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2026 California Employment Law Updates: What Employers And Employees Should Know

It is a new year in California and that means a new set of updates to the state's labor and employment laws.

United States Employment

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Madison Law

Alternative Investments: Approach With Caution, For Now...

Few topics in the ERISA realm have received more press over the last few months than alternative investments in retirement plans. With the change in the Trump Administration, a change in tone from regulators...

United States Employment

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Kutak Rock LLP

Oregon Court Of Appeals Reinforces Legal Standard For Wrongful Discharge Claims

The Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon recently held in Trumper v. Women's Healthcare Associates, LLC that an at-will employee could not bring a wrongful discharge...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Uniform Controversies: Restricting Politically Charged Messages In The Workplace

On November 6, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a decision that bolsters employers' authority to restrict employees from displaying politically...

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

The End Of Day-one Unfair Dismissal Rights

United States Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

California Court Of Appeal Affirms Dismissal Of PAGA Claims Based On Prior Settlement And Claim Preclusion

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Employee Was Wrongfully Terminated After Failing Polygraph Test

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

The FTC Shifts Its Focus From A Blanket Ban On Noncompete Agreements To Rigorous Enforcement Against Anticompetitive Overreach

United States Employment

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Senn Fortis

FTC Signals Continued Scrutiny Of Employee Non-Compete Agreements

United States Employment

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Dykema

Consultations Launched On Bereavement Leave And Enhanced Dismissal Protections For Pregnant Women And New Mothers

United States Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

California Again Resurrects Stale Sexual Assault Claims

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

German Labor Court Expands Employer Rights To Scrutinize Dismissed Employees' Job Applications

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Circuit Courts Split Over NLRB Remedy Authority

United States Employment

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Genova Burns

Mass Dismissal Notification Failures Render Collective Redundancies Invalid, European Court Of Justice Rules

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Beyond Checkmate: Lessons From Chess In The Art Of Mediation

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Italy's Rising Tax Evasion Vs The United States' Is Higher, Even With The Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP)

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

How The GENIUS Act Is Reshaping Stablecoin Regulation And Emerging Financial Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

December 2025 Crypto Update: New Changes And Challenges In U.S. Regulation Of Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Countdown To Jan. 1, 2026: Preparing For California's New AI Training Data Transparency Obligations

United States Technology

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

What Should I Do If I Think My Employer May Not Be Treating Me Fairly?

If you believe your employer is treating you unfairly, the steps you take next are critical. Before you sign anything or speak out, understand your rights. Learn how to protect yourself and build a potential case.

United States Employment

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Patterson Law Firm

Sexual Harassment - What Does "In The Course Of Employment" Mean?

Our employment law update for October covers a case about whether serious acts of sexual harassment took place in or outside the course of employment.

United States Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Works Council Initiators Not Protected In First Six Months Of Employment, LAG Munich Rules

In its ruling of August 20, 2025 (Ref.: 10 SLa 2/25), the Munich Regional Labor Court (LAG Munich) decided that an employee who takes preparatory steps to establish a works council during the first six months...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Policyholder's Notice Of Claim Does Not Satisfy Notice Requirement For Other Insureds

The United States District Court for the Central District of California, applying California law, has held that coverage was barred for insureds who did not give timely notice, despite timely notice by the policyholder.

United States Insurance

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Wiley Rein

International Employment Law Tracker—October 2025

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Understanding Employment Law Outside The United States For Multinational Employers – Part 1

Worldwide Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Minnesota Restrictive Covenants Update: What Constitutes Solicitation?

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Technical Foul: Nuggets Mascot Claims Wrongful Termination

United States Employment

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Senn Fortis

Montclair State Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Disability Discrimination And FMLA Retaliation

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

How To Conduct A Fair And Legal Employee Termination In 2025

United States Employment

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Is The Adjudication Process Unfair?

United States Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Before The Layoff: Key Legal And Strategic Considerations For Employers

United States Employment

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Cohen & Buckmann

First Circuit Concludes Employee's Wrongful Termination, Other State Law Claims Are Preempted By Federal Law

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

Montana Law Provides Employment Protections For Volunteer Emergency Responders

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Is The Adjudication Process Unfair?

On 17 June 2025 the Adjudication Society held a panel discussion, hosted by BCLP, looking at whether the adjudication process is unfair to employers, main contractors or subcontractors or does it just feel that way.

United States Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Before The Layoff: Key Legal And Strategic Considerations For Employers

Layoffs are among the most difficult decisions an employer can face, fraught with legal, operational and emotional complexity...

United States Employment

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Cohen & Buckmann

First Circuit Concludes Employee's Wrongful Termination, Other State Law Claims Are Preempted By Federal Law

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (covering Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island) recently awarded a victory to employers litigating claims...

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

Montana Law Provides Employment Protections For Volunteer Emergency Responders

Montana recently enacted legislation prohibiting employers from terminating employment of employees who are volunteer emergency service providers and are absent from work during an emergency.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Labor, Employment And Employee Benefits Legal Update

United States Employment

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Mirick O'Connell

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

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

Indiana's 2025 amendment to its Physician Non-Compete Statute invalidates non-compete agreements between physicians of all types and hospitals...

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

State AG News: Executive Orders, Labor & Employment, Consumer Protection March 20-26, 2025

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

What Counts As Wrongful Termination Under Employment Law?

United States Employment

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Tully Rinckey

Employment Law Update: New Compensation Limits And Statutory Payment Rates

United States Employment

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Should You Use A Performance Improvement Plan?

United States Employment

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

The Employment Rights Bill

United States Employment

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Dechert

What Is Qui Tam? A Guide For Whistleblowers In New York

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

No ACAS Early Conciliation But The Claim Continues, And A General Employment News Round-Up

United States Employment

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Florida HR Considerations: Marijuana In The Workplace

United States Cannabis

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Is New York An At-Will Employment State?

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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Fairfield and Woods

Jeffrey Toobin Fired For "DIY" Incident (Video)

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Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Termination Checklist Part 3: Tips From The NFL's "Black Monday" (Video)

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Berman Fink Van Horn P.C.

Hiding In Plain Sight: Identifying Hidden Employment Risks In Your Business (Video)

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Dentons

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