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OIG Reels In The Employment Safe Harbor: Recent Advisory Opinion Signals Risks For Sign-On Bonuses In Home Care

In a rare unfavorable advisory opinion, OIG concluded that certain sign-on bonuses for home care workers are a risk under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute...

United States Healthcare

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Polsinelli LLP

Labor Relations In Sports: Collective Bargaining In 2026 And Beyond

One might think that labor negotiations in professional sports involve two parties: leagues versus players' unions.

United States Employment

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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP

2025 Colorado Labor & Employment Year End Review

In 2025, Colorado enacted legislation or published regulations on a broad array of topics including wages, leave, discrimination, restrictive covenants, and privacy protections.

United States Employment

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Restrictions On "Stay-Or-Pay" Provisions In US Employment Agreements Gain Momentum

This new legislation reflects the broader policy shift in the US toward limiting employment provisions that restrict worker mobility.

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

What Are Some Common Missteps That Can Weaken A Company's Ability To Protect Trade Secrets And Business Relationships, And What Can Be Done To Avoid Them? (Video)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Banning Credit Checks In The Workplace: New York's Latest Compliance Challenge

United States Employment

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Mintz

Important Amendments Proposed For New York's Recently Enacted "Trapped At Work" Act

United States Employment

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Mintz

New York Legislature Moves Quickly To Clarify The Trapped At Work Act

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Key California Labor And Employment Updates For 2026

United States Employment

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Winston & Strawn LLP

New York Employers Must Act Quickly To Comply With The Trapped At Work Act

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Bill Amending New York State's "Stay Or Pay" Law Introduced In Legislature

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

New California And New York Laws Target "Stay-or-Pay" Arrangements

United States Employment

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

New CA And NY Laws Target "Stay-or-Pay" Arrangements

United States Employment

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

What You Need To Know About New York's Stay-or-Pay Law

United States Employment

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Kelley Drye & Warren 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

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Beyond Checkmate: Lessons From Chess In The Art Of Mediation

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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

United States Government

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WilmerHale

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

United States Litigation

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JAMS

New York's Trapped At Work Act: Immediate Prohibition Of "Stay-or-Pay" Employment Provisions

On December 19, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Trapped at Work Act (the "Act"), introducing sweeping new restrictions on certain employment-related repayment agreements.

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Determining Work Authorization For Employees On TPS And Humanitarian Parole – Updated January 7, 2026

The Trump administration has enacted significant policy changes impacting individuals authorized to work under various immigration programs, including Temporary Protected Status (TPS)...

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

DOL Issues Opinion Letter Regarding Compensability Of Pre-Shift Activities Covered By A Collective Bargaining Agreement

On January 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued an opinion letter addressing whether an employer and union could enter into a collective bargaining agreement (CBA)...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Don't Get Trapped: California's New Stay-or-Pay Bill Effective As Of January 1, 2026

California's Assembly Bill 692 which prohibits employment agreements that require employees to repay any "debts" upon leaving their employer became effective on January 1, 2026 (the "Bill").

United States Employment

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Rich May

New York's "Stay Or Pay" Prohibition Could Implicate Common Employee Compensation Arrangements

United States Employment

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Polsinelli LLP

Expanded Employer Obligations Under The Illinois Workplace Transparency Act Effective January 1, 2026

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

2026 Michigan Labor And Employment Law Update: Wage Increases, Sick Leave, Contract Limits, And Key Legislative Risks For Employers

United States Employment

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Dykema

New York's "Trapped At Work Act" Takes Effect And Prohibits Certain "Stay Or Pay" Agreements

United States Employment

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Mintz

FYI – GAO Finds Key Person "Available" Despite Accepting Employment With A Different Company

United States Employment

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Employment Law Alert: DOJ Guidance Identifies Unlawful DEI Policies And Best Practices

United States Employment

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Shulman Rogers

California Reshapes 'Stay-or-Pay&' Contracts: What Employers Must Do By January 1, 2026

United States Employment

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Perkins Coie LLP

California's AB 692: The State Puts "Stay-or-Pay" Agreements Under Greater Scrutiny

United States Employment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Can You Face Retaliation For Negotiating Your Contract Or Benefits?

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

California's New AI And Automated-Decision Rules: Why Employers Should Act Now

United States Employment

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

California Reshapes 'Stay-or-Pay&' Contracts: What Employers Must Do By January 1, 2026

Hiring and onboarding workers is a major expense for employers. Similarly, employers use significant incentives such as sign-on or relocation bonuses to attract...

United States Employment

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Perkins Coie LLP

California's AB 692: The State Puts "Stay-or-Pay" Agreements Under Greater Scrutiny

California continues to reshape the boundaries of permissible employment agreements, and Assembly Bill 692 is the state's latest move to strengthen employee mobility. Effective January 1, 2026...

United States Employment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Can You Face Retaliation For Negotiating Your Contract Or Benefits?

Negotiating your salary, benefits, or employment contract should not put your job at risk. Yet many employees in New York hesitate to speak up because they worry about what might happen next.

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

California's New AI And Automated-Decision Rules: Why Employers Should Act Now

Effective October 1, 2025, new California regulations make explicit what was already implicit: the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)'s...

United States Employment

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

California's New "Quit Fee" Ban: What Employers Need To Know About AB 692

United States Employment

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Whistleblowing And The Media: Court Finds Blowing The Whistle To The Media Is Not Protected Conduct

Recently, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois clarified that a whistleblower's disclosure of confidential corporate information to the media is not protectible reporting under federal and state law.

United States Employment

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Arnold & Porter

"Stay-or-Pay" No More: California's New Limits On Training And Retention Agreement Payback

California Assembly Bill 692 (AB 692) will significantly change the way employers structure employee "stay-or-pay" agreements. Effective January 1, 2026, most repayment obligations triggered by an employee's resignation...

United States Employment

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Fennemore

5 Litigation Mistakes That Cost Washington Businesses Millions

In the competitive business environment of the Pacific Northwest, disputes are almost inevitable. Whether involving partners, employees, customers, or competitors, litigation often becomes a defining—and expensive...

United States Litigation

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Beresford Booth

FTC Signals Shift To Targeted Enforcement Of Non-Competes In The Healthcare Industry

Earlier this Fall, the Federal Trade Commission (the "Commission" or the "FTC") officially ceded its fight to impose a nationwide ban on employee noncompete agreements (the "Noncompete Ban").

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

11/17/25 DHS Ends Automatic Extensions Of Employment Authorization

United States Immigration

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Barran Liebman

California Secures $10 Million Settlement Over Home-Care Worker Misclassification

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

California Employment Contracts Must Be Updated By January 1, 2026 For Stay-or-Pay Reforms

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Saud v. DePaul University: The Importance Of Recordkeeping For Employers

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

The End Of Employment Clawbacks? California's AB 692 Restricts Debt Repayment Upon Separation

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Recent Massachusetts Wage Act Decisions: Key Compliance Insights For Employers

United States Employment

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Mintz

OFCCP Raises Jurisdictional Thresholds For Section 503 And VEVRAA

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

FTC Drops Nationwide Non-Compete Ban: What Employers Need To Know

United States IP

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Lando & Anastasi

UK Reviews Reform For Non-Compete Clauses

Worldwide Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

New 2026 California Employment Laws: How Businesses Can Protect Themselves

United States Employment

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Dykema

OFCCP Sets New Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 503 and VEVRAA AAPs

United States Employment

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Michael Best

The In-House Lawyer Question: Why The European Commission's Arguments Don't Hold Up

Worldwide Anti-trust

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Goodwin Procter LLP

The State Of Employment Law: Rhode Island And Massachusetts Have Special Laws Regarding Work On Holidays

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Avoiding The Bad Breakup: Employee Termination Considerations (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Lowenstein Sandler

European Employers Face Renewed Uncertainty Amid Looming Compliance Deadlines And U.S. Policy Shifts, Littler Survey Shows

Worldwide Employment

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Littler Mendelson

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

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Miller Shah

Essential Steps To Sell Your Business (Video)

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Offit Kurman

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

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Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd

Navigating The Office: What Does "Cause" Mean? (Video)

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McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman

Navigating SOFAs + Remote Work: Dependents Of Military, USG Personnel, And Civilian Contractors Abroad (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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