Employment Law Bulletin

A Monthly Report On Labor Law Issues

Volume XXXXIV, Issue 4

In this Issue: Navigate the rapidly evolving 2026 regulatory landscape with this comprehensive briefing on the massive policy pivots currently reshaping American workplaces. You’ll gain critical clarity on the DOL’s move back to a "two core factor" independent contractor test and the NLRB’s formal reinstatement of the rigorous 2020 joint-employer standard. Beyond these classification shifts, this issue breaks down high-stakes developments including the Sixth Circuit's rejection of "card-check" bargaining, the EEOC’s definitive ruling on single-sex facility access, and a cautionary federal court decision on the limits of staffing agency indemnity clauses. From the latest Supreme Court-bound TPS litigation to the NLRB’s new, more balanced approach to employer handbooks, this newsletter delivers the strategic foresight required to mitigate risk and maintain compliance this year.