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California Employers: Update Your Posters

The California Department of Labor Standards Enforcement recently released a revised Healthy Workplaces/Healthy Families Act (HWHFA) poster reflecting recent...

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

In conjunction with our federal and New York State labor and employment 2025 Review and 2026 Outlook, we focus here on one of the key developments under New York law.

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

This Week From The Hill (January 11 – 17, 2026)

On December 19, the tri-agencies issued a proposed rule on transparency in health care pricing. The proposed rule follows the 2020 Transparency in Coverage rule and a 2025...

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Groom Law Group

Labor & Employment Law Roundup: 2025 In Review And 2026 Outlook, Part 2 Of 2

As we began covering in our first labor and employment law roundup, changes at the federal level require employers to constantly keep up to date with enforcement trends. The state level is no different.

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Deadline Ahead: Pay Data Reporting Obligations For Massachusetts Employers

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

The State Of Employment Law: Local Laws Can Complicate State Laws Even Further

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Littler Lightbulb – December 2025 Employment Appellate Roundup

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Labor Laws And Their Influence On Employment In The US

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

Mark Your Calendar: HIPAA Deadline On February 16

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

2025-2026 Minnesota Labor And Employment Law Update: Key Wage, Leave, Pay Transparency, And Workplace Compliance Changes For Employers

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Dykema

Cannabis And Employment Law: The Year Ahead In 2026

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

EEOC Signals Increased Enforcement Against Corporate DEI Programs

United States Employment

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Steptoe LLP

New Year, New Selection Criteria For H-1B Cap Lottery: DHS Finalizes Rule Prioritizing Higher-Paid Workers

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

NYC To Join Other Jurisdictions In Requiring Employer Pay Data Reporting

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Italy's Rising Tax Evasion Vs The United States' Is Higher, Even With The Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP)

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

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

Countdown To Jan. 1, 2026: Preparing For California's New AI Training Data Transparency Obligations

United States Technology

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

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Contract of Employment

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

In conjunction with our federal and New York State labor and employment 2025 Review and 2026 Outlook, we focus here on one of the key developments under New York 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

On December 19, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Trapped at Work Act (the "Act"), introducing sweeping new restrictions on certain employment-related repayment agreements.

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Determining Work Authorization For Employees On TPS And Humanitarian Parole – Updated January 7, 2026

The Trump administration has enacted significant policy changes impacting individuals authorized to work under various immigration programs, including Temporary Protected Status (TPS)...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

DOL Issues Opinion Letter Regarding Compensability Of Pre-Shift Activities Covered By A Collective Bargaining Agreement

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Don't Get Trapped: California's New Stay-or-Pay Bill Effective As Of January 1, 2026

United States Employment

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Rich May

New York's "Stay Or Pay" Prohibition Could Implicate Common Employee Compensation Arrangements

United States Employment

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Polsinelli LLP

Expanded Employer Obligations Under The Illinois Workplace Transparency Act Effective January 1, 2026

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

2026 Michigan Labor And Employment Law Update: Wage Increases, Sick Leave, Contract Limits, And Key Legislative Risks For Employers

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Dykema

New York's "Trapped At Work Act" Takes Effect And Prohibits Certain "Stay Or Pay" Agreements

United States Employment

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Mintz

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Labor & Employment Law Roundup: 2025 In Review And 2026 Outlook, Part 2 Of 2

As we began covering in our first labor and employment law roundup, changes at the federal level require employers to constantly keep up to date with enforcement trends. The state level is no different.

United States Employment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The State Of Employment Law: Local Laws Can Complicate State Laws Even Further

I spent the bulk of 2025 writing about how diverse state laws make management of an interstate workforce more complicated.

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Littler Lightbulb – December 2025 Employment Appellate Roundup

This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment and labor law developments in the federal courts of appeal in the last month.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

2026 Employment Law Updates

United States Employment

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Polsinelli LLP

New York's Employers Are Caught In The Middle: Contending With Diverging Federal And State Employment Law Agendas

United States Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Ismael v. Roundtree: Clarifying The Coexistence And Application Of The McDonnell Douglas Pretext Analysis And The Convincing Mosaic Standard

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Deepfakes In The Workplace: The Emerging Legal Risks Of AI-Driven Harassment

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Trump's AI EO: Reducing Regulatory Fragmentation Not Employer Responsibility

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Labor & Employment Law Roundup: 2025 In Review And 2026 Outlook, Part 1 Of 2

United States Employment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

This Week From The Hill (January 11 – 17, 2026)

On December 19, the tri-agencies issued a proposed rule on transparency in health care pricing. The proposed rule follows the 2020 Transparency in Coverage rule and a 2025...

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Value For Money: FCA Reworks Proposals

The Financial Conduct Authority and The Pensions Regulator have published a consultation paper, with revised proposals for the new value for money (VFM) framework which is to apply from 2028.

United States Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

2026 Employment Law Updates

Effective January 1, 2026, numerous state and local government employment laws have taken effect. Below is a non-exhaustive summary of key employment law updates for January 2026.

United States Employment

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Polsinelli LLP

PA State Court Approves $13.5M Settlement Against Bayada In Wage Class Action

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

ERISA Litigation Update - January 2026

United States Employment

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill': Major Tax Changes For 2025-2026

United States Tax

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Holland & Hart

401(k) And IRA Contribution Limits For 2026: Retirement Savings, Adjustments For Inflation, And SECURE 2.0 Changes American Taxpayers Must Know About

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

ERIC Urges Eighth Circuit To Reject 401(k) Forfeiture Claims

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Tentative Settlement Of Twitter Ex-Workers' Severance Suit Faces Roadblock

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

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

On November 6, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a decision that bolsters employers' authority to restrict employees from displaying politically...

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

Consultations Launched On Bereavement Leave And Enhanced Dismissal Protections For Pregnant Women And New Mothers

United States Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Cultural Flashpoints Vidcast: Conversations That Matter (Video)

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The "Disparate" Dilemma In Employment Discrimination Litigation (Podcast)

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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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