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The Retention Bonus Backlash Revisited: Shareholders Are Delivering Their Verdict

In our recent Comp & Benefits Brief, The Retention Bonus Backlash: What Executives and Compensation Committees Need to Know, we explored growing concerns about time-vested executive retention awards...

United States Employment

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Former DOL Officials Urge Federal Contractors To Continue Lawful Diversity Practices Despite Trump Administration's Efforts To End DEI

On April 15, 2025, a group of former U.S. Department of Labor officials issued an "open letter" urging federal contractors to continue voluntary diversity practices, including conducting self-assessments, despite the Trump administration's attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and the revocation of Executive Order (EO)11246, which mandated federal contractors' affirmative action and non-discrimination obligations...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Deep Impact: The Trump Administration's Latest Executive Order Charts A Collision Course For Discriminatory Practices Proof

The Trump Administration issued its latest Executive Order entitled Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy (the "EO") on April 23, 2025.

United States Employment

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Mintz

Virginia Expands Non-Compete Ban: What Employers Need To Know

Effective 07.01.25, a new amendment to Virginia's non-compete law expands the definition of "low-wage" employees to include employees classified as non-exempt under the FLSA.

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Report From Day 2 Of The 2025 ABA OSHA/MSHA Law Conference

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Report From Day 1 Of The 2025 ABA OSHA/MSHA Law Conference

United States Employment

SS

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Former Safety Director David Keeling Nominated To Lead OSHA

United States Employment

SS

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Labour Relations In The World Of Tariffs: The Need For Cooperation, Not Confrontation

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Relief From Steep Pay Transparency Penalties For Businesses In Washington State

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Injured In A Car Accident While Working? WSIB May Not Be Your Only Option

Canada Employment

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Siskinds LLP

Does Employer Disparate Impact Liability Still Exist? The Latest EO Pushes To Eliminate It

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Wyoming Bans Most Non-Compete Agreements Starting July 1, 2025

United States Employment

SS

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Trump Administration Seeks To Stop Federal Enforcement Of Disparate Impact Liability

United States Employment

HK

Holland & Knight

Congress Out, Agenda Delayed (Beltway Buzz, April 25, 2025)

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

FDA's Removal Of Semaglutide And The Evolving Tirzepatide Decisions: What Compounders Need To Know

United States Healthcare

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Fiscal Year 2026 H-1B Cap Lottery Season Opens On March 7 – Now Is The Time To Act

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

DOJ Memo Previews Immigration Enforcement Actions

United States Immigration

Gs

Green and Spiegel

DHS Permanently Increases Automatic Extension Period For Employment Authorization Documents (EADs)

United States Immigration

Gs

Green and Spiegel

[PODCAST] JAMS Neutrals Discuss How Austin's Growth Is Shaping Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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Significant Changes Ahead: New Measures To Limit Temporary Foreign Worker Program In Canada

Canada Employment

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Green and Spiegel

RADIO INTERVIEW – CityNews (Video)

Canada Employment

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Green and Spiegel

I'm Listening: BC Appeal Court Confirms That Secretly Recording Colleagues Constitutes Just Cause

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

La Fête Est Terminée : La Colombie-Britannique Annonce L'entrée En Vigueur De Normes D'emploi Pour Les Travailleurs De Plateformes Numériques

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Nouvelles de l'Ontario : le projet de loi 149 propose diverses modifications, notamment les obligations de transparence salariale et de divulgation du recours à l'IA dans les offres d'emploi et le projet de loi 79 entre en vigueur

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Updates: Bill 149 Proposes Variety Of Changes Including Pay Transparency And AI Disclosure Requirements For Job Postings, Bill 79 Comes Into Force

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Gig Is Up: British Columbia Announces Incoming Employment Standards For App-Based Gig Workers

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

AODA Reminder: Approaching Deadline (December 31, 2023) To File Accessibility Compliance Reports

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Update On The Pay Transparency Act: British Columbia Government Finally Transparent With Employers On Reporting Requirements

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Wild West: Alberta Labour Board Orders Suspension Of Union Dues For Wildcat Strike

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Human Resources

Unproductive? Systems And Processes Not To Blame?: Respond With Performance Or Disability Management

In this period of continued economic uncertainty, workers are often asked to do more with less.

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Maine Driver Overtime Exemption Becomes More Closely Aligned With Federal Law

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") provides an exemption from its overtime requirements for employees covered by the Motor Carrier Act.

United States Employment

PA

Pierce Atwood LLP

Getting Siri-ous About Data Breaches And Trade Secrets

Siri is that trusted iPhone assistant who you believe is talking directly and only to you.

United States Employment

CO

Cozen O'Connor

2013 H-1B Cap Count (6/01/12 Update)

United States Immigration

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

IRS Provides Much Needed Guidance For Health FSAs

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Who Has Final Say Over Who Has To Pay For Birth Control?

United States Employment

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Strasburger & Price, L.L.P.

Using Conviction Records As A Screening Tool

United States Employment

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Fisher Phillips LLP

NLRB Issues Third Report On Social Media In The Workplace

United States Employment

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Blank Rome LLP

Peyton Manning Ate Here! Managing Privacy Concerns In A Modern Workplace

United States Employment

FP

Fisher Phillips LLP

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Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

The Retention Bonus Backlash Revisited: Shareholders Are Delivering Their Verdict

In our recent Comp & Benefits Brief, The Retention Bonus Backlash: What Executives and Compensation Committees Need to Know, we explored growing concerns about time-vested executive retention awards...

United States Employment

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Former DOL Officials Urge Federal Contractors To Continue Lawful Diversity Practices Despite Trump Administration's Efforts To End DEI

On April 15, 2025, a group of former U.S. Department of Labor officials issued an "open letter" urging federal contractors to continue voluntary diversity practices, including conducting self-assessments, despite the Trump administration's attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and the revocation of Executive Order (EO)11246, which mandated federal contractors' affirmative action and non-discrimination obligations...

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Deep Impact: The Trump Administration's Latest Executive Order Charts A Collision Course For Discriminatory Practices Proof

The Trump Administration issued its latest Executive Order entitled Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy (the "EO") on April 23, 2025.

United States Employment

M

Mintz

Labour Relations In The World Of Tariffs: The Need For Cooperation, Not Confrontation

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Does Employer Disparate Impact Liability Still Exist? The Latest EO Pushes To Eliminate It

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

AIPLA Conference On Trade Secret Litigation Recap: Part 1 – Joint Representation

United States IP

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Jones Walker

Wyoming Bans Most Non-Compete Agreements Starting July 1, 2025

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Trump Administration Seeks To Stop Federal Enforcement Of Disparate Impact Liability

United States Employment

HK

Holland & Knight

Congress Out, Agenda Delayed (Beltway Buzz, April 25, 2025)

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

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Outsourcing

State AG News: Executive Orders, Labor & Employment, Consumer Protection March 20-26, 2025

Each week, Crowell & Moring's State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Here are last week's updates.

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Canada, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Beyond The Beaches: An Ideal BPO Location

Look no further, Barbados is open for BPO services delivering proven quality, value-driven solutions and strong outcomes.

Barbados Employment

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Invest Barbados

Maximizing ROI: The Financial Payoff Of Outsourcing For CFOs

United States Employment

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Personiv

Outsourcing Finance & Accounting: A CFO's Guide To Cost Savings And Efficiency

United States Accounting

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Personiv

Five Signs You're Ready For Outsourced Accounting Support

United States Accounting

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MGO CPA LLP

A Comprehensive Guide To The BMA's Proposed New Operational Resilience And Outsourcing Code

Bermuda Employment

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Walkers

An Overview Of Outsourcing In The BVI And The Cayman Islands

Worldwide Commercial

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Harneys

Facilities Management Outsourcing In A Post-COVID World

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Managing Labour Cost: Insights And Lessons For The Resource And Other Sectors For 2025

Employers in the resources sector are watchful of legal developments in 2025 that could significantly impact their labour strategies, particularly their ability to engage...

United States Employment

SS

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Legal Protections For Employees During Security Clearance Investigations

Security clearance investigations are a regular part of the United States federal government employment process for any job that requires eligibility for access to classified information.

United States Employment

TR

Tully Rinckey

ALJ Backs Hospital's Right To Delay Returning Strikers To Work

An NLRB administrative law judge recently confirmed that a California hospital system had the right to keep replacement workers on the job...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Procedural Fairness In Volunteer Dismissals: Lessons From Hannan v. Scouts Canada

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Canada Work-Sharing Program And Temporary Layoffs Under The BC Employment Standards Act

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Return-To-Office Mandate Triggers Constructive Dismissal (… This Time)

Canada Employment

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McMillan LLP

Be Prepared; Don't Needlessly Invite Litigation By Your Volunteers

Canada Employment

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Taylor McCaffrey

Accommodation Is A Two-way Street: Lessons For Employers From Aguele v. Family Options Inc.

Canada Employment

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Gowling WLG

Voici Les Principales Questions Que Se Posent Les Employeurs En Matière De Droit Du Travail Pendant La Guerre Tarifaire — Et Ce Que Vous Devez Savoir Aujourd'hui

Canada Employment

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

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Latest Videos

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April 2025 Employer Regulatory And Legislative Update (Video)

ML

Marcum

Decoding Appeals, Episode 4: Clerks' Perspectives, Part 2 (Video)

SS

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

LaborSpeak: Update On The State Of Non-compete Restrictions (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Legal Minute: Permanent Total Disability (Video)

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Ford Richardson

Navigating The Office: What Does "Cause" Mean? (Video)

ML

McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman

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