Alisa Nickel Ehrlich

Employers face an increasingly complex employment law landscape as things evolve at both the state and federal levels. In this environment, determining where to place attention and resources can be a difficult task. In hopes of aiding in that task, following is a summary of the top employment challenges for employers in 2026. Empowered Employees: Increase in Retaliation and Whistleblowing Claims Read More.

A federal judge has halted implementation of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) highly anticipated worker non-compete rule. The rule, as written, bans existing and future non-compete agreements for virtually all workers, creating a seismic shift in employers’ ability to use such restrictions across most industries.

[co-author: Nathan Isom] At long last and at the tail-end of what is on track to be the hottest summer on record, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued its first proposed heat standard on August 30, 2024. OSHA's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking forHeat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings(Proposed Rule) puts pen to paper on one of the largest initiatives of the Biden Administration.