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October Layoffs Hit 22-Year High: Legal Considerations For Employers

October 2025 may very well be remembered as a turning point in the U.S. labor market. According to Challenger...

United States Employment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

This Week From The Hill (November 9 – 15, 2025)

On November 9, senators voted 60-40 on a procedural vote to proceed with legislation to reopen the government. The agreement reached by Senate Republican leadership and a group of Senate Democrats...

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

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

On October 30, 2025, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued two decisions interpreting European Union law regulating mass dismissals, or "collective redundancies,"...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Global Reorganization Playbook: Top Tips For Employers (Podcast)

In this podcast, Roger James (partner and co-chair of Ogletree Deakins' Global Reorganizations Practice Group, London) and Kate Martin (of counsel, London) present practical strategies...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

California Amends And Refines Laws Regarding Mass Layoffs, Pay Transparency And Equal Pay Claims For 2026

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

California Expands WARN Requirements: New Rules Take Effect January 2026

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Cross-Border Catch-Up: Charting Safe Passage Through Caribbean Workforce Restructurings (Podcast)

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

California Expands State WARN Act Obligations

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Senate Bill 617: California Expands CalWARN Notice Requirements

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

How The Government Shutdown Affects Your Business And Legal Cases

United States Government

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Foley & Lardner

Employment Law Alert: Employment Considerations During The Government Shutdown

United States Employment

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Shulman Rogers

Preparing For A Government Shutdown: Key Employment And Compliance Considerations For Federal Contractors

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

The Topline: Steptoe Appropriations Newsletter

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

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

United States Employment

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Tully Rinckey

USPTO Proposes Dramatic Restrictions For Inter Partes Review Institution

United States IP

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Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP

Federal Court Blocks Enforcement Of Texas Proxy Advisor Disclosure Law

United States Commercial

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Why Direct Student-Athlete Payments Create An Immigration Crisis For Universities

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

District Court Invalidates Patents For Bridge Cheating Detection Software Under § 101

United States IP

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Benefits Basics – When An Employee Is Dismissed: A Resource Guide For HR & Benefits Professionals

When an employee's employment ends – whether due to a routine layoff, a negotiated separation, or an unexpected termination for-cause – human resources and legal teams must coordinate quickly and carefully.

United States Employment

FL

Foley & Lardner

Second Circuit Rules Courts Cannot Compel Employers To Pay Arbitration Fees Under The FAA

An employer that withholds disputed arbitration fees in a pending arbitration has not "refused" to arbitrate within the meaning of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)...

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Avoiding Cross-Border Pitfalls—The Importance Of Written Employment Agreements For Foreign Employers Operating In Canada

As U.S. cross-border businesses continue to expand northward, many employers discover—often the hard way—that Canadian employment law looks deceptively familiar but behaves very differently...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Supreme Court Okays Mass Federal Workforce Layoffs

The U.S. Supreme Court recently gave the green light to the Trump administration to continue laying off large numbers of workers at 19 federal agencies and departments.

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Ohio Mini-WARN Act To Take Effect On September 29, 2025

United States Employment

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

D.C. Circuit Clears Path For CFPB Layoffs

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Helensburgh Coal – Is The Death Knell For Outsourcing Getting Louder?

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Ohio Enacts Mini-WARN Statute

United States Employment

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Ohio Employers Be WARNed: New Mini-WARN Law Expands Notice Obligations For Covered Mass Layoffs And Plant Closings

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

A WARNing For Maryland Employers: Mandatory Notice Requirements For Mass Layoffs Or RIFs Are Now In Effect!

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Survey Of Managers Highlights The Widespread Use And Potential Risks Of Unsanctioned AI Use

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Washington State Joins The Mini-WARN Act Club. How Will Layoffs And Business Closings Be Impacted?

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Washington's Mini-WARN Act Goes Into Effect On July 27, 2025

United States Employment

HK

Holland & Knight

Considering A Reduction In Force? Some Preliminary Considerations

United States Employment

FL

Foley & Lardner

Survey Of Managers Highlights The Widespread Use And Potential Risks Of Unsanctioned AI Use

If a recent survey is to be believed, managers' use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in making personnel decisions may be more extensive than their employers realize.

United States Employment

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

Washington State Joins The Mini-WARN Act Club. How Will Layoffs And Business Closings Be Impacted?

Washington's mini-WARN law, "Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act," becomes effective 07.27.25.

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Washington's Mini-WARN Act Goes Into Effect On July 27, 2025

Washington state recently enacted the Securing Timely Notification and Benefits for Laid-Off Employees Act (Senate Bill 5525), which takes effect July 27, 2025.

United States Employment

HK

Holland & Knight

Considering A Reduction In Force? Some Preliminary Considerations

Employers sometimes find it necessary to make the difficult decision to undergo a reduction-in-force (RIF), resulting in employee layoffs and/or terminations.

United States Employment

FL

Foley & Lardner

State Of Employment Law: Maine, New Jersey Require Severance Pay For Facility Closures And Mass Layoffs

United States Employment

BT

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

President Trump's Budget Goes To Work Against Enforcement Agencies With Significant Cuts To DOL And NLRB

President Trump's proposed budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 includes substantial reductions to the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) budget and staff.

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2025: Advanced RIF Course—Navigating Complex Issues (Podcast)

In this installment of our Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2025 podcast series, David Froiland, a shareholder in Ogletree's Milwaukee office who co-chairs the RIF/WARN Practice Group, and Brandon Sher...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Washington State Enacts New Notice Requirements For Business Closures And Mass Layoffs

The Washington state mini-WARN law, effective July 27, 2025, requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide 60 days' advance written notice of mass layoffs...

United States Employment

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Perkins Coie LLP

Littler Lightbulb –May Employment Appellate Roundup

This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment law developments in the federal courts of appeal in the last month.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

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

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

The State Of Employment Law: 13 States Have Mini-WARN Acts

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

LaborSpeak: WARN Act Refresher (Video)

United States Employment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Managing Cross-Border Sexual Harassment Investigations: Legal Insights And Practical Realities

Worldwide Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Considerations For Life Sciences Employers When Planning Reductions In Force

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

What Should Companies Do To Prepare If They Anticipate Change And Want To Be Ready In The Event A Reduction-in-force, Or RIF, Is On The Horizon? (Video)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Washington Enacts Mini-WARN Act Requiring Notice Before Certain Layoffs And Closures

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

USERRA: 10 Questions To Help Manage Employees With Military Service

United States Employment

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Nyemaster Goode

Washington Lawmakers Pass 'Mini-WARN Act' To Require Notice Of Site Closings And Mass Reductions In Force

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

How Might Multi-employer Bargaining Spread Through Resources Sector And Beyond?

United States Employment

SS

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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

United States Employment

SS

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Efforts To Expand Mini-WARN Acts' Requirements Underscore The Importance Of Knowing State-Level, Post-Sale Obligations Relating To A Plant Closing Or A Mass Layoff

United States Employment

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BakerHostetler

New Season Springs More Layoffs: What Employers Should Know

United States Employment

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Layoffs, Furloughs And Worksharing: What To Know About Employment Law When Business Slows Down

United States Employment

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

The Employment Rights Bill

United States Employment

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Dechert

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LaborSpeak: WARN Act Refresher (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

RIF/WARN And The Manufacturing Industry – Your Questions Answered (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

At What Point Will Our UIA Accounts Start Being Charged Again For COVID-19 Related Lay-offs? (Video)

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Rhoades McKee PC

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