2025 Employment Law Update

Being that January marks the beginning of employee handbook season in the United States, it’s time for a 2025 employment law update. With 2025 compliance policies and legal trends already presenting a potential onslaught of employment law changes, it’s critical for employers to know what to expect in the new year.

Last month, we partnered with a panel of Littler experts to present a webinar discussing HR compliance and labor law policies and trends for 2025. Topics covered in this event include:

• New legislation and anticipated 2025 legal trends, such as:
  • AI
  • Noncompete agreements
  • Child labor
• The impact of the 2024 election on state-level regulation of employment and labor standards
• Handbook updates to get you ready for the new year
• Major NLRB decisions impacting both union and nonunion workforces in 2025, including:
  • Employer-sponsored meetings about unionization
  • Precedent and regulatory shifts expected from the NLRB under the new administration
• The Securities and Exchange Commission’s focus on whistleblower protections in separation, settlement and other employment agreements

The recording of this presentation and a copy of the slide deck are available in the Resources section on our website and on our YouTube channel.

Interested in More 2025 Employment Law Updates?

Would you like more information about 2025 legal trends and compliance policies? We recommend reading Littler’s In Depth Discussion: Employment Law Update: New Laws for 2025. This article provides a synopsis of new laws and regulations coming this year. Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, and West Virginia are all included in this legal update.

Markedly, this Insight is organized by state, and it includes the following information for each new law:

• A bill or ordinance number
• The main topic
• A brief summary
• The date the law becomes effective

While it’s not an exhaustive discussion of every new labor and employment law, it does have great insights for HR, Legal, and Compliance teams.

Ensure Your Compliance Strategy Is Proactive

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