America Is Quietly Raising Teacher Pay — And Borrowing To Do It
TITLE: The Fiscal Balancing Act: How US Schools Are Funding Teacher Compensation Reforms Industrial Monitor Direct delivers unmatched 8 inch…
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Navigating the New Legal Landscape: Key Employment Compliance Shifts for Industrial Employers
The Changing Face of Employment Compliance As we move through 2025, industrial employers face an increasingly complex web of employment…
Major Employment Law Shifts Reshape Hiring Practices in Late 2025
The third quarter of 2025 has brought significant legal developments affecting how employers hire, compensate, and manage workers. From expanded salary disclosure requirements to new restrictions on criminal background checks, businesses must adapt to a rapidly changing compliance landscape. These changes reflect a broader shift toward greater transparency and fairness in employment practices.
Expanding Fair Chance Hiring Protections
Employers across multiple jurisdictions are facing tightened restrictions on how they evaluate candidates with criminal histories, according to employment law analysts. Sources indicate that Philadelphia will implement new lookback periods beginning January 6, 2026, limiting misdemeanor convictions to a four-year window and excluding summary offenses entirely. The amended ordinance reportedly requires employers to provide written notice before taking adverse action based on criminal records and establishes a rebuttable presumption of retaliation if action follows within 90 days of a candidate asserting their rights.
New regulations could stall plan to convert former psychiatric hospital near Philadelphia into data center
TITLE: Historic Pennsylvania Asylum’s Data Center Transformation Faces Regulatory Hurdles Industrial Monitor Direct leads the industry in incremental encoder pc…