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2 weeks ago | littler.com | Sanjay Nair |Stephen A. Fuchs |Devjani Mishra |Long Island

On the heels of New York State’s amendment of its Paid Sick Leave Law to create a first-in-the-nation paid prenatal personal leave (PPPL) entitlement, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) has amended its interpretive rules for the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to incorporate PPPL. While the state PPPL law became effective January 1, 2025, the city’s amended rules take effect imminently, on July 2, 2025.

2 weeks ago | littler.com | Shana French |Cameron Miller

In today’s evolving economic landscape, many Canadian employers are facing the difficult decision to reduce their workforce. Whether driven by restructuring, cost-cutting or strategic realignment, a reduction in force (RIF) presents significant legal and operational challenges.

3 weeks ago | littler.com | Sarah Watt

June 2, 2025 Greater Phoenix In Business Sarah Watt says more than five years after COVID-19 changed workplace norms, many employers are making a concerted push for in-person work. Greater Phoenix In Business

1 month ago | littler.com | Devjani Mishra |Brandon Mita |Lavanga Wijekoon

In this Littler Celebrates episode honoring Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, host Devjani Mishra – a shareholder in Littler’s New York office and co-chair of the firm’s 'Ohana Affinity Group – is joined by Littler attorneys Brandon Mita and Lavanga Wijekoon, along with special guest Jeff Sun, Senior Director and Counsel at Exelixis, for a powerful conversation at the intersection of sports, identity, and the legal profession.

1 month ago | littler.com | Holly Robbins |David J. Goldstein |Jacqueline Mrachek |Meredith Schramm-Strosser

On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum, Deputy Attorney General Blanche Memo: Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, announcing an initiative to “utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and, as appropriate, pursue claims against any recipient of federal funds that knowingly violates federal civil rights laws.” For many years, the government has required contractors and grant recipients to make representations regarding compliance with various federal civil...