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Cleveland's Pay Transparency And Compensation History Law: Breaking Down The New Employer Requirements

Employers in Cleveland will need to change their hiring practices to comply with the city's new pay transparency and compensation history law that goes into effect on Oct. 27, 2025.

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Florida Makes A CHOICE To Toughen Noncompete Enforcement

On April 24, 2025, the Florida Legislature approved the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth Act, which now awaits the Governor's signature.

United States Employment

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Harris Sliwoski

Summer Employment Issues: 10 Legal Traps (And How To Avoid Them)

As the weather warms up, employers face unique legal challenges tied to the summer season.

United States Employment

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Pender & Coward

Minneapolis, Minnesota Amends Its Anti-discrimination Ordinance

Minneapolis adds new protected classifications, including justice-impacted status, housing status, and height and weight to its anti-discrimination ordinance.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Medicaid Makes Community Living Possible For People With Intellectual, Developmental Disabilities

United States Employment

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

District Court Holds Pension Fund Misapplied Prior Partial Withdrawal Liability Credit

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

OMB Approves Proposed 2024 EEO-1 Instruction Booklet—Filing Site Expected To Open Soon

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Missouri Legislature Passes Bill To Repeal Earned Paid Sick Time Law

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Executive Order Seeks To Eliminate Disparate Impact Discrimination Claims

United States Employment

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

Missouri Senate Passes Paid Sick Leave Repeal

United States Employment

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Thompson Coburn LLP

More On Equal Opportunity: Executive Order Seeks To End Disparate Impact Liability To Promote Equal Opportunity

United States Employment

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Keating, Meuthing & Klekamp

"ToMAYto, ToMAHto": District Court Holds That Differences In State Law Determine Whether Unpaid Annual Pension Contributions Establish "Insolvency" For Chapter 9 Eligibility Purposes

United States Employment

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

What California Employers Need To Know About Wage Deductions

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Changes To EEO-1 Report Approved

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Tariffs, Contracts And The Negotiation Imperative: Why The Old Playbook Won't Work

United States International

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JAMS

Lessons From The Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act Of 1930

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale For Trump Tariff Actions

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Surviving The 2025 Tariff Wave: A Strategic Guide For U.S. Importers

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

I Attended Liberation Day And All I Got Was These Lousy Tariffs. Is This Liberation? Liberation Day Hangover

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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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

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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

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

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Health & Safety

Medicaid Makes Community Living Possible For People With Intellectual, Developmental Disabilities

Jason acquired a traumatic brain injury from a car accident at the age of 18 and lived his entire adult life in group homes, but he longed to live independently and teach chess in elementary schools.

United States Employment

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Missouri Senate Passes Paid Sick Leave Repeal

On May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate passed a bill that, in part, repealed the paid sick leave provisions of Proposition A, which requires private employers to provide one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked.

United States Employment

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Workplace Health And Safety Negligence: Ontario Supervisor Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

On September 21, 2020, 53-year-old Denis Garant died after losing control of his dump truck and crashing into a tree.

Canada Employment

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BCF Business Law

Virginia Healthcare Employers Must Comply With New Workplace Violence Reporting Requirements

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

New York State Senate Bill Would Make Fast-Food Franchisors Jointly And Severally Liable For Certain Labor Law Violations

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Cross-Border Catch-Up: Understanding Chile's Karin Law On Harassment And Violence (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Legislative Update Report No. 2025-09 Le Bulletin D'actualités Législatives

Canada Government

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Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

New Era For Workplace Violence Reporting In Virginia: Healthcare Employers Must Act Now

United States Healthcare

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Proceed With Caution: Obligations Of Construction Owners Under The Ontario Health And Safety Act

Canada Real Estate

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Soloway Wright

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Contract of Employment

Florida Makes A CHOICE To Toughen Noncompete Enforcement

On April 24, 2025, the Florida Legislature approved the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth Act, which now awaits the Governor's signature.

United States Employment

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Harris Sliwoski

No Duty Of Honest Performance In Pre-Contract Negotiations

The British Columbia Court of Appeal ("BCCA") recently clarified the nature of the duty of honest performance in pre-contract negotiations.

Canada Employment

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Miller Titerle + Company

Be Careful What You Text – It Might Be A Binding Contract

In Kambere v. Castillo, 2024 BCCRT 1224, the B.C. Civil Resolution Tribunal (the "CRT") determined that the applicant, Kambere, and the respondent, Young, entered into a binding contract...

Canada Employment

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Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers

Restrictive Covenants In Private Equity Transactions

United States Commercial

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Mintz

Recruiting Considerations: The "Inducement" Factor

Canada Employment

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McLennan Ross LLP

De Castro v. Arista Homes Limited – Another Warning To Employers

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Coalition For A Democratic Workplace Urges US Attorney General To Unilaterally Override Biden-Era NLRB Decisions

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Texas May Soon Reshape Non-Competes For Healthcare Workers: What Employers Need To Know

United States Employment

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Dykema

Mexico's Gradual Transition To A 40 Hour Workweek By 2030

Mexico Employment

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Vazquez Tercero & Zepeda

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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

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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

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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

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Cozen O'Connor

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

United States Immigration

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

IRS Provides Much Needed Guidance For Health FSAs

United States Employment

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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

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Fisher Phillips LLP

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Redundancy/Layoff

What Should Companies Do To Prepare If They Anticipate Change And Want To Be Ready In The Event A Reduction-in-force, Or RIF, Is On The Horizon? (Video)

Reductions in force and furloughs are on the rise. Recent layoff numbers are climbing. We're seeing some of the highest monthly totals ever recorded.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Washington Enacts Mini-WARN Act Requiring Notice Before Certain Layoffs And Closures

Washington will soon join the growing list of states that require employers to give 60 days' advance notice to employees, unions, and the state for certain mass layoffs and business closures.

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Considering Downsizing? Here Is What Manitoba Employers Need To Know

In times of economic uncertainty, employers in Manitoba may consider downsizing as a way to manage costs and mitigate risk.

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

USERRA: 10 Questions To Help Manage Employees With Military Service

United States Employment

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Nyemaster Goode

Considering Downsizing? Here Is What British Columbia Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

MA

MLT Aikins LLP

Post-Incorporation Checklist: Essential Next Steps

Canada Commercial

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Cox & Palmer

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

Canada Employment

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

How Might Multi-employer Bargaining Spread Through Resources Sector And Beyond?

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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Lerch Early Hosts Dr. Alan Gregerman For A Discussion On 'Innovating In An Uncertain World' (Video)

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Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd

Navigating Employer Obligations During Economic Uncertainty (Video)

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Siskinds LLP

April 2025 Employer Regulatory And Legislative Update (Video)

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Marcum

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

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Legal Minute: Permanent Total Disability (Video)

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Ford Richardson

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