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New IRS Guidance Pinpoints How Individuals May Take Tax Breaks For Tips And Overtime

On November 21, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury released guidance outlining how workers can calculate their tax deduction for tips and overtime pay for the 2025 tax year...

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

401k And The Expansion Of Corporate Paternalism

Fiduciary News recently featured insights from Of Counsel Michelle Capezza examining how 401(k) plans are evolving amid a broader shift toward corporate paternalism in retirement planning.

United States Employment

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Mintz

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Key Implications For Professional Employer Organizations

The implications of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA or the Act) on employers, passed by Congress and signed into law on July 4, 2025, cannot be overstated.

United States Employment

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Prepping For Sale: Getting Your Employment And Benefits House In Order

Preparing for the sale of a company can often be overwhelming, leaving sellers and company management scrambling as they approach closing.

United States Employment

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Mintz

More State Attorneys General Form Workers' Rights Units To Enforce Employee Protection Laws

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

IRS Guidance On Claiming The New Tax Deduction For Tips And Overtime Pay

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Nevada Clarifies Portal-to-Portal Act Application

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

California Enacts New Employment Laws For 2026

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

Mintz On Air: Practical Policies - Accommodating Stress At Work: Legal Insights And Practical Strategies For Employers (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Mintz

Senate Committee Postpones Vote On NLRB (Beltway Buzz, November 21, 2025)

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

District Court Greenlights ERISA Fiduciary Breach Claim For Lack Of Disclosures And No Surprises Act Claim

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

I Want My Money Back: A Primer On Recovering Inadvertent Overpayments

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

IRS Releases 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjusted Limits For Benefit Plans

United States Employment

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Federal Court Rules ERISA Doesn't Preempt Arkansas PBM Rule

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Why Direct Student-Athlete Payments Create An Immigration Crisis For Universities

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

USCIS Announces Changes To The Naturalization Test

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Green And Spiegel Partner Ksenia Maiorova Secures Major Win In NIL Visa Lawsuit

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Washington AG Punches In With New Worker Rights Unit

Washington AG Nick Brown announced the creation of a Worker Rights Unit within his office to enforce labor protections and combat wage theft and other...

United States Employment

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Cozen O'Connor

Ninth Circuit: Employee's Secular Belief Not Entitled To Religious Protection Under Title VII

A request for accommodation must be rooted in a bona fide religious belief, not simply an employee's personal preference, the U.S. Court of Appeals...

United States Employment

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Arbitration Agreement Not Clear Enough For Arbitrator To Decide Scope, Validity

The mere incorporation of the procedural rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) in an arbitration agreement isn't explicit enough to have issues of the scope...

United States Litigation

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Littler Lounge: Festive Compliance – Unwrapping Holiday Parties, Bonuses, And Workplace Cheer (Podcast)

The holidays are here, and so are the workplace traditions that make this season sparkle. Hosts Claire Deason and Nicole LeFave, joined by Littler Shareholder Charlotte Main, dive into the practical realities...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

2026 Proxy Season: A Look Ahead To Executive Compensation Issues And Considerations

United States Employment

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Being Transparent: Seeing Through Pay Transparency Risks And Coverage (Podcast)

United States Insurance

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Lowenstein Sandler

Get Work Experience At A&O Shearman Through Our Smart Start Programme

United States Employment

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A&O Shearman

The Ever-Changing Landscape Of "Stay Or Pay" Employment Contracts: New Restrictions In California And Existing Restrictions In Every State

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

The Middle Matters: Leveraging The Middle Of Your Career (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Lowenstein Sandler

IRS Provides Guidance For Taxpayers To Claim Deductions For Qualified Tips And Qualified Overtime Compensation

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

District Of Rhode Island Dismisses ERISA Class Action Challenging Tobacco Surcharges

United States Employment

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Holland & Knight

New Illinois Laws Impact Employer Leave And Accommodation Policies

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

2026 COLAs Increases For Qualified Retirement Plans

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

State Of The States

United States Family

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

District Of Rhode Island Dismisses ERISA Class Action Challenging Tobacco Surcharges

In Williams v. Bally's Management Group LLC, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island dismissed a plaintiff's claims challenging the lawfulness of Bally's tobacco-free wellness program under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)...

United States Employment

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Holland & Knight

New Illinois Laws Impact Employer Leave And Accommodation Policies

The Illinois legislature enacted a number of measures in 2025 that will impact employers' leave and accommodation policies and practices.

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

2026 COLAs Increases For Qualified Retirement Plans

On November 13, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2025-67 containing the calendar year cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) to the contribution and compensation limits for tax-qualified retirement plans.

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

State Of The States

This section surveys notable 2025 developments in trusts and estates across key jurisdictions, highlighting enacted legislation, pending proposals and consequential court decisions with practical planning implications.

United States Family

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Illinois 2025 Employment Law Wrap-Up: Essential Updates For Employers

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

FAMLI Values: Maryland's Reissued Proposed Regulations On Paid Family And Medical Leave Insurance Claims

Starting no later than January 3, 2028, the FAMLI program will provide most Maryland employees up to twelve weeks of paid leave for certain family and medical reasons...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Are Employers Ready For February 22, 2026? New York City Expands Safe And Sick Leave Law Once Again

New York City offers one of the strongest safe and sick leave benefits in the country. Its Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) requires employers, depending on their size, to provide employees working in New York City...

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

NYC Amends Its Safe And Sick Leave Law … Again

Recent amendments to the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act will require New York City employers to provide employees with 32 hours of unpaid safe and sick leave...

United States Employment

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BakerHostetler

Connecticut Minimum Wage Set To Increase To $16.94 On January 1, 2026

On September 3, 2025, Governor Ned Lamont announced that the minimum wage in Connecticut will rise from $16.35 per hour to $16.94 per hour, effective January 1, 2026.

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Can An Employer Deduct Credit Card Costs From Employee Tips?

United States Employment

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Clark Hill

Minnesota Employers Should Review Paid Leave And Sick Time Policies For 2026

United States Employment

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Jones Day

How New York FMLA Attorneys Protect High-Income Professionals

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

Can "Blue Collar" Workers Be Exempt From Overtime? What Construction Employers Need To Know

United States Employment

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Senn Fortis

Court Strikes Down DOL Rule Set To Increase The Salary Threshold For Many FLSA Exempt Employees

United States Employment

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Honigman

Minimizing OSHA Liabilities Through Psychological Safety

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

2026 Internal Revenue Service Limits Annual Cost Of Living Adjustments

United States Employment

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Liskow & Lewis

Employers Grapple With GLP-1 Coverage For Weight Loss

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Final Roth Catch-up Regulations: Key Takeaways For Plan Sponsors

United States Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Case Study: Protecting A Beloved Local Business Through Early, Efficient Resolution

United States Employment

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Shulman Rogers

EEOC Enforcement Recharged: What In‑House Counsel Can Do Now

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

This Week From The Hill (November 16 – 22, 2025)

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Payroll Brass Tax: Unemployment Tax Rate Season, Part 2—Claims, M&A Activity, And Successor Issues (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

IRS Grants 2025 Penalty Relief On Tip And Overtime Reporting

United States Employment

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Oregon Prevailing Wage Law Amendments Target "Bespoke" Construction Projects

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

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Evolving Challenges In Employment Mediation: Managing Emotions, Shifting Strategies And Legal Trends (Podcast)

United States Employment

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JAMS

Royalty Income Payments Won't Solve The International Student Athlete Employment Issue

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Green and Spiegel

U.S. Employers And Workplace Enforcement Actions – What To Expect And How To Prepare

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Wage And Hour Mediations: Consider Tax Issues Beforehand

United States Employment

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JAMS

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act & The Future Of Forced Labor Enforcement

United States Government

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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The Middle Matters: Leveraging The Middle Of Your Career (Podcast)

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Lowenstein Sandler

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

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Mayer Brown

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

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Miller Shah

Managing Workforce Challenges During Shutdowns (Video)

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Offit Kurman

Littler Lounge: From Sports Brackets To Benchmarks – Navigating The Legal Side Of Workplace Contests And Incentives (Podcast)

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Littler Mendelson

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