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Frozen Pipeline: Examining The EEOC's Quietest Year In A Decade

While we viewed the EEOC's Fiscal Year 2024 as "sluggish," the Commission entered FY 2025 with a hefty budget, a brimming pipeline of charges...

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Signaling A Slowdown? EEOC's FY 2025 Lawsuit Filings Reflect A Narrowing Of Priorities After Change In Presidential Administration

In FY 2025 (October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025), the EEOC's litigation enforcement activity stalled significantly compared to previous years.

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

Five Employment Law Pitfalls For M&A Attorneys

Shepherding a deal through sign-and-close can be a Herculean task. It involves navigating issues across multiple legal disciplines...

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

EEOC Sues Smithfield For Pregnancy Discrimination—New Laws Like The PWFA And PUMP Act Raise The Stakes

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") has sued Smithfield Fresh Meats Corporation for pregnancy discrimination after allegedly firing a pregnant worker who requested accommodations, marking one of the several recent enforcement actions under the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.`

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

Employer Obligations For Nursing Mothers: Understanding Workplace Breastfeeding Rights And Accommodations

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

Religion In The Workplace Under The Trump EEOC

United States Employment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The Art Of The Cease And Desist (Video)

United States Employment

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Offit Kurman

Pregnancy Discrimination In New York: What Employees Should Know

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

What To Do If You've Been Treated Unfairly At Work Because Of Pregnancy

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

Employers' Considerations When Employees' Online Content Results In Real-World Discord In The Workplace

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

California Court Clarifies Employer Liability For Off-Site Harassment

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Hostile Work Environment Claims Under The ADEA: Lessons From The Seventh Circuit

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Despite Laws Intended To Prevent It, Age Discrimination Abounds In 2025

United States Employment

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Tully Rinckey

Navigating Speech Protections For Private Employees In New York: Legal Rights, Limitations, And Practical Guidance

United States Employment

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

Evolving Challenges In Employment Mediation: Managing Emotions, Shifting Strategies And Legal Trends (Podcast)

United States Employment

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JAMS

Federal Court Blocks Enforcement Of Texas Proxy Advisor Disclosure Law

United States Commercial

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Control, Creativity, Closure: The Mediation Advantage

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Greenwashing Legislation Trends: Key Takeaways For Businesses

Worldwide Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Artificial Intelligence 2025 - Trends And Developments

United States Technology

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Steptoe LLP

EEOC To Close Investigations Of Disparate Impact Discrimination

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will close almost all pending charges based solely on allegations of disparate impact discrimination by September 30, 2025...

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

How To Prepare Your Company Now For The EU Pay Transparency Obligations

EU Pay Transparency Directive 2023/970 imposes pay transparency requirements and equal pay reporting obligations on employers based in the EU or have employees located in the EU.

European Union Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

California Employment Law Notes September 2025

In this closely watched case, the California Supreme Court held that California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.98 — a do-or-die statute requiring employers to pay arbitration fees within 30 days or "waive" the right to arbitrate altogether—is not preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Seasonal Hiring Concerns: How Pay Transparency, Privacy, And AI Laws Still Apply

In September and October of each year, many businesses hire seasonal workers to prepare for the upcoming holiday season...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Can An Employee Sue For Discrimination After Being Placed On A PIP? (Video)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Connecticut Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Program For Supervisors And Managers

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

California Adopts New Rules Expanding The FEHA's Reach To AI Tool Developers

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Are Businesses Liable For AI Discrimination?

United States Employment

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McLane Middleton, Professional Association

EEOC Directs Closure Of Pending Disparate Impact Charges

United States Employment

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

New Illinois Workplace Pay Transparency Act Amendments Target Employer Agreements

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

Between A Dog And A Hard Place: Service Animals And The Legal Complexities Of The Hospitality Industry

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Litigation Lens: Unpacking ADA Compliance After The Second Circuit's Expansive Ruling (Podcast)

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Non-Financial Misconduct: Navigating The Emerging Divergence Between The U.S. And U.K.

United States Finance

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WilmerHale

DOL Plan To Shutter OFCCP Next Year And Transfer Oversight To Other Agencies

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Between A Dog And A Hard Place: Service Animals And The Legal Complexities Of The Hospitality Industry

At the intersection of public accommodation and employment, the hospitality industry is a dynamic and multifaceted space spanning hotels, restaurants, movie theatres, event venues, and more.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Litigation Lens: Unpacking ADA Compliance After The Second Circuit's Expansive Ruling (Podcast)

In this second episode of Ogletree Deakins' new podcast series Litigation Lens, Michael Nail (Greenville) is joined by Fiona Ong (Baltimore) and Sarah Zucco (New York) to discuss...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Non-Financial Misconduct: Navigating The Emerging Divergence Between The U.S. And U.K.

On 2 July 2025, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its latest non-financial misconduct (NFM) policy statement1, which clarifies that bullying, harassment and violence qualify as misconduct under the FCA's Code...

United States Finance

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WilmerHale

DOL Plan To Shutter OFCCP Next Year And Transfer Oversight To Other Agencies

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has confirmed its plans to eliminate the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)...

United States Employment

HB

Hall Benefits Law

DEI ≠ DOA: It's All About The Design

United States Employment

RP

Reavis Page Jump LLP

New Jersey Expands Law Restricting Employer Speech On Political And Labor Matters

On September 3, 2025, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Assembly Bill A4429 (Bill), which significantly expands the scope of protections afforded by the Worker...

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

California Legislative Update: Legislature's Pens Down, Governor Gets To Work

The California Legislature concluded its 2024-2025 session in the wee hours of September 13, 2025, and sent the last of its approved bills to Governor Newsom for consideration.

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Hostile Work Environment Based On Race: What You Need To Know

Experiencing a hostile work environment because of race is not just unfair—it takes a real toll on your professional growth and personal well-being.

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

The Social Media Aftermath Of The Charlie Kirk Assassination – Can An Employer Fire An Employee For Offensive Social Media Posts?

Thus, the question that arises in the minds of both employees and employers related to the voluminous publicity surrounding the recent Kirk assassination...

United States Employment

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Offit Kurman

One Tweet Away From Trouble: Social Media At Work

United States Employment

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Keating, Meuthing & Klekamp

Employers Are Liable For AI Discrimination

United States Employment

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McLane Middleton, Professional Association

Former EEOC Director Files Complaint Alleging Pattern Of Discrimination Against Transgender And Nonbinary Employees

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Walking The Minefield: Understanding Where Employment Law Risks Exist

United States Employment

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Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP

Navigating Employee Political Speech: Key Considerations For Employers

United States Employment

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Mintz On Air: Practical Policies – DEI Developments: The Proxy Problem (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Mintz

Trump Administration Puts The Kibosh On Two Pending ADA Rulemakings

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Mintz On Air: Practical Policies – DEI Developments: The Proxy Proble (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Mintz

AI Vendor Liability Squeeze: Courts Expand Accountability While Contracts Shift Risk

United States Technology

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Jones Walker

Second Circuit Rules That EEOC's Investigatory Authority Does Not Cease After Suit Is Filed

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

OFCCP Seeks Feedback On Section 503 Voluntary Self-ID Form In Connection With Other Proposed Regulatory Revisions

United States Government

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Denial Of Gender-Affirming Care Does Not Qualify As Sex Discrimination, Eleventh Circuit Holds

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

HR Records In The Cloud Can Create A Perfect Storm

United States Employment

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration's Freeze Of Grants To Harvard University: Implications For First Amendment And Title VI Enforcement

United States Consumer

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Pabian Law's H-2B Quarterly Update (September 2025)

United States Immigration

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Pabian Law

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Offit Kurman

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LS Carlson Law

Legal Minute: Permanent Total Disability (Video)

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Ford Richardson

Mental Health Accommodations In The Workplace (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Compliant Hiring: Current Legal Obligations When Building Your Workforce (Video)

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Bracewell

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