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Considerations For Life Sciences Employers When Planning Reductions In Force

Life sciences employers have been impacted by various market forces in the last several years, and the recent economic turbulence is only adding to the challenges they face.

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Is Your Company Ready To Disclose Salary Information And Promotional Opportunities Under New Jersey's Pay Transparency Act?

On June 1, 2025, New Jersey's Pay Transparency Act (Act) takes effect.

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

EEO-1 Portal Open For Filing May 20, 2025

The EEOC announced the opening of the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection on May 20, 2025, as anticipated in our previous legal alert on the topic.

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

You've Got The Power? Wisconsin Powers Of Attorney And The Protection Of Retirement Plan Benefits

A power of attorney (POA) is a writing or other record, governed by state law, that grants authority to an agent to act in the place of a principal in financial or other matters.

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Employers Take Notice: The EEO-1 Data Collection Window Is Now Open AND Shortened!

United States Employment

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Thompson Coburn LLP

2025 Labor & Employment And Employee Benefits Hot Topics

United States Employment

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Jones Walker

Washington State's Amended Pay Transparency Law Includes Grace Period For Employers To Cure Job Postings

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

New Mexico Legalizes Medical Use Of Psilocybin

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

California Court Of Appeal Approves Meal Period Waivers

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

Finally—Clarity In Connection With Pay Frequency Claims Under NYLL § 198

United States Employment

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Meyer Suozzi English & Klein

Employee Complaint Rights: Update On Executive Order 13496 Compliance

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Liquidated Damages Now Unavailable In Certain New And Pending Payroll Frequency Lawsuits

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

EEOC Opens 2024 EEO-1 Reporting Platform With Hard Filing Deadline On June 24, 2025

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

FMLA Policy Updates (Video)

United States Employment

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Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd

Surviving The 2025 Tariff Wave: A Strategic Guide For U.S. Importers

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

DOJ Memo Previews Immigration Enforcement Actions

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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

[PODCAST] Utilizing Co-Mediation - Bringing Together Multiple Perspectives To Reach Effective Settlements

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Lessons From The Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act Of 1930

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Contract of Employment

Virginia's New Non-Compete Law And Updates On The DMV Non-Compete Landscape (Video)

Employment attorney Jessie Summers presented updates on non-compete laws in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia during Lerch...

United States Employment

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Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd

Florida Legislature Passes Expansive New Noncompete Bill, Awaiting Governor's Signature

On April 24, 2025, the Florida Legislature passed the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act, significantly expanding the enforceability...

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Ohio Senate Deliberates Ban On Noncompete Agreements For All Employees

Bipartisan legislation was recently introduced in the Ohio Senate that would ban employee noncompete agreements in Ohio.

United States Employment

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Florida Makes A CHOICE To Toughen Noncompete Enforcement

United States Employment

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Harris Sliwoski

Restrictive Covenants In Private Equity Transactions

United States Commercial

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Mintz

Coalition For A Democratic Workplace Urges US Attorney General To Unilaterally Override Biden-Era NLRB Decisions

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Texas May Soon Reshape Non-Competes For Healthcare Workers: What Employers Need To Know

United States Employment

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Dykema

Four More Years? Examining The Push For Extended Non-Competes In Florida

United States Employment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Trump Issues Executive Order Cancelling Most Federal Collective Bargaining Agreements

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Considerations For Life Sciences Employers When Planning Reductions In Force

Life sciences employers have been impacted by various market forces in the last several years, and the recent economic turbulence is only adding to the challenges they face.

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

EEO-1 Portal Open For Filing May 20, 2025

The EEOC announced the opening of the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection on May 20, 2025, as anticipated in our previous legal alert on the topic.

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

DOJ's Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Bolsters Threat Of False Claims Act Enforcement Under "Anti-DEI" Executive Order

On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a Memorandum creating the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative that will "utilize the False Claims Act to investigate...

United States Commercial

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Crowell & Moring LLP

DOJ Brings The Hammer, Announces Initiative To Use FCA To Enforce Civil Rights Laws

United States Criminal

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Arnold & Porter

EEOC Opens 2024 EEO-1 Reporting Platform With Hard Filing Deadline On June 24, 2025

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

EEOC Acting Director Warns No 'Diversity Exception' To Title VII In Announcing EEO-1 Reporting Period Opening

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

TX Federal Court Vacates Transgender Accommodations In EEOC Enforcement Guidance

United States Employment

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

DOJ Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Signals Expansive Enforcement Threat For Employers Receiving Federal Funds

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Launch Of The Civil Rights Fraud Initiative

United States Commercial

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

You've Got The Power? Wisconsin Powers Of Attorney And The Protection Of Retirement Plan Benefits

A power of attorney (POA) is a writing or other record, governed by state law, that grants authority to an agent to act in the place of a principal in financial or other matters.

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Mental Health Parity Alert – Non-Enforcement Of Final Rules

The Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), and its implementing regulations and guidance, prohibits health insurance policies and group health plans that cover mental health...

United States Healthcare

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Foley & Lardner

Court Vacates HHS Regulation Allowing IRS To Certify Employer Shared Responsibility Penalty Under ACA

In Faulk Company, Inc. v. Becerra, 2025 WL1085080 (N.D. Tex. 2025), an employer sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for failure...

United States Healthcare

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Hall Benefits Law

Common Mistakes And Practical Advice When Acquiring A Company With A 401(k) Plan

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

Anthem Settles Mental Health Class Action Lawsuit

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Republican Legislators Push Ahead With Agenda (Beltway Buzz, May 16, 2025)

Worldwide Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

A Bit Of Mental Health Parity Relief For Employers Sponsoring Group Health Plans

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Federal Court Refuses To Dismiss Challenge To Plan Administrator's Use Of Automated Algorithm For Benefit Decisions

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

District Court Holds Pension Fund Misapplied Prior Partial Withdrawal Liability Credit

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2025: NLRB Update—What To Expect In 2025 And Beyond (Podcast)

In this installment of our Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2025 podcast series, Tom Davis (shareholder, Nashville) and Tom Stanek (shareholder, Phoenix)—both of whom are chairs of the firm's...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

California Court Turns Up The Heat: PG&E Case Requires Employees Claiming Defamation To Prove Damages Beyond Their Termination

Employees may believe they can premise a defamation case on their employment termination. However, Hearn v. Pac. Gas & Elec. Co., 108 Cal. App. 5th 301 (2025), holds otherwise.

United States Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Increased Workplace Protections For Volunteer Emergency Service Providers In Montana

On April 16, 2025, Montana Governor signed into effect HB 128: An Act Protecting Volunteer Emergency Service Providers From Termination by a Public or Private Employer Under Certain Conditions...

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Managing Labour Cost: Insights And Lessons For The Resource And Other Sectors For 2025

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Legal Protections For Employees During Security Clearance Investigations

United States Employment

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Tully Rinckey

ALJ Backs Hospital's Right To Delay Returning Strikers To Work

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Early Signs Point To Pullback On Prior Administration's Moves To Curtail Noncompetes Per Se

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

Federal Judge Refuses To Dismiss Retaliation Claims Over Sephora's Hiring Practices

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

California Employment Law Notes

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

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Latest Videos

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Virginia's New Non-Compete Law And Updates On The DMV Non-Compete Landscape (Video)

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Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd

April 2025 Employer Regulatory And Legislative Update (Video)

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Marcum

Decoding Appeals, Episode 4: Clerks' Perspectives, Part 2 (Video)

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

LaborSpeak: Update On The State Of Non-compete Restrictions (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Legal Minute: Permanent Total Disability (Video)

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Ford Richardson

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