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Federal Bar Update: New Magistrate Judges Named In Northern District

In recent months, several new magistrate judges have been appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

No Tax On Tips Or Overtime: What Taxpayers Need To Know

As a result of the passage of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), 2025 marked a major shift in how millions of American workers report their income and claim deductions.

United States Employment

Wagner Tax Law

Alternative Asset Investment Rule Nears Release

This morning, the White House Office of Management and Budget announced that it has received the proposed rule, "Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Investment Alternative[s]" (the "Proposal").

United States Employment

GL

Groom Law Group

Proposed Amendment To New York State's Trapped At Work Act May, If Enacted, Provide Employers More Clarity And Time For Compliance

A proposed bill was introduced in the New York Assembly on January 6, 2026, to amend the recently enacted Trapped at Work Act (the Act)...

United States Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

EEOC Lawsuit Against Wendy's Highlights Disability And Age Discrimination Risks For Employers

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

Understanding The New Wave Of ERISA Litigation Targeting Voluntary Benefit Plans

United States Employment

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Holland & Knight

Policy Week In Review – January 16, 2026

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

The Rise Of 'Financially Dominated' Coverage Claims For Employer Health Plans

United States Employment

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Pay Transparency + The Power Of Preventive Strategies: Episode 2 — Healthcare Compliance Crossroads (Video)

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

California Employers: Did You Miss The CalSavers Deadline?

United States Employment

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MGO CPA LLP

Day One Paternity Leave For Bereaved Fathers/partners In Force From 29 December 2025

United States Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Navigating The New Public Health Environment: How Employers Should Approach CDC And NIOSH Guidance On Health Hazards In The Trump Administration

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

4th Circuit Questions Class Status In Genworth Financial 401(k) Suit

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Speed Circuit: Racing Through Today's Top Labor Law Topics

United States Employment

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

What Honeybees Have Taught Me About Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Artificial Intelligence In ADR: A Neutral's Evolving Perspective

United States Technology

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JAMS

The Trump Gold Card And Proposed Trump Platinum Card: Legal, Practical, Tax, And Economic Considerations For High-Net-Worth Immigrants

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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Contract of Employment

Important Amendments Proposed For New York's Recently Enacted "Trapped At Work" Act

Less than a month after Governor Hochul signed into law the "Trapped at Work Act" which took effect immediately and which we reported on here, the New York State Legislature introduced a bill amending the Act.

United States Employment

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Mintz

New York Legislature Moves Quickly To Clarify The Trapped At Work Act

In response to concerns raised by Governor Kathy Hochul and stakeholders in the employment sector regarding ambiguities in the Trapped at Work Act...

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Key California Labor And Employment Updates For 2026

New California employment statutes include significant changes that will reshape employment agreements, pay equity compliance, notice practices, data governance, and leave administration.

United States Employment

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Winston & Strawn LLP

New York Employers Must Act Quickly To Comply With The Trapped At Work Act

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Bill Amending New York State's "Stay Or Pay" Law Introduced In Legislature

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

New California And New York Laws Target "Stay-or-Pay" Arrangements

United States Employment

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

New CA And NY Laws Target "Stay-or-Pay" Arrangements

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

What You Need To Know About New York's Stay-or-Pay Law

United States Employment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

New York's Trapped At Work Act: Immediate Prohibition Of "Stay-or-Pay" Employment Provisions

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

EEOC Lawsuit Against Wendy's Highlights Disability And Age Discrimination Risks For Employers

On December 29, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ("S.D. Ohio") against Wendy's International...

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

Speed Circuit: Racing Through Today's Top Labor Law Topics

At the recent Employment Law Symposium held by Ward and Smith, three attorneys from the Labor and Employment Law Group plotted a course through the evolving landscape of employment law.

United States Employment

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Potential Castaway: The McDonnell Douglas Doctrine

Every employment attorney knows the McDonnell Douglas doctrine because, at summary judgment, it is the linchpin through which an employment discrimination lawsuit either proceeds or comes to a halt.

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

New Jersey Legislature Expands Job-Protected Family Leave To Smaller Employers

United States Employment

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

EEOC Scraps Internal Voting Procedures, Paving Way To Fast-Track The Trump Administration's Policy Initiatives, Changes For Employers

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Key Changes To California Employment Laws In 2026

United States Employment

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Rogers Joseph O'Donnell

EntertainHR: Flag On The Play: Power Dynamics And Workplace Romance

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

A New Enforcement Focus: When "Preference" Becomes Discrimination Against U.S. Workers

United States Employment

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HR Unlimited

2026 California Employment Law Updates: What Employers And Employees Should Know

United States Employment

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Madison Law

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

SECURE 2.0: Key Provisions And Tax Planning Implications For American Retirees

SECURE 2.0 strengthens the U.S. retirement system by expanding contribution opportunities, increasing flexibility for savers, and imposing new compliance obligations.

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Alternative Asset Investment Rule Nears Release

This morning, the White House Office of Management and Budget announced that it has received the proposed rule, "Fiduciary Duties in Selecting Investment Alternative[s]" (the "Proposal").

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Understanding The New Wave Of ERISA Litigation Targeting Voluntary Benefit Plans

A new trend in Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) class actions is targeting employers and benefits consultants over voluntary benefit programs, such as accident, critical illness, cancer and hospital indemnity insurance.

United States Employment

HK

Holland & Knight

California Employers: Did You Miss The CalSavers Deadline?

United States Employment

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MGO CPA LLP

4th Circuit Questions Class Status In Genworth Financial 401(k) Suit

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Speed Circuit: Racing Through Today's Top Labor Law Topics

United States Employment

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Employer Contributions To Trump Accounts

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Proposed Legislation Could Postpone Discovery In ERISA Litigation

United States Employment

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Proposed Legislation To Make PBMs ERISA Fiduciaries And Disclose Compensation

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

2026 California Employment Law Updates: What Employers And Employees Should Know

It is a new year in California and that means a new set of updates to the state's labor and employment laws.

United States Employment

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Madison Law

Alternative Investments: Approach With Caution, For Now...

Few topics in the ERISA realm have received more press over the last few months than alternative investments in retirement plans. With the change in the Trump Administration, a change in tone from regulators...

United States Employment

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Kutak Rock LLP

Oregon Court Of Appeals Reinforces Legal Standard For Wrongful Discharge Claims

The Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon recently held in Trumper v. Women's Healthcare Associates, LLC that an at-will employee could not bring a wrongful discharge...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Uniform Controversies: Restricting Politically Charged Messages In The Workplace

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

The End Of Day-one Unfair Dismissal Rights

United States Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

California Court Of Appeal Affirms Dismissal Of PAGA Claims Based On Prior Settlement And Claim Preclusion

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Employee Was Wrongfully Terminated After Failing Polygraph Test

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

The FTC Shifts Its Focus From A Blanket Ban On Noncompete Agreements To Rigorous Enforcement Against Anticompetitive Overreach

United States Employment

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Senn Fortis

FTC Signals Continued Scrutiny Of Employee Non-Compete Agreements

United States Employment

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Dykema

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Latest Videos

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Cultural Flashpoints Vidcast: Conversations That Matter (Video)

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

We Get AI For Work™: Analyzing "Brewer V. Otter.ai" — A Case Study Of The Legal Risks Of AI Note Takers (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

LaborSpeak: NYC Council Expands Sick Leave: What Employers Need To Know (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Littler Lounge: Festive Compliance – Unwrapping Holiday Parties, Bonuses, And Workplace Cheer (Podcast)

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Littler Mendelson

Culture & Compliance Chronicles: Inside The Wirecard Scandal—Whistleblowing, Retaliation & Reform With Pav Gill (Podcast)

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Ropes & Gray LLP

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