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New York City Adopts New Pay Data Reporting Requirements After Veto Override

On December 4, 2025, the New York City Council voted to override Mayor Eric Adams' veto, enacting new local laws that significantly expand pay transparency...

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

The Dole Act Supercharges USERRA Service Members' Workforce Protections

On January 2, 2025, former President Joe Biden signed the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (Dole Act) into law.

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

The Pensions Brief: December 2025

From April 2029, the National Insurance contributions (NICs) relief on employee contributions made via a salary sacrifice arrangement will be limited to the first £2,000 of contributions each yea

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

Employment Law Updates Coming In 2026

The new year's ball will be dropping before we know it. As we finish out 2025, New York employers must be "checking their lists"...

United States Employment

Meister Seelig & Fein

The State Of Employment Law: NICU Leave Is An Emerging Trend

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

The Weekly Hill Update - December 08, 2025

United States Employment

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BakerHostetler

State Laws Aim To Reverse Baby Bust And Cut IVF Costs

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Michigan Department Of Labor And Economic Opportunity Issues Updated FAQs On The Earned Sick Time Act

United States Employment

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Honigman

Delaware Court Of Chancery Holds That A Fiduciary's Alleged Harassment Resulting In Corporate Loss Does Not Necessarily Equate To A Breach Of Fiduciary Duty

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Trump Accounts Get First Round Of Guidance

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

New Pay Reporting Requirement Takes Effect For NYC Employers

United States Employment

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Removable At Will: D.C. Circuit Strips NLRB Members Of Job-Removal Protections

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

EEOC Issues Updated Guidance On National Origin Discrimination

United States Employment

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

Rejected, Again: The Sixth Circuit Denies NLRB Enhanced Remedies, Expanding Circuit Split

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Top 5 Takeaways From "Advanced Mediation Strategies For Handling The Toughest Situations"

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Hot Topics In International Trade A Tariff Christmas Message For US Kids (Video)

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

What Honeybees Have Taught Me About Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

FBI's Most Recent Gambling Arrests Suggest Sports-Betting Regulations Are Effective

United States Media & IT

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Duane Morris LLP

Visa Turbulence: Navigating Your H-1B Future In A Shifting U.S. Landscape (Video)

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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Health & Safety

The Weekly Hill Update - December 08, 2025

Below is this week's congressional update by BakerHostetler's Federal Policy team. We'll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session.

United States Employment

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BakerHostetler

State Laws Aim To Reverse Baby Bust And Cut IVF Costs

As the U.S. birth rate continues to drop, a growing number of states have passed laws to improve access to fertility treatments, lessen related costs, and grant time off for employees...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Colorado Adds New NICU Leave Under FAMLI: What Employers Should Know

Colorado's Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program has provided employees with paid leave for major life events since 2024...

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

A CROWNing Achievement: Pennsylvania Prohibits Workplace Discrimination Based On Race- And Religious-Based Hairstyles And Head Coverings

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

NLRB Nominee Clears Committee Hurdle (Beltway Buzz, December 5, 2025)

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

An Increasingly Less Remote Situation: New O.E.C.D. Model Treaty Commentary On Remote Workers

United States Employment

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Ruchelman PLLC

Asia: Occupational Health And Safety

Worldwide Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Pennsylvania Enacts CROWN Act: Employers Face New Obligations As Hair Discrimination Becomes Explicitly Unlawful

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Liability Risks For Businesses Rise In The Winter - Are You Proactively Prepared?

United States Employment

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Gross Shuman P.C.

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Redundancy/Layoff

New Cal-WARN Act Notice Requirements

California recently passed Senate Bill 617 which requires additional information to be provided in Cal-WARN Act notices issued on or after January 1, 2026.

United States Employment

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Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation

LaborSpeak: WARN Update – California's New Notice Requirements (Video)

On October 1, 2025, California amended its existing mini-WARN Act, imposing on employers, who are conducting a mass layoff, termination, or relocation of its workforce, an additional obligation to include specific information in their WARN notices.

United States Employment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

This Week From The Hill (November 16 – 22, 2025)

Each week while Congress is in session, our Policy team delivers a key update to highlight a topical benefits, health, or retirement news item from the Hill, such as a newly introduced bill, a summary of a committee...

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

The Rising Tide Of RIFs: What Employers Need To Know Amidst AI Integration

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

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

United States Employment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

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

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

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

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Global Reorganization Playbook: Top Tips For Employers (Podcast)

United States Employment

OD

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

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Employee Benefits & Compensation

The Dole Act Supercharges USERRA Service Members' Workforce Protections

On January 2, 2025, former President Joe Biden signed the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (Dole Act) into law.

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

The Pensions Brief: December 2025

From April 2029, the National Insurance contributions (NICs) relief on employee contributions made via a salary sacrifice arrangement will be limited to the first £2,000 of contributions each yea

United States Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

Employment Law Updates Coming In 2026

The new year's ball will be dropping before we know it. As we finish out 2025, New York employers must be "checking their lists"...

United States Employment

Meister Seelig & Fein

Michigan Department Of Labor And Economic Opportunity Issues Updated FAQs On The Earned Sick Time Act

United States Employment

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Honigman

Trump Accounts Get First Round Of Guidance

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

New Pay Reporting Requirement Takes Effect For NYC Employers

United States Employment

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Pay Transparency + The Power Of Preventative Strategies: Episode 1 — Mitigating The Patchwork (Video)

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Complying With Local Minimum Wage Ordinances In California: Practical Guidance For Remote Workforces

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Colorado Adds New NICU Leave Under FAMLI: What Employers Should Know

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

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

Following back and forth amendments between the Lords and Commons, on 27 November the Commons gave way and agreed that the Employment Rights Bill...

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

On November 19, 2025, the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Eight, issued a published decision in Brown v. Dave & Buster's of California...

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

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Latest Videos

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Pay Transparency + The Power Of Preventative Strategies: Episode 1 — Mitigating The Patchwork (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

LaborSpeak: WARN Update – California's New Notice Requirements (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Littler Lounge: Festive Compliance – Unwrapping Holiday Parties, Bonuses, And Workplace Cheer (Podcast)

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Littler Mendelson

Culture & Compliance Chronicles: Inside The Wirecard Scandal—Whistleblowing, Retaliation & Reform With Pav Gill (Podcast)

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Beyond H-1B—Global Parking And Digital Nomad Paths For US Employers (Podcast)

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Mayer Brown

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