United States: Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division issued an opinion letter addressing whether meal periods remain noncompensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act when employees must spend part of that time walking to designated break areas. The opinion examines a detention facility's policy requiring 3-7 minutes of travel each way during 60-minute meal periods, and whether this travel time converts the entire break into compensable work time.

On September 9, 2026, Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S3460 (A.2107), creating for the first time a statewide right for New York employees and former employees to access...

Directs the Department of War and Department of Veterans Affairs to establish continuous sharing of military personnel and medical records, deploy AI-enabled tools to streamline veterans...

California lawmakers have advanced legislation that would prohibit employers from using automated systems as the sole basis for terminating or disciplining workers. The bill, which awaits the governor's signature, represents one of the most comprehensive state-level attempts to regulate AI in workforce management, requiring human oversight of algorithmic decisions and mandating transparency about which digital tools influence employment outcomes.

Earlier this year, Bond’s labor and employment attorneys reported on proposed legislation that would significantly expand New York employees’ rights to access and respond to information contained in their personnel files. That legislation is now law, creating new obligations for New York employers.

A practice that millions of California workers encounter every pay period — having their clock-in and clock-out times rounded to the nearest few minutes — may soon be declared unlawful.

Seasonal hospitality businesses like theme parks, cruise lines, and mountain resorts are breaking attendance records while struggling to staff the experiences those records depend on. Most operators see a hiring problem, but few recognize the deeper workforce crisis hidden behind operational dashboards that show parks opening and ships sailing. The real challenge lies in understanding why labor costs belong on the CEO agenda and what leading operators are doing differently to address specialized shortages,

As AI regulations proliferate across states like Colorado and Connecticut, employers face mounting challenges in maintaining consistent hiring practices while meeting diverse notice, transparency, and governance requirements. Jackson Lewis attorneys Eric Felsberg and Joe Lazzarotti examine how these evolving state laws are shifting from bias analysis to transparency mandates, creating complex compliance obligations for multi-state organizations.

National Labor Relations Board General Counsel Crystal Carey has outlined thirteen specific areas of Biden-era labor law precedent she intends to challenge, signaling potential shifts in workplace regulations as a new Republican-majority Board takes shape. With seven challenges already underway and six more planned, employers face an evolving landscape of labor relations standards that could reshape everything from captive audience meetings to severance agreements.