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Eighth Circuit Clarifies Limits Of Undue Hardship Defense In ADA Case

Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a Nebraska district court's decision that prevented an employer from asserting an undue hardship affirmative...

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg

What Employers Should Know About The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)

On July 4, 2025, H.R.1, or what is being called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ("OBBBA"), was signed into law, introducing major reforms in tax and employee benefits that affect businesses and their employees.

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Littler Lounge: Behind The Screen – Fraud, Fatigue And Other Considerations Of Remote Work (Podcast)

Claire Deason and Nicole LeFave dive headfirst into one of the wildest twists in remote work yet: North Korean laptop farms.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

The Wage And Hour Division Of The Department Of Labor Wants To Help

Today the Department of Labor announced the return of the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. PAID is a voluntary compliance initiative that helps employers resolve inadvertent violations...

United States Employment

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Fennemore

Appellate Panel Appears Skeptical Of Morgan Stanley's Position On ERISA In Deferred Compensation Plan Case

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Department Of Labor Weighs In On 401(k) Forfeiture Class Actions

United States Employment

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Holland & Knight

Maine Employers: Changes To Earned Paid Leave

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Changing Last Year's Assumptions This Year: Gotcha Or Copacetic?

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Florida Choice Act Bolsters Enforceability Of Noncompete And Garden Leave Agreements

United States Employment

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A&O Shearman

DOL Brings Back Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) Program

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

OSHA Proposes First Of Its Kind Heat Regulations For Indoor And Outdoor Workers

United States Employment

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Honigman

Missouri's Earned Paid Sick Leave Law Repealed—A Change In Course For Missouri Employes

United States Employment

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Kutak Rock LLP

NYC Council Passes Bills Expanding Minimum Pay Protections To App-Based Grocery Delivery Workers

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Refresher On California's CROWN Act

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Trump's Plan B For Tariffs

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Analysis Of The 2025 Federal Tax Changes Under The "One Big Beautiful Bill" Legislation

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BakerHostetler

AMTL's AICP Files Second Case Against TSMC, Its Advanced Memory Amends Against SK Hynix

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

From Copyright Case To AI Data Crisis: How The New York Times v. OpenAI Reshapes Companies' Data Governance And EDiscovery Strategy

United States Technology

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Artificial Intelligence 2025 - Trends And Developments

United States Technology

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Steptoe LLP

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Contract of Employment

Scandal In The Spotlight: When Leadership Fails The Company Code

In my years as a commercial litigator, I have seen several boardroom implosions, but few begin with a Coldplay concert and end with the resignation...

United States Commercial

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Offit Kurman

HIPAA Violations & Whistleblower Protections For Doctors & Healthcare Executives

You're a doctor, hospital administrator, or healthcare executive who's committed to patient safety. But what happens when you witness something that crosses the line...

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

The One Big Beautiful Bill And Workplace Immigration Enforcement

The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, will fund government efforts to continue to vigorously enforce the immigration laws.

United States Immigration

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Foley & Lardner

Sélection De Jurisprudence De Droit Social – France | Premier Semestre 2025

United States Employment

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Dechert

Employment Case Law Selection - France | First Semester Of 2025

United States Employment

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Dechert

Immigration Impacts Of The One Big Beautiful Bill Act

United States Immigration

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BrownWinick Law

The (Less-Than-Golden) State Of Confidentiality Provisions In California

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Considering A Reduction In Force? Some Preliminary Considerations

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

New Aim Misses The Mark: Federal Court Clarifies What Constitutes Confidential Information

United States Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Eighth Circuit Clarifies Limits Of Undue Hardship Defense In ADA Case

Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit upheld a Nebraska district court's decision that prevented an employer from asserting an undue hardship affirmative...

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg

U.S. Court Of Appeals Grants Stay Of Preliminary Injunction And EEOC Issues Guidance On DEI: Employers Are Advised To Carefully Review DEI & DEIA Initiatives

In our recent February 26, 2025 alert, we described President Trump's January executive orders (EOs) regarding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) initiatives applicable to federal contractors and private employers.

United States Commercial

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Davis Malm & D’Agostine

Building An Exemption: California Construction Employers Allowed To Drug Test For Marijuana

California exempts "the building and construction trades" from its bar on employer discrimination based on an employee's off-duty use of marijuana.

United States Healthcare

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Refresher On California's CROWN Act

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

HIPAA Violations & Whistleblower Protections For Doctors & Healthcare Executives

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

What To Know About Your Employment Law Claim In NY

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

Compelling Parties To Collect ESI From Personal Devices

United States Media & IT

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Mid-Year 2025 Report

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

U.S. Supreme Court Rules ADA Doesn't Cover Disabled Retired Employees

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

Appellate Panel Appears Skeptical Of Morgan Stanley's Position On ERISA In Deferred Compensation Plan Case

In an ongoing battle over its deferred compensation plan, Morgan Stanley has asked a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to condemn the lower court's finding...

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Department Of Labor Weighs In On 401(k) Forfeiture Class Actions

Since September 2023, plaintiffs have filed numerous class action lawsuits alleging that the use of 401(k) forfeitures to offset future employer contributions violates the Employee Retirement...

United States Employment

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Holland & Knight

Changing Last Year's Assumptions This Year: Gotcha Or Copacetic?

Just before its summer recess, the Supreme Court agreed to review whether multiemployer pension funds can impose withdrawal liability based on actuarial assumptions adopted after the relevant plan year.

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Invisible Handshake: Crafting An Employee Deal That Drives Business Performance

United States Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

DOL Announces Multi Agency Opinion Letter Program To Provide Guidance

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Executive Compensation And Employee Benefits Provisions Of The Budget Reconciliation Bill

United States Tax

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A&O Shearman

U.S. Supreme Court Rules ADA Doesn't Cover Disabled Retired Employees

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Attorneys' Fees Request Comes In At $23 Million In UnitedHealth's Historic $69 Million Settlement Of 401(k) Suit

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

One Big Beautiful Bill – Plan Sponsor-Related Health And Welfare Provisions

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Is The Adjudication Process Unfair?

On 17 June 2025 the Adjudication Society held a panel discussion, hosted by BCLP, looking at whether the adjudication process is unfair to employers, main contractors or subcontractors or does it just feel that way.

United States Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Before The Layoff: Key Legal And Strategic Considerations For Employers

Layoffs are among the most difficult decisions an employer can face, fraught with legal, operational and emotional complexity...

United States Employment

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Cohen & Buckmann

First Circuit Concludes Employee's Wrongful Termination, Other State Law Claims Are Preempted By Federal Law

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (covering Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island) recently awarded a victory to employers litigating claims...

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

Montana Law Provides Employment Protections For Volunteer Emergency Responders

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Labor, Employment And Employee Benefits Legal Update

United States Employment

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Mirick O'Connell

Live From Workplace Horizons 2025: Class And Collective Action Trends — What You Need To Protect, Defend . . . And Avoid Being Sued (Video)

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Court Of Appeal Holds An Employee Cannot Recover Damages For Defamation Related To A Wrongful Termination Claim

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

"Majority Group" Employees Likely To Bring More "Reverse Discrimination" Claims In Wake Of Recent Supreme Court Ruling

United States Employment

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Liskow & Lewis

Challenges In Navigating Noncompete Agreements And Protecting IP In The Workplace With Fran Haas (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Nyemaster Goode

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Latest Videos

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Essential Steps To Sell Your Business (Video)

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Offit Kurman

California's Culture Clash: A Webinar For Employers Caught In The Middle, Margins, Or Mainstream Of A Conflicting And Rapidly Changing Employment Law Paradigm (Video)

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Mintz

LaborSpeak: Supreme Court Rules On The Standard For Reverse Discrimination Claims (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Labor & Employment Law Mid-Year Update (Video)

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Live From Workplace Horizons 2025: Arbitration — Still The First Line Of Defense For Workplace Claims? (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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