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Polish Employers Receive The Gift Of EU Pay Transparency Obligations In Recruitment

Poland is the first major economy in Europe to transpose portions of the EU Pay Transparency Directive into national law.

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

The Long Arm Of FLSA Retaliation: Lessons From The Ninth Circuit's Decision In Hollis

The Fair Labor Standards Act was one of the earliest American workplace laws to contain an explicit anti-retaliation provision. Modeled after the anti-retaliation provisions in other New Deal legislation...

United States Employment

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

Whistleblowing And The Media: Court Finds Blowing The Whistle To The Media Is Not Protected Conduct

Recently, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois clarified that a whistleblower's disclosure of confidential corporate information to the media is not protectible reporting under federal and state law.

United States Employment

AP

Arnold & Porter

"Stay-or-Pay" No More: California's New Limits On Training And Retention Agreement Payback

California Assembly Bill 692 (AB 692) will significantly change the way employers structure employee "stay-or-pay" agreements. Effective January 1, 2026, most repayment obligations triggered by an employee's resignation...

United States Employment

FL

Fennemore

5 Litigation Mistakes That Cost Washington Businesses Millions

United States Litigation

BB

Beresford Booth

FTC Signals Shift To Targeted Enforcement Of Non-Competes In The Healthcare Industry

United States Employment

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

11/17/25 DHS Ends Automatic Extensions Of Employment Authorization

United States Immigration

BL

Barran Liebman

California Secures $10 Million Settlement Over Home-Care Worker Misclassification

United States Employment

MS

Miller Shah

California Employment Contracts Must Be Updated By January 1, 2026 For Stay-or-Pay Reforms

United States Employment

SS

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Saud v. DePaul University: The Importance Of Recordkeeping For Employers

United States Employment

RB

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

The End Of Employment Clawbacks? California's AB 692 Restricts Debt Repayment Upon Separation

United States Employment

BT

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Recent Massachusetts Wage Act Decisions: Key Compliance Insights For Employers

United States Employment

M

Mintz

OFCCP Raises Jurisdictional Thresholds For Section 503 And VEVRAA

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

FTC Drops Nationwide Non-Compete Ban: What Employers Need To Know

United States IP

LA

Lando & Anastasi

USPTO Proposes Dramatic Restrictions For Inter Partes Review Institution

United States IP

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Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP

Top 5 Takeaways From "Advanced Mediation Strategies For Handling The Toughest Situations"

United States Litigation

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JAMS

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

J

JAMS

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

DW

Davis Wright Tremaine

UK Reviews Reform For Non-Compete Clauses

On 26 November 2025, the UK government published a working paper inviting views on options to reform non-compete clauses in employment contracts.

Worldwide Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

New 2026 California Employment Laws: How Businesses Can Protect Themselves

The 2026 statutes enacted by the legislature that impact employment are fewer in number than in prior years.

United States Employment

D

Dykema

OFCCP Sets New Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 503 and VEVRAA AAPs

The OFCCP recently announced that the jurisdictional thresholds for Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. 793, and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance...

United States Employment

MB

Michael Best

The In-House Lawyer Question: Why The European Commission's Arguments Don't Hold Up

There's something curiously Sisyphean about the debate on legal professional privilege in competition law. Like some judicial boulders perpetually rolled uphill, only to tumble back down, the arguments...

Worldwide Anti-trust

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

The State Of Employment Law: Rhode Island And Massachusetts Have Special Laws Regarding Work On Holidays

United States Employment

BT

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Avoiding The Bad Breakup: Employee Termination Considerations (Podcast)

United States Employment

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

European Employers Face Renewed Uncertainty Amid Looming Compliance Deadlines And U.S. Policy Shifts, Littler Survey Shows

Worldwide Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Understanding Alternative Dispute Resolution: Spotlight On Mediation

United States Litigation

MS

Miller Shah

Delaware Courts Limit Noncompete Enforcement In Incentive Plans

United States Employment

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

California Enacts New Employment Laws For 2026

United States Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

Hurry Up And Bargain: Faster Labor Contracts Act Introduced In The House With Some Republican Support

United States Employment

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

EntertainHR: What We Can Learn About Security From The Louvre Heist

United States Employment

FH

Ford & Harrison LLP

How New York FMLA Attorneys Protect High-Income Professionals

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

Delaware Supreme Court Weighs Enforceability Of Noncompete Agreements After Forfeiture Of Equity Shares

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Hurry Up And Bargain: Faster Labor Contracts Act Introduced In The House With Some Republican Support

Originally introduced in the Senate in March 2025, Representative Donald Norcross (D-NJ) introduced the Faster Labor Contracts Act ("FLCA")...

United States Employment

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

EntertainHR: What We Can Learn About Security From The Louvre Heist

The heist was over in eight minutes. You know which one. In an age of cyber threats and digital scams, two robbers stole priceless jewels in the most analog way.

United States Employment

FH

Ford & Harrison LLP

How New York FMLA Attorneys Protect High-Income Professionals

Needing time away from work for medical or family reasons is a normal part of life. It's also a basic workplace protection, something foundational to a modern workforce.

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

Delaware Supreme Court Weighs Enforceability Of Noncompete Agreements After Forfeiture Of Equity Shares

The Supreme Court of the State of Delaware is considering a case regarding whether a former executive's noncompete and nonsolicitation...

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

California Claws Back: New Limits On Stay-or-Pay Contracts Starting Jan. 1, 2026

United States Employment

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

FTC Abandons National Noncompete Rule, But Employer Compliance Risks Remain

On September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it would no longer pursue its appeals in Ryan, LLC v. FTC, No. 24-10951 (5th Cir.)...

United States Anti-trust

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Cross-Border Catch-Up: Italy's New Fixed-Term Employment Rules (Podcast)

In this episode of our Cross-Border Catch-Up podcast series, Lina Fernandez (Boston) joins Julie Brooks (New York) to discuss Italy's fast-evolving rules on fixed-term contracts...

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Columbus, Ohio Prohibits Salary History Inquiry And Requires Pay Transparency

On November 4, 2025, Mayor Andrew Ginther signed into law a new bill that will prohibit employers employing 15 or more people within the City of Columbus from inquiring about a job applicant's salary history...

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

A Trump-Era Guide For European Employers

From DEI crackdowns, tariff tensions to political speech restrictions and talent mobility nightmares, Trump's second term is reshaping the risk landscape for multinational employers.

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

The FTC's Rule On Non-Compete Agreements

United States Commercial

K

Klemchuk

Staying Ahead: Key California Workplace Laws Taking Effect In 2026 And Beyond

United States Employment

FL

Fennemore

California Bans Employee "Stay Or Pay" Contracts

United States Employment

M

Mintz

TRAPped No More? Navigating California's Stay-or-Pay Reform

United States Employment

SS

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

California Employers Must Imminently Revisit Their Approach To Signing Bonuses, Relocation Agreements, And Comparable Arrangements

United States Employment

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

California's New Employment Laws: Get Ready For 2026

United States Employment

DW

Davis Wright Tremaine

The Shifting Sands Of Non-Compete Law

United States Employment

RB

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

California's 2024-2025 Legislative Session Closes With A Host Of New Employment Laws For 2026

United States Employment

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

California Gig Worker Misclassification Back In Spotlight With New Legislation (Video)

United States Employment

MS

Miller Shah

FTC Changes Strategy On Noncompete Enforcement

United States Anti-trust

JB

Jenner & Block

The FTC Drops Ban On Noncompetes But Warns Healthcare Employers

United States Employment

JB

Jenner & Block

The Billion-Dollar Question: Are Deferred Compensation Contracts In The MLB Legal, Or Have The Dodgers Broken Baseball?

United States Employment

PD

Phelps Dunbar LLP

Washington Employers: Prepare For Hiring Practice Shifts As New Background Check Requirements Take Effect In 2026 + 2027

United States Criminal

JL

Jackson Lewis P.C.

FTC Chairman Issues Warning Letters Regarding Employee Non-Compete Clauses

United States Anti-trust

ES

Eimer Stahl

MLB's Deferred Compensation Practice: How The Dodgers In 2025 Are Getting $241.44 Million Worth Of Value By Paying Only $115.61 Million

United States Media & IT

PD

Phelps Dunbar LLP

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Offit Kurman

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Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd

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McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman

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