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• On May 22, 2026, Governor DeSantis signed HB 1407, which revises the procedural framework for civil actions and administrative remedies under the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA).
• HB 1407 aims to clarify timing issues and procedural ambiguities within the Florida Civil Rights Act, particularly regarding the commencement of civil rights claims and

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• USCIS releases new policy memorandum stating adjustment of status (AOS) applications are a matter of discretion and administrative grace, directing USCIS offices to consider all factors and closely scrutinize applications from individuals who would otherwise obtain permanent residence through consular processing abroad.
• Applying for adjustment of status is not inherently inconsistent while maintaining

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• The Supreme Court will determine if employees at federally funded educational institutions can bring sex-discrimination in employment claims under Title IX.
• The petitioners asked the high court to review an Eleventh Circuit decision, holding that Title IX does not provide a private right of action for employment-related sex discrimination.
• Petitioners argued that there

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‘Faster Labor Contracts Act’ Advances in the House. In recent weeks, the Buzz has reported on the effort by proponents of the Faster Labor Contracts Act to force a floor vote on the bill in the U.S. House of Representatives. This week, that effort—a process called a “discharge petition”—garnered the necessary 218 votes…

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• Colorado, Indiana, New Jersey, and New York have each updated their child labor laws, with effective dates ranging from December 2025 through May 2027.
• The updates affect hazardous-occupation restrictions, recordkeeping, registration requirements, hours of work, and the process for issuing employment certificates to minors under the age of eighteen.

Colorado

Colorado adopted new…

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• Cal/OSHA bears the burden of proving it cited the correct employer entity, and citations may be dismissed entirely if it cannot independently establish that the named entity is the proper one.
• Successor liability in the workplace safety context turns on whether a new entity has “substantial continuity” with the predecessor’s operations, considering factors

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• In M&K Employee Solutions v. Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund, the Supreme Court recently concluded that actuaries for multiemployer pension funds can calculate the liability for employers withdrawing from the plan by using the assumptions that are in effect on or after the measurement date.
• Four employers that exited the

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