Vorys At Work
The Vorys labor and employment team has developed an educational platform – Vorys at Work – to provide important updates and training for HR professionals and in house counsel on labor and employment law trends, employee benefits issues, developments, decisions and law changes from across the U.S. From frequent alerts and blog posts and complimentary webinars, Vorys at Work provides critical information in a vast array of formats. Scroll down to see some of our recent alerts, podcast episodes and upcoming events. To receive updates and invitations from Vorys at Work, click here.
06/25/2026 | Vorys Benefits Brief: Retirement Plan Amendment Deadline Looming
Many retirement plans must be amended by December 31, 2026 to bring the plan document into compliance with a number of legislative changes. Read more.
06/11/2026 | Illinois Joins a Growing Number of Jurisdictions Rejecting the Federal Portal-to-Portal Act
On March 19, 2026, the Illinois Supreme Court issued a decision determining that Illinois’ state wage-and-hour law, 820 ILCS 105/1 (IMWL), does not incorporate the federal Portal-to-Portal Act’s (PPA) exclusions for “preliminary or postliminary” employee activities. Read more.
06/10/2026 | ICE Revises Form I-9 Guidance and Expands Potential Violations
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently revised its Form I-9 inspection guidance, increasing employers’ potential exposure in audits and inspections. Read more.
06/04/2026 | Connecticut Employers: Prepare for Enhanced Pay Transparency Requirements
Connecticut recently enacted a pay transparency law requiring employers to include a pay range and general description of benefits in all job postings. Read more.
05/26/2026 | Virginia Enacts Pay Transparency and Salary History Ban Requirements
Virginia recently enacted a pay transparency law requiring employers to include a pay range in all job postings and prohibiting employers from seeking the salary history of a prospective employee. Read more.
Upcoming Webinar: Fixing Mistakes - Health and Welfare Plan Edition
12-1 PM (ET)
This webinar will help employers navigate the common mistakes that they may encounter with their health and welfare plans, helping attendees better understand how to effectively manage their health and welfare plan mistakes while meeting regulatory requirements and minimizing workforce dissatisfaction.
To learn more and register, click here.
Webinar on Demand: Proactive Strategies to Address Unionization Attempts
The marked increase in unionization efforts nationally is obvious; but solutions that will address the cause, rather than the effects, of such unionization efforts are less clear. For decades, employees have turned to labor unions when they feel their company is not listening to their collective demands. Employees now have a renewed interest in communicating with labor unions to act on their behalf when they do not get what they want. For their part, unions are focusing organizational efforts on industries that have not traditionally been unionized. In this session, Dan Clark and Michael Shoenfelt addressed the proactive measures companies can take now to address potential unionization.To learn more or to watch a recording, click here.
About Vorys on Labor
Vorys on Labor focuses on traditional labor issues of interest to labor professionals in both the public and private sector. Vorys on Labor will help keep you informed about recent developments at the National Labor Relations Board, the Ohio State Employment Relations Board, and in Congress. You can expect to find news and commentary about these developments and many other topics, including the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), union membership, and union organizing.