Labor Law Updates

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) doesn't typically make headlines, but its fiscal year 2025 results are hard to ignore. The agency secured $660 million for workers, resolved more charges than the year before and set a record for pre-litigation recoveries. For employers, the story behind the numbers matters as much as the numbers themselves. The EEOC is handling more work, moving cases through faster and operating with greater efficiency than at any point in its 60-year history.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is revising the 'Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination Is Illegal' poster due to several executive orders. While the official release date has not yet been announced, employers should prepare to replace existing posters once the updated poster becomes available. This poster summarizes essential employee rights under federal anti-discrimination laws and must be displayed in the workplace by employers with 15 or more employees, as well as by federal contractors.

The legislative and regulatory landscape has shifted dramatically — and for HR teams, the question is no longer whether to adapt, but how quickly. The decisions made in 2025 are impacting HR compliance in 2026, and what worked before may not hold up today. Understanding what changed, and why, is the first step toward protecting your business going forward.

You might not see it coming. One dissatisfied employee files a complaint, and suddenly your business is the subject of a Department of Labor (DOL) investigation. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the DOL has broad authority to examine your time and pay practices — from minimum wage and overtime pay to exemption classifications and recordkeeping. With the Wage and Hour Division overseeing labor laws for more than 148 million workers, no employer is too small to be scrutinized.

Lillian Chavez, Esq., who heads the expert legal team behind Poster Guard Plus™ , answers a variety of questions about the complex laws surrounding the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).