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Littler Lounge: So Much FMLA, So Little Time – A Preview Of Littler's FMLA And ADA Master Class (Podcast)

The conversation covers reasonable accommodation, remote work, neurodiversity, mental health, performance management, and why the interactive process remains a constant through it all.

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Littler Mendelson

Recent Cases Highlight The Legality, Uncertainty, And Challenges Associated With The Increased Utility Of AI In Hiring Employees

As recounted below, recent lawsuits regarding the use of AI by companies in making employment hiring decisions highlight some serious legal challenges and concerns for employers.

United States Employment

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

AI Transcription And Note-Taking Technologies: Seven Points For Employers To Consider

AI note-taking tools can boost productivity and engagement by letting employees focus on meetings while automatically generating summaries, action items, and searchable records to support follow-up and knowledge management...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Key Employer Takeaways From Recent Federal Guidance On Remote Work Policies

On February 12, 2026, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released new technical assistance document addressing remote work as an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

DOJ Outlines FCA Enforcement For Contractor Violations Of Antidiscrimination Laws

United States Government

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Holland & Knight

Out Of "Site," But Not Out Of Mind: Employer's Refusal To Respond To Offsite And Off-Duty Harassment Can Be Sufficient To Create A Claim For Hostile Work Environment

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New York State Human Rights Law Amended To Include Disparate Impact In Employment Discrimination Claims

United States Employment

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

The EEOC's Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast And Its Implication For Employers And DEI Initiatives

United States Employment

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

International Employment Law Tracker—February 2026

Worldwide Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Updated Notice Of Rights And Guidance Issued For Amended NYC Earned Safe And Sick Time Act

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Fourth Circuit Vacates Preliminary Injunction Against Trump DEI EOs

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Seventh Circuit Roundup: A Botched Beneficiary Change, And A Discrimination Claim That Didn't Make It Past The Pleadings (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Remote Work As A Reasonable Accommodation Under The ADA, PWFA And NYSHRL (Viceo)

United States Employment

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Telework As A Reasonable Accommodation After The EEOC's New Guidance: What Actually Changes For Employers?

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Littler Lounge: Just Cause For A Chat About Corrective Actions (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Seventh Circuit Roundup: What Recent Decisions Reveal About Pleading, Intent, And Immunity (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

401(k) And IRA Contribution Limits For 2026: Retirement Savings, Adjustments For Inflation, And SECURE 2.0 Changes American Taxpayers Must Know About

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

DOJ Provides Insights On False Claims Act Investigations Related To DEI And Antidiscrimination

In comments made on February 19 2026 during the Federal Bar Association's 2026 Qui Tam Conference and covered by several media outlets, Brenna Jenny, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Commercial...

United States Commercial

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A&O Shearman

NY Judge Questions Plaintiff's Pet Plushie Purchase Tale; Orders Jurisdictional Discovery In Website Access Suit

Seyfarth synopsis: Another federal judge in NY scrutinizes a serial plaintiff's standing to sue and sua sponte orders discovery and an evidentiary hearing into jurisdictional issues.

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Top 10 Takeaways On FCA Enforcement From The FBA's 2026 Qui Tam Conference

The Federal Bar Association's 2026 Qui Tam Conference featured two sets of remarks from Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Commercial Litigation Branch, Brenna Jenny (DAAG Jenny).

United States Healthcare

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Mintz

Five Key Ways To Reduce Workers' Compensation Liability

Managing workers' compensation exposure in Pennsylvania requires more than filing reported claims with your insurance carrier.

United States Employment

Metz Lewis Brodman Must O'Keefe

New State Labor And Employment Laws Now In Effect

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Is DEI Illegal Now: Part II – Is The EEOC's Anti-DEI Messaging At Odds With Its Title VII Enforcement?

United States Employment

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HR Unlimited

DEI In The Crosshairs: EEOC Enforcement And Texas AG Scrutiny Signal Heightened Risk For Employers

United States Employment

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Dykema

Celebrating Black History Month -- Dr. Charles Drew, The Doctor Who Revolutionized Blood Storage

United States Employment

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Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

DEI Cases Receiving 'Expedited Priority Treatment' At DOJ

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

We Get Contracting: Episode 1 — Top Five Compliance Challenges For Government Contractors In 2026 (Video)

United States Government

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

The State Of Employment Law: Minnesota Allows Employees To Ask Why Their Employment Was Terminated

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Race Discrimination In The Workplace: Signs, Examples, And Legal Rights

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

Latest Updates On The UK Employment Rights Act 2025: Revised Implementation Timeline And New Consultations

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Can't I Just "WFH"? Best ADA Practices For Evaluating Remote Work Requests

United States Employment

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The State Of Employment Law: Minnesota Allows Employees To Ask Why Their Employment Was Terminated

Employment is presumed to be at-will in 49 states and employers typically are not required to provide employees with a reason why their employment is being terminated.

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Race Discrimination In The Workplace: Signs, Examples, And Legal Rights

Race discrimination in the workplace is an all-too-common issue with serious consequences for both employers and employees. While some forms of race discrimination are obvious, even more subtle actions can implicate...

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

Latest Updates On The UK Employment Rights Act 2025: Revised Implementation Timeline And New Consultations

The UK Government published updates to the implementation timetable for the ERA 2025 alongside five new consultations.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Can't I Just "WFH"? Best ADA Practices For Evaluating Remote Work Requests

In light of the recent uptick in return-to-work policies requiring physical presence in the workplace, accommodation requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for remote work have become increasingly common.

United States Employment

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

EEOC Strengthens Litigation Authority, Rescinds Workplace Harassment Guidelines

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

From Worksite To Wire Fraud: A Compliance Wake-Up Call

In November of 2025, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of New York announced charges by criminal complaint against a Michigan couple accused of orchestrating...

United States Criminal

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Mintz On Air: Practical Policies — Real vs. Robot: AI's Impact On The Workplace Life Cycle (Podcast)

AI is reshaping the employment life cycle so quickly employers are racing to keep up. In this episode of the Mintz On Air: Practical Policies podcast titled "Real vs. Robot...

United States Employment

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Mintz

DOJ Throws Wrench Into Proposed ADA Website Accessibility Class Settlement

Seyfarth synopsis: The DOJ filed a Statement of Interest opposing the settlement of a website accessibility class action in California federal court...

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Settlement Stalled Yet Again: Second Circuit Affirms Denial Of Consent Decree To Resolve Decades‑Long Race Discrimination Lawsuit

Duane Morris Takeaways: On February 12, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a district court's refusal to so order a proposed consent decree between the Equal Employment Opportunity...

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

DEI Executive Orders Under Fire: Two Major Appellate Court Challenges Spotlight Legal Ambiguity And Uncertainty

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Pro Bono Team Secures Settlement In HIV Discrimination Lawsuit

United States Employment

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McDermott Will & Schulte

EAT Ruling Highlights Risk Of Indirect Discrimination Claims Where Post-TUPE Pay Differential

United States Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Fourth Circuit Allows DEI-Related Executive Orders To Proceed

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

EEOC Rescinds 2024 Harassment Guidance: What Employers Need To Know

United States Employment

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Senn Fortis

The EEOC Rescinded Its Harassment Guidance—So How Does This Affect Employers?

United States Employment

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Pender & Coward

EEOC's Recent FAQs For Federal Sector Agencies Regarding Remote Work For Disabled Employees: How Do These FAQs Impact Private Employers?

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Is DEI Illegal Now: Part I – How Can Employers Compete For Talent Without Violating Title VII?

United States Employment

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HR Unlimited

Love Was Not In The Air — And The EEOC And A Jury Took Notice

United States Employment

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

2025 Michigan Labor & Employment Year End Review

United States Employment

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

New York City Expands Earned Safe And Sick Time Again

United States Employment

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Polsinelli LLP

2026 Key Employment Law Changes In New York, Illinois And California

United States Employment

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

EEOC Targets Nike's DEI Programs In Early Enforcement Action

United States Employment

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

New Jersey Appellate Division Clarifies Scope Of Ending Forced Arbitration Of Sexual Assault And Harassment Act

United States Employment

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Major Legal Changes For Employers And Human Resources Departments In 2025

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

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Remote Work As A Reasonable Accommodation Under The ADA, PWFA And NYSHRL (Viceo)

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

VIDEO – DMCAR Trend #7: The Trump Administration's Policies Had A Profound Impact On Government Enforcement Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

The "Disparate" Dilemma In Employment Discrimination Litigation (Podcast)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Compliant Cultural Celebrations: What Organizations Need To Know (Video)

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Wiley Rein

How To Balance Diverse Views In The Office (Video)

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Offit Kurman

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