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OSHA Revises Indoor/Outdoor Heat Hazards NEP

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recently updated its National Emphasis Program on outdoor and indoor heat-related hazards to better target inspections, enforcement, and outreach in industries most at risk for heat stress.

United States Employment

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Jones Walker

Gestión De Riesgos En Modelos De Trabajo Remoto

El cumplimiento migratorio se ha vuelto mucho más complejo con el trabajo remoto – y esto se debe a los arreglos laborales globales e híbridos que nos están obligando a replantear dónde y cómo realizamos nuestro trabajo.

United States Immigration

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Akalan Law Firm

Delay Of Silica Rule Amendments, Pending Judicial Review

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has delayed its standard on respirable crystalline silica pending judicial review.

United States Environment

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Squire Patton Boggs LLP

Virginia Advances Heat Illness Legislation While Other States Are Poised To Follow Suit

Heat illness prevention continues to be a key focus for state regulators as they move to fill the void left by OSHA’s still-uncompleted proposed heat standard.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

New Trump Executive Order Targets DEI Practices For Federal Contractors

United States Employment

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ArentFox Schiff

Executive Order Tracker

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Cal/OSHA’s Proposed “Walkaround Rule” Welcomes Unions Into Private California Workplaces: Key Takeaways For California Employers

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Kaiser Settles DOL Behavioral Health Parity Suit For $32 Million

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Is Your Group Health Plan Ready For A Compliance Audit?

United States Employment

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Axinn Associates At The Antitrust Spring Meeting 2026: Sector-Specific Enforcement Trends

United States Anti-trust

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Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider

EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Schneider National Over Service Dog Accommodation

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

Monthly Roundup (March 2026)

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Preventing Workplace Overdose Deaths — New York and California Plan Narcan (Naloxone) Requirements

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New FMCSA Final Rule Requiring Visas For CDL Credentials Impacts Non-Domiciled Truck Drivers And Their Employers Alike

United States Employment

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BakerHostetler

Monitoring The Hormuz Strait And The Subsequent Trade Volatility

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

What Europe's Renewable Energy Struggles Can Teach U.S. Regulators About Dispute System Design

United States Litigation

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JAMS

U.S. States Outpace Federal And Global Standards On Cosmetic Chemical Restrictions

United States Consumer

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Baker Botts LLP

Congress Proposes Major Overhaul Of WARN: What Employers Need To Know About The Fair Warning Act

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

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

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Takeaways From A Recent Opinion On Assignments Of Benefits In Payer Disputes

On March 9, a federal court in Connecticut issued a decision in Abira Medical Laboratories LLC v. Aetna Inc. et al. that underscores the continuing importance of clear and comprehensive assignment-of-benefits language in payer disputes.

United States Employment

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ArentFox Schiff

Court Declares "Interested Party" Provisions Of The Illinois Day And Temporary Labor Services Act Unconstitutional

An Illinois state court judge has declared the "interested party" provisions of Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act ("the Act") unconstitutional, striking a blow to labor unions that advocated their passage...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

The Doctor Is In—Breach: Five Pitfalls In Physician Employment Agreements

Physician employment contracts are a fact of life for healthcare employers everywhere. But drafting effective and enforceable agreements with physicians can be a tall task—one that requires a deep understanding of both the physician-employer relationship and the growing, state-by-state patchwork of regulations that can impact such contracts.

United States Employment

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Littler Lounge: OSHA Explained – Prevention, Preparedness And Protection (Podcast)

What do acronyms, inspections, and everyday workplace decisions have in common? Quite a lot, as it turns out. In this episode, hosts Claire Deason and Nicole LeFave...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Failure To Accommodate A High-Risk Pregnancy: Legal And Practical Lessons From A $22.5 Million Verdict

United States Employment

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

Stress, Mental Health + The ADA: Key Insights For Financial Services Employers

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

OSHA Schedules ACCSH Meeting, Announces New Member Appointments

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Fewer OSHA Inspections Causing Alarm

United States Employment

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Jones Walker

Chicago Agency Proposes Changes To Fair Workweek Rules

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Measles Is On The Rise. Have You Reviewed Your Vaccine Policies Since Covid?

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Trump Criticizes Insurance Brokers For Taking Kickbacks From PBMs

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Georgia Federal Suit Pending Over Gender-Affirming Care For Prisoners

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Modern Workplace Behaviour Training: From Policy To Practice

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New York Broadens Workplace First Aid Requirements To Include Opioid Antagonists

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Trump Criticizes Insurance Brokers For Taking Kickbacks From PBMs

In a speech on the last day of the 2026 ACA open enrollment period, President Donald Trump announced the "Great Healthcare Plan" he intends to introduce.

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Georgia Federal Suit Pending Over Gender-Affirming Care For Prisoners

After the state of Georgia passed S.B. 185, a law that removed funding for gender-affirming healthcare in prisons...

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Modern Workplace Behaviour Training: From Policy To Practice

Responsible employers have long known that having comprehensive workplace behaviour policies are essential but not nearly enough.

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New York Broadens Workplace First Aid Requirements To Include Opioid Antagonists

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S5922-A/A2725-A into law on Dec. 12, 2025...

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Policy Week In Review – March 20, 2026

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Lies, Wages And The NLRA: How Employee Dishonesty Can Still Be Protected

As the newly reconstituted National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) begins clearing its backlog of cases, employers are watching closely to see how far it may go in reshaping...

United States Employment

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BakerHostetler

California Risk Assessments: Seven Steps For Employers

Effective January 1, 2026, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires certain employers to complete detailed, documented risk assessments before engaging in many routine data processing practices.

United States Privacy

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Littler Mendelson

A Flurry Of Changes For Plan Sponsors, Prescription Drug Plans And Health Plan Vendors (Video)

Reinhart shareholders John Barlament and Katie Kratcha recently hosted a webinar in which they reviewed a number of legal and regulatory developments impacting plan sponsors, prescription drug plans and health plan vendors.

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Illinois Court Holds "Interested Party" Enforcement Provision Of The Day And Temporary Labor Services Act Unconstitutional

In a significant decision issued on March 6, 2026, Judge Neil H. Cohen of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, held that Section 67 of the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act...

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

"Common Health Plan Administration Pitfalls," Employee Benefits News

United States Employment

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Jones Walker

DOL's Proposed Independent Contractor Rule Reverts To Prioritize Two Core Factors – Likely Limiting Misclassification Claims By Contractors

United States Employment

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Cutting-Edge Workplace And Occupational Safety Legal And Compliance Issues Highlighted At ABA Midwinter Meeting

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

New Alaska Law Permits State Regulation Of PBMs And TPAs

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

DOL Proposed Rule On Independent Contractors

United States Employment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Up In Smoke? Third Tobacco Premium Surcharge Case Dismissed

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Shared Sites, Shared Risk: 10th Circuit Expands OSHA's Ability To Cite Affiliated Entities For Worksite Safety Lapses

United States Employment

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BakerHostetler

Proposed Regulations Would Require Extensive Disclosures From PBMs

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

High Standards: Protecting Workers In Cannabis Cultivation And Manufacturing

United States Cannabis

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ArentFox Schiff

DOL Proposes New Rule On Worker Classification: Key Changes And Implications For Employers

United States Employment

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

ABA OSHA Midwinter Meeting – Day 3 Recap (February 27)

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

DOL Proposes To Readopt The 2021 Independent Contractor Rule With Minor Variations

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Back To The Future: DOL And NLRB Hit Rewind On Worker Classification And Joint Employer Standards

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

DOL Proposes To Rescind Biden-Era Independent Contractor Rule, Reinstate Modified 2021 Standard

United States Employment

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Holland & Knight

New Jersey Expands FLA Protections Effective July 2026: What Employers Need To Know

United States Employment

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Crowell & Moring LLP

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A Flurry Of Changes For Plan Sponsors, Prescription Drug Plans And Health Plan Vendors (Video)

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Pay Transparency + The Power Of Preventive Strategies: Episode 2 — Healthcare Compliance Crossroads (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Culture & Compliance Chronicles: Inside The Wirecard Scandal—Whistleblowing, Retaliation & Reform With Pav Gill (Podcast)

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Data Record/Retention — Stewardship Through Structure (Video)

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Michael Best

Trend # 1 – Settlement Numbers Break $40 Billion For The Third Year In A Row (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

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