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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Eyes Labor Regulation Via Executive Order

With the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) still lacking the quorum necessary to issue decisions, local and state governments, now including Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, are continuing their attempts to fill the gap.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Recent FTC Developments On Non-Compete Enforcement

It has been a busy month for the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and enforcement activity concerning non-compete restrictive covenants in employment agreements.

United States Employment

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

WA Equal Pay Act: Court Clarifies Job Applicant Definition For Employers

On September 4, 2025, the Washington Supreme Court issued a major decision in Branson v. Washington Fine Wine & Spirits, LLC, clarifying employers' obligations under the state's Equal Pay and Opportunities Act...

United States Employment

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Beresford Booth

Amendments To Alberta's Occupational Health And Safety Code: What Employers Need To Know

The Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Code (the "Code") is a cornerstone of health and safety protections for most Alberta workers.

Canada Employment

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Scott Venturo Rudakoff LLP

Reducing Remote Work? Don't Overlook Your Duty To Accommodate

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Minnesota Captive Audience Law Survives Challenge: Related Considerations For Religious Organizations In Minnesota

United States Employment

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Michael Best

PAGA Plaintiffs Are Losing Their Heads!

United States Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Trump Administration Ends FTC's Attempt To Ban Noncompetes

United States Employment

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Foley Hoag LLP

Expanding Access To Alternative Investments In ERISA Plans—Litigation Risks And Practical Considerations (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Could Your Business Be A Joint Employer Without Knowing It? (Video)

United States Employment

OK

Offit Kurman

FTC Abandons Appeals Of Decisions Striking Down Its Noncompete Rule, But Restrictive Covenants Remain An Enforcement Priority

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

Banquet Servers Sue Gaylord Rockies Resort And Marriott Over Alleged Wage And Hour Violations

United States Employment

MS

Miller Shah

Top 5 Signs That You Are A Misclassified Telehealth Contractor

United States Employment

MS

Miller Shah

Breaking The Bank To Break The Ceiling: The Multi-Million Dollar Case For Equality

United States Employment

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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight

2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale For Trump Tariff Actions

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

From 1925 To Today: How The FAA Transformed Dispute Resolution - The Importance Of Preserving The Core Values Of Arbitration

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Arbitration Essentials: How To Initiate And Navigate An International Arbitration, Part 2: Hearings

United States Litigation

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JAMS

ALERT: Key Tax Provisions Provided For In "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

United States Employment

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Dilworth Paxson LLP

Evolving Challenges In Employment Mediation: Managing Emotions, Shifting Strategies And Legal Trends (Podcast)

United States Employment

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JAMS

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Evolving Challenges In Employment Mediation: Managing Emotions, Shifting Strategies And Legal Trends (Podcast)

United States Employment

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JAMS

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

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

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

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Employee Benefits & Compensation

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Eyes Labor Regulation Via Executive Order

With the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) still lacking the quorum necessary to issue decisions, local and state governments, now including Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, are continuing their attempts to fill the gap.

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Recent FTC Developments On Non-Compete Enforcement

It has been a busy month for the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and enforcement activity concerning non-compete restrictive covenants in employment agreements.

United States Employment

DW

Dickinson Wright PLLC

WA Equal Pay Act: Court Clarifies Job Applicant Definition For Employers

On September 4, 2025, the Washington Supreme Court issued a major decision in Branson v. Washington Fine Wine & Spirits, LLC, clarifying employers' obligations under the state's Equal Pay and Opportunities Act...

United States Employment

BB

Beresford Booth

Reducing Remote Work? Don't Overlook Your Duty To Accommodate

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

AI Integration And Legal Compliance For Small Businesses In 2025

United States Technology

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Cantrell Law Firm

Expanding Access To Alternative Investments In ERISA Plans—Litigation Risks And Practical Considerations (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Massachusetts Tax Implications For Former Residents

United States Tax

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McLane Middleton, Professional Association

FTC Abandons Appeals Of Decisions Striking Down Its Noncompete Rule, But Restrictive Covenants Remain An Enforcement Priority

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

Banquet Servers Sue Gaylord Rockies Resort And Marriott Over Alleged Wage And Hour Violations

United States Employment

MS

Miller Shah

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Eyes Labor Regulation Via Executive Order

With the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) still lacking the quorum necessary to issue decisions, local and state governments, now including Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, are continuing their attempts to fill the gap.

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Amendments To Alberta's Occupational Health And Safety Code: What Employers Need To Know

The Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Code (the "Code") is a cornerstone of health and safety protections for most Alberta workers.

Canada Employment

SV

Scott Venturo Rudakoff LLP

Reducing Remote Work? Don't Overlook Your Duty To Accommodate

Remote work continues to be something that organizations are grappling with.

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

AI Integration And Legal Compliance For Small Businesses In 2025

United States Technology

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Cantrell Law Firm

Breaking The Bank To Break The Ceiling: The Multi-Million Dollar Case For Equality

United States Employment

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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight

Colorado Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment For Employer In EEOC Case Alleging Long COVID Complications

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

How Surveillance And Social Media Can Hurt Your LTD Claim – Insurer Tactics To Investigate Claimants And How To Protect Yourself

Canada Insurance

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McLeish Orlando LLP

Return-to-Office Mandates: Considerations For Employers And Employees

Worldwide Employment

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Koskie Minsky

ADA Litigation In Los Angeles: Defending Unruh Act And ADA Lawsuits Against Businesses

United States Employment

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

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Redundancy/Layoff

Le Tribunal d'arbitrage reconnaît le droit des salariés mis à pied à la rétroactivité salariale

Dans cette affaire, l'arbitre conclut que les salariés temporaires mis à pied maintiennent un lien d'emploi au sens de la convention, leur donnant...

Canada Employment

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Bélanger Sauvé

Pas un congédiement déguisé : pourquoi une clause contractuelle de mise à pied n'est pas une clause de cessation d'emploi.

Dans l'affaire Taylor v. Salytics Inc., 2025 ONSC 3461, la Cour supérieure de justice de l'Ontario (la « Cour ») a conclu qu'une clause de mise à pied temporaire dans un contrat d'emploi n'est pas une clause de cessation d'emploi et que, par conséquent, les autres clauses de cessation d'emploi stipulées au contrat ne peuvent pas l'invalider

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Ontario Court Clarifies: A Layoff Provision Is Not A Termination Provision

In Taylor v. Salytics Inc., 2025 ONSC 3461, the Ontario Superior Court delivered a win for employers.

Canada Employment

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Cassels

Avoiding Cross-Border Pitfalls—The Importance Of Written Employment Agreements For Foreign Employers Operating In Canada

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Supreme Court Okays Mass Federal Workforce Layoffs

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Ohio Mini-WARN Act To Take Effect On September 29, 2025

United States Employment

CH

Calfee Halter & Griswold

D.C. Circuit Clears Path For CFPB Layoffs

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Helensburgh Coal – Is The Death Knell For Outsourcing Getting Louder?

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Ohio Enacts Mini-WARN Statute

United States Employment

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

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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

SP

Strasburger & Price, L.L.P.

Using Conviction Records As A Screening Tool

United States Employment

FP

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

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Fisher Phillips LLP

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Latest Videos

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ERGs: Valuable Or Vulnerable? (Video)

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Wiley Rein

Key Considerations For Companies Navigating Global Remote Work: Part 1 – Immigration (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

How To Balance Diverse Views In The Office (Video)

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Offit Kurman

LaborSpeak: Non-Compete Update (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Coffee Talk With Benefits Episode 21: Pension Risk Transfers And Litigation Risk: What Fiduciaries Need To Know (Podcast)

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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