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DOL Gives Employers Clear Answer: FMLA Covers Travel Time For Medical Visits

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) resolved a long-standing question about whether leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)...

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Mountain Of Work: Newly Constituted Labor Board Faces Immense Backlog Of Cases

After nearly a year, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) finally has a quorum again. That's good news because it means the agency can start issuing rulings again.

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

DOL Clarifies Application Of Minimum Wage And Tips Under The FLSA's Commissioned Employee Overtime Exemption

On January 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division issued an opinion letter (FLSA2026-4) clarifying how employers should apply the Fair Labor...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

California Workplace Know Your Rights Act: February 1, 2026 Deadline

The newly enacted Workplace Know Your Rights Act requires California employers to provide employees annually and at the time of hire with a stand-alone written notice of key workplace rights.

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Davis+Gilbert LLP

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

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Hall Benefits Law

New York Legislature Introduces Chapter Amendment To Trapped At Work Act

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

US DHS Implements Weighted Selection Process For FY 2027 H-1B Cap Registrations

United States Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Update: U.S. Senate Restores NLRB Quorum

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Court Grants Partial Preliminary Injunction On AB 288 Enforcement

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

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

California Employment Law Developments Employers Should Prepare For In 2026

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

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2026 Canadian In-House Counsel Report: Unparalleled Insights into Canada's In-House Profession from CBA In-House Lawyers

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CBA In-House Lawyers

27 Jan 2026 | 3:00 PM

When Harassment Comes From Outside: A Guide To Third-Party Risk Management

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BCF Business Law

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(2nd Session) 2025 Global In-House Counsel Survey Report: Unique Insights into the Global In-House Counsel Profession

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In-House Counsel Worldwide

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(1st Session) 2025 Global In-House Counsel Survey Report: Unique Insights into the Global In-House Counsel Profession

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In-House Counsel Worldwide

Health & Safety

DOL Gives Employers Clear Answer: FMLA Covers Travel Time For Medical Visits

The United States Department of Labor (DOL) resolved a long-standing question about whether leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)...

United States Employment

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

New York Legislature Introduces Chapter Amendment To Trapped At Work Act

As previously covered, the New York Legislature voted in favor of the Trapped at Work Act in July 2025. As passed by the New York Legislature...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Pennsylvania Enacts CROWN Act: What Employers Must Know Going Into 2026

On November 25, 2025, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed HB 439, also known as the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act, into law.

United States Employment

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Pennsylvania Health Network Settles 401(k) Forfeiture Suit For $1.15 Million

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

AI In Healthcare: Employee Whistleblower And Retaliation Complaints—What You Need To Know

United States Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

Policy Week In Review – December 19, 2025

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

New York Latest State To Institute Workplace Violence Prevention Program Requirements For Hospitals And Nursing Homes

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

A Big, Beautiful Break For HSAs: IRS Guidance On The One Big Beautiful Bill Act's HSA Provisions

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

A Closer Look At The President's Latest Executive Order Regarding State AI Legislation

United States Technology

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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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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Employment Litigation/ Tribunals

New Year, New Rules: Key California Employment Law Updates For 2026

California employers enter 2026 facing a broad set of statutory changes that materially affect wages, compensation practices, workplace policies, and compliance risk.

United States Employment

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Fennemore

The Rapid Expansion Of Mini-WARN Acts: New Legislation Proposes Federal Alignment

The year 2025 marked significant growth in the adoption of "mini-WARN" acts — state statutes that expand upon the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN act).

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

'Tis The Season

You probably do not think of HR compliance when you hear the phrase. But the end of 2025 is a good time — even in the midst of the holiday season — to look back at what has occurred...

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

AB 288: California's New Labor Law Could Pull Private Employers Into State Oversight

United States Employment

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Some Place Or Another: Nevada Supreme Court Expands Reach Of Nevada's Luring Statute

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Managing Employee Leave & Accommodations In 2025: A SHRM Webinar Recap

United States Employment

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Jones Walker

California Court Of Appeal Provides Practical Roadmap For Managing Overlapping PAGA Actions In Brown v. Dave & Buster's Of Cal., Inc.

United States Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

The DOL And DOJ Take Steps To Support ERISA Fiduciary Defendants At The Supreme Court

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Littler Lightbulb – November 2025 Employment Appellate Roundup

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

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Employee Benefits & Compensation

DOL Clarifies Application Of Minimum Wage And Tips Under The FLSA's Commissioned Employee Overtime Exemption

On January 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division issued an opinion letter (FLSA2026-4) clarifying how employers should apply the Fair Labor...

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

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

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) and other organizations filed an amicus brief in Matula, Jr. v. Wells Fargo & Company (Matula), a 401(k) forfeiture case pending on appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals...

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

US DHS Implements Weighted Selection Process For FY 2027 H-1B Cap Registrations

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security published a final rule that will shift the H-1B cap registration selection process from a random lottery to a weighted selection process...

United States Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

United States Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

California Employment Law Developments Employers Should Prepare For In 2026

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

DOL Opinion Letter Confirms Bonuses Under Predetermined Pay Plans Must Be Included In Regular Rate

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

$19.4 Million Lyft Settlement Signals Strengthened Worker Misclassification Enforcement In New Jersey

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

Pennsylvania Enacts CROWN Act: What Employers Must Know Going Into 2026

United States Employment

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

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LaborSpeak: WARN Update – California's New Notice Requirements (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

Beyond H-1B—Global Parking And Digital Nomad Paths For US Employers (Podcast)

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Mayer Brown

We Get Privacy For Work — Episode 11: Beyond The Checkbox: Engaging Your Workforce In Privacy And Data Security Training (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Upcoming Events

Form I-9 And E Verify

United States Employment

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HR Unlimited

Preventing Retaliation: What Triggers Claims & How to Reduce Risk

United States Employment

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HR Unlimited

Employee Training Repayment Agreement Provisions: Increased Scrutiny, Litigation Update, Pitfalls To Avoid

United States Employment

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Holland & Knight

ADA Interactive Process & Accommodation Compliance

United States Employment

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HR Unlimited

Pay Equity Audits: Detecting & Correcting Disparities

United States Employment

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HR Unlimited

Webinar: Flashpoints In 2026 Workplace Cultural Observances – Fostering Inclusion While Minimizing Legal Risk

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Speaking Engagement

Katherine Karl Explores Whistlebowers Complaints At UT Law Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute

United States Employment

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Caplin & Drysdale

William Mosher To Present On Current Trends In Wage And Hour Practices At Employment Litigation Conference

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

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