The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has inked several seven- and eight-figure settlements in the first half of 2026, including a $15 million deal to resolve charges that a technology company illegally denied workers' requests for faith- and disability-based exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Here, Law360 recaps some of the EEOC's largest settlements so far this year.
A Colorado federal judge on Friday refused to block a plaintiff in a related state court case from contacting nurses in a $14 million wage and hour settlement, finding the health system and workers had not shown the court could step in and restrict a nonparty's conduct.
From expanded family leave and new portable benefits for gig workers, to increased child labor penalties and a phasing out of the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities, wage and hour laws are changing in cities and states around the U.S. Here, Law360 looks at updates happening in July.