democratic Comm...