What to know about Defense Protection Act and the Pentagon’s Anthropic ultimatum

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum this week: Open its artificial intelligence technology for unrestricted military use by Friday, or risk losing its government contract.
National Law Review

NYC’s Amended ESSTA: Expanded Employee Time Off Rights Businesses Need to Know

Amendments to New York City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) and Temporary Schedule Change Act (TSCA) took effect on ...
National Law Review

NYC Issues New Notice, Updates Guidance, and Proposes Amendments to Rules Related to the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act

Just two business days before amendments to the city’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) took effect on February 22, 2026, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worke ...
HR Dive

Compliance complexity: How employers can cope with an increasingly fractured state-law patchwork

The simultaneous withdrawal of federal guidance and expansion of state protections creates unprecedented compliance ...