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Kentucky Amends Occupational Safety And Health Act, Proposes Implementing Regulations

Two new Kentucky laws make significant changes to the state's Occupational Safety and Health Act.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

DOL Withdraws Rule Aimed At Eliminating Subminimum Wages For Workers With Disabilities

On July 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) formally withdrew its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would have amended 29 C.F.R. part 525 by phasing out the issuance of certificates...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

WHD Drops Proposal To End Subminimum Wages For Workers With Disabilities

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is withdrawing a Biden-era proposal to end the practice of paying subminimum wages...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Key Changes To Chicago's Labor Ordinances, Effective July 1, 2025

On July 1, 2025, several important changes to Chicago labor ordinances went into effect. Chicago's Minimum Wage Ordinance, Fair Workweek Ordinance, and Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance have all seen significant changes that will impact employers and employees.

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Lessons From The Seventh Circuit On Relying On FMLA Certifications And Requiring The Use Of Paid Leave

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

California's AI Employment Discrimination Regs Receive Final Approval

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Minnesota Employment Legislative Update 2025, Part IV: Special Session Roundup

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

OFCCP Proposes Changes To Employment Discrimination Complaint Forms

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Supreme Court Decision Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Hits 10-Year Anniversary

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Cross-Border Catch-Up: Key Changes In International Employment Law In 2025 (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

NLRB Acting General Counsel Says Secretly Recording Union Negotiations Is Unlawful

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Florida On Verge Of Enacting Employer-Friendly Non-Compete Law

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Secretary Of Labor Issues Order Detailing Next Steps For OFCCP Enforcement

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Texas Judge Finds FTC "Likely" Lacks Authority To Ban Non-Competes

United States Employment

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Honigman

Rare Earth Minerals, And China's Global Dominance

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

AMTL's AICP Files Second Case Against TSMC, Its Advanced Memory Amends Against SK Hynix

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Should We Expect More Tariffs In The Future? Understanding Trump's America First Trade Policy

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Trump Announces Deal With China

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

All Is Fair In Love And War, But Apparently Not Trade - Closing The Gap On Global Trade Deficits With The U.S. (A Monumental Task For A Variety Of Reasons)

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Contract of Employment

OFCCP Proposes Changes To Employment Discrimination Complaint Forms

The U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is slated to publish, on July 7, 2025, an information collection request seeking comments relating to complaints...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Florida On Verge Of Enacting Employer-Friendly Non-Compete Law

Florida lawmakers recently passed the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act (the "Act")...

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Florida's CHOICE Act Offers Employers Two New Types Of Agreements To Prevent Unfair Competition By Highly Compensated Former Employees

On June 18, 2025, the Florida legislature presented Governor Ron DeSantis with the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

It's Confirmed: Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act Excludes Non-Solicitation Agreements

United States Employment

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Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford

Whistleblower Protections For Executives: What To Know Before Reporting Misconduct

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

States Continue To Refine Their Treatment Of Non-Competition Agreements

United States Employment

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Bass, Berry & Sims

Physician Noncompetes: Texas Restrictions Apply To Dentists, Physicians' Assistants, And Nurses

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

States Continue To Limit Restrictive Covenants For Health Care Professionals

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Texas SB 1318: Changes To Healthcare Non-Competes Effective September 1, 2025

United States Employment

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Bracewell

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

DOL Withdraws Rule Aimed At Eliminating Subminimum Wages For Workers With Disabilities

On July 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) formally withdrew its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would have amended 29 C.F.R. part 525 by phasing out the issuance of certificates...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

WHD Drops Proposal To End Subminimum Wages For Workers With Disabilities

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is withdrawing a Biden-era proposal to end the practice of paying subminimum wages...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

California's AI Employment Discrimination Regs Receive Final Approval

The California Civil Rights Council has finally secured approval for its long-awaited regulations regarding employers' use of artificial intelligence (AI), algorithms, and other automated decision systems.

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

OFCCP Proposes Changes To Employment Discrimination Complaint Forms

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Supreme Court Decision Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Hits 10-Year Anniversary

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

U.S. Supreme Court Ends Heightened Evidentiary Hurdle For "Majority Group" Plaintiffs In Title VII Discrimination Cases

United States Litigation

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Jones Day

Secretary Of Labor Issues Order Detailing Next Steps For OFCCP Enforcement

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

A Red State Model For Comprehensive AI Laws: Texas Enacts The Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act.

Worldwide Technology

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Moore & Van Allen

Testing The Limits: D.C. Court Of Appeals Clarifies Tester Standing In CPPA Cases

United States Litigation

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

DMCAR Mid-Year Review – 2025/2026: FLSA Conditional Certifications Remain High, And So Far In 2025 Courts Are Granting More Class Certification Motions Overall Compared To 2024

In the first half of 2025, across all major types of class actions, courts issued rulings on more than 211 motions to grant or deny class certification, and plaintiffs succeeded...

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Mid-Year 2025 (Video)

The last six months have been a tumultuous time for employers. The pace and degree of change is creating new challenges — and ongoing uncertainty.

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

US Supreme Court Grants Review In One Erisa Case, And Has Now Called For Views Of The Solicitor General In Two Other Erisa Cases

Fresh off its April 17, 2025 decision in Cunningham v. Cornell University, the US Supreme Court is setting the stage to delve back into ERISA issues next Term.

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

Plan Sponsor Considerations For In-Plan Annuity Offerings

United States Employment

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Kutak Rock LLP

Insights: Employment | Benefits | Mobility – Q2 2025

United States Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

Fiduciary Update: DOL Reverses Course On ESG And Cryptocurrency Investment Policies

United States Technology

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Holland & Knight

Broader Investment Options On The Horizon For Section 403(b) Retirement Plans

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

Hot Topics In US Health & Welfare

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

This Week From The Hill (June 29 – July 5, 2025)

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Is The Adjudication Process Unfair?

On 17 June 2025 the Adjudication Society held a panel discussion, hosted by BCLP, looking at whether the adjudication process is unfair to employers, main contractors or subcontractors or does it just feel that way.

United States Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Before The Layoff: Key Legal And Strategic Considerations For Employers

Layoffs are among the most difficult decisions an employer can face, fraught with legal, operational and emotional complexity...

United States Employment

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Cohen & Buckmann

First Circuit Concludes Employee's Wrongful Termination, Other State Law Claims Are Preempted By Federal Law

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (covering Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island) recently awarded a victory to employers litigating claims...

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

Montana Law Provides Employment Protections For Volunteer Emergency Responders

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Labor, Employment And Employee Benefits Legal Update

United States Employment

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Mirick O'Connell

Live From Workplace Horizons 2025: Class And Collective Action Trends — What You Need To Protect, Defend . . . And Avoid Being Sued (Video)

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Court Of Appeal Holds An Employee Cannot Recover Damages For Defamation Related To A Wrongful Termination Claim

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

"Majority Group" Employees Likely To Bring More "Reverse Discrimination" Claims In Wake Of Recent Supreme Court Ruling

United States Employment

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Liskow & Lewis

Challenges In Navigating Noncompete Agreements And Protecting IP In The Workplace With Fran Haas (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Nyemaster Goode

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Latest Videos

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California's Culture Clash: A Webinar For Employers Caught In The Middle, Margins, Or Mainstream Of A Conflicting And Rapidly Changing Employment Law Paradigm (Video)

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Mintz

LaborSpeak: Supreme Court Rules On The Standard For Reverse Discrimination Claims (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Labor & Employment Law Mid-Year Update (Video)

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

LaborSpeak: WARN Act Refresher (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Live From Workplace Horizons 2025: Trump's First 100 Days — Agencies (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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