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White Collar Exemption Salary Threshold Rule Challenged As July 1 Effective Date Looms

The State of Texas and a coalition of business organizations have filed two separate legal challenges seeking to block the U.S. Department of Labor's...

United States Employment

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Honigman

USCIS Announces Effective Date Of Termination Of TPS For Venezuelans Under 2023 Designation

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's May 19, 2025 decision to allow the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans under the 2023 designation, on June 6, the USCIS...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Benefits Counselor - June 2025

On May 15, 2025, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) announced a non‑enforcement policy for Biden‑era mental health parity rules issued in 2024.

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

This Week From The Hill (June 8 – 14, 2025)

Senate Republican leadership expects to finish the Senate's work on the One Big Beautiful Bill ("BBB") package by the end of the month. However, there still appear to be major disagreements...

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Colorado Enacts Increased Wage Act Penalties And Enforcement, Allows Local Governments To Increase Tip Credit

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Pride And Prejudice: Federal Court In Texas Vacates Portions Of The EEOC's Workplace Guidance Protecting LGBTQ+ Employees

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

Supreme Court Clarifies Discrimination Test In Unanimous Decision

United States Employment

FL

Foley & Lardner

No Small Thing: Mini-Warn Act Comes To Washington State

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

All Rise, The Honorable Roman Roy Now Presiding

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Texas Federal Court Vacates Portions Of EEOC's 2024 Title VII Guidance On Gender Identity

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

DOL Plans To Replace ESG Rule For Retirement Plan Fiduciaries

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

One Standard To Rule Them All: Supreme Court Strikes Down Higher Bar For Majority Plaintiffs

United States Employment

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Supreme Court Rejects Higher Discrimination Standard For Majority-Group Title VII Claims

United States Employment

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Reverse Discrimination Claims Subject To The Same Evidentiary Burden As Other Discrimination Claims

United States Employment

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Shulman Rogers

Why Early Mediations Fail And How To Maximize Their Chances For Success

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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

How The Trump Administration Pushed China Deeper into Latin America

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

I Attended Liberation Day And All I Got Was These Lousy Tariffs. Is This Liberation? Liberation Day Hangover

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Contract of Employment

USCIS Announces Effective Date Of Termination Of TPS For Venezuelans Under 2023 Designation

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's May 19, 2025 decision to allow the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans under the 2023 designation, on June 6, the USCIS...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

House Settlement—Detailed Breakdown

The settlement in House v. NCAA ("House Settlement") was formally approved by Judge Claudia Wilken on June 6, 2025. The House Settlement is poised to bring significant changes to the landscape of college athletics...

United States Media & IT

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Keating, Meuthing & Klekamp

Florida Expands Non-Compete Enforceability

Florida's new Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth Act, also known as the CHOICE Act...

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg

Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal Of ERISA Healthcare Fee Suit Against Third-Party Administrator

United States Employment

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Holland & Knight

Restrictive Covenants Under Fire: NJ Bill Proposes Immediate Ban On Non-Competes And No-Poach Agreements

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

NJ Bill Broadly Banning Non-Competes + No-Poach Agreements Would Impact Employers Immediately

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

The Forfeited Equity Trap: Why Your Non-Compete Might Be Worthless

United States Employment

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

California Employment Law Notes

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Florida's CHOICE Act: A New Era For Non-Compete And Garden Leave Enforcement

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Pride And Prejudice: Federal Court In Texas Vacates Portions Of The EEOC's Workplace Guidance Protecting LGBTQ+ Employees

On May 15, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a significant ruling in State of Texas v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (No. 2:24-cv-00173)...

United States Employment

FL

Foley & Lardner

Supreme Court Clarifies Discrimination Test In Unanimous Decision

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services unanimously ruled that a plaintiff bringing an action for employment discrimination...

United States Employment

FL

Foley & Lardner

Texas Federal Court Vacates Portions Of EEOC's 2024 Title VII Guidance On Gender Identity

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas recently issued a ruling vacating the "gender-identity related portions" of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's...

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

One Standard To Rule Them All: Supreme Court Strikes Down Higher Bar For Majority Plaintiffs

United States Employment

DW

Dickinson Wright PLLC

Supreme Court Rejects Higher Discrimination Standard For Majority-Group Title VII Claims

United States Employment

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Reverse Discrimination Claims Subject To The Same Evidentiary Burden As Other Discrimination Claims

United States Employment

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Shulman Rogers

In The Zone: Third Circuit Expands Title IX's "Zone Of Interests"

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Supreme Court Settles Circuit Split On Standard Of Proof For "Reverse Discrimination" Lawsuits

United States Employment

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Jones Walker

Harnessing AI In Legal And Compliance Departments

United States Technology

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The Wallenstein Law Group

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

Benefits Counselor - June 2025

On May 15, 2025, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury (collectively, the Departments) announced a non‑enforcement policy for Biden‑era mental health parity rules issued in 2024.

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

This Week From The Hill (June 8 – 14, 2025)

Senate Republican leadership expects to finish the Senate's work on the One Big Beautiful Bill ("BBB") package by the end of the month. However, there still appear to be major disagreements...

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

U.S. Supreme Court Encourages Federal Rule 7(a)(7) Replies—A Potential Boon For Defendants

The U.S. Supreme Court recently reminded district courts that they may use Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7(a)(7)—a little-known rule—to screen out meritless complaints before discovery.

United States Litigation

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Jones Day

DOL Plans To Replace ESG Rule For Retirement Plan Fiduciaries

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

ERISA Fidelity Bonds: Dispelling Five Common Misunderstandings

United States Employment

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MGO CPA LLP

New DOL/EBSA Opinion Letter Program Offers A Path To Clarity For Plan Sponsors

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Live From Workplace Horizons 2025: How To Be A Multistate Employer — One Size Does Not Fit All (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Trump Administration Proposes Elimination Of OFCCP, Launches New Opinion Letter Program For Labor Guidance

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

DB Pension Endgame Options – Pensions Regulator Guidance

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

"Majority Group" Employees Likely To Bring More "Reverse Discrimination" Claims In Wake Of Recent Supreme Court Ruling

Yesterday, this nation's highest court unanimously ruled that "majority group" plaintiffs – like white employees, heterosexual employees, and male employees...

United States Employment

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Liskow & Lewis

Challenges In Navigating Noncompete Agreements And Protecting IP In The Workplace With Fran Haas (Podcast)

In today's episode, Jeff Harty and Fran Haas explore the complexities of noncompete agreements, noting their effectiveness in protecting IP but also their challenges.

United States Employment

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Nyemaster Goode

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

United States Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Indiana's Amended Physician Non-Compete Statute Bars Physician-Hospital Agreements Starting July 1

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Increased Workplace Protections For Volunteer Emergency Service Providers In Montana

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

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Latest Videos

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LaborSpeak: WARN Act Refresher (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Live From Workplace Horizons 2025: Trump's First 100 Days — Agencies (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

FMLA Policy Updates (Video)

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Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd

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

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