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HR Coffee Brief: Brewing Answers To Your HR Questions

As part of our ongoing Monday Coffee Brief series, Metz Lewis is introducing a new monthly feature: HR Coffee Brief: Brewing Answers to your HR Questions.

United States Employment

Metz Lewis Brodman Must O'Keefe

A Verdict Making Waves In A Hair Salon: Gender Diversity Requirements For Administrative Forms

At first glance, the case seems trivial: when booking a haircut online, customers at a hair salon had to choose between "service for men" or "service for women."

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Federal Minimum Wage Set To Increase April 1, 2026

On April 1, 2026, the federal minimum wage will increase from $17.75 per hour to $18.15 per hour.

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

Plaintiffs Pursue New Strategy Focused On Climate Risk In ERISA Fee Litigation

ERISA fee litigation focused on alleged investment underperformance has been active for many years. In Kvek v. Cushman & Wakefield, Case No. 2:26-cv-736 (W.D. Wash., filed March 3, 2026), plaintiffs have taken a new tack, alleging that one fund underperformed due to investments in companies impacted by climate risk and that plan fiduciaries breached their duties by failing to analyze and account for such risk.

United States Employment

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Baker Botts LLP

Policy Week In Review – March 27, 2026

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Executive Order 11246 Redux: Trump’s New Executive Order On DEI Calls For Renewed Scrutiny Of Government Contractors

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Court Declares "Interested Party" Provisions Of The Illinois Day And Temporary Labor Services Act Unconstitutional

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

DOL Proposed Rule Seeks Higher Prevailing Wages Levels For Foreign Workers

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

This Week From The Hill (March 22 – 28, 2026)

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

DOL Proposes New Prevailing Wage Rule: A Moderated Reset Following The 2020 IFR

United States Employment

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Klasko

Texas Business Court Addresses Executive Noncompete Enforcement In Galderma v. Brenner

United States Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Workplace Sexual Misconduct In British Columbia: Legal Duties, Investigations & The OPCC Systemic Probe

Canada Employment

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Watson Goepel LLP

Non-Compete Agreements: What Employers And Employees Need To Know In 2026

United States Employment

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Cantrell Law Firm

2026 Ontario Budget: Select Pension Measures

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

New York District Court Affirms Narrow Scope Of "Public Policy Exception" In Chapter 15 Cases

United States Insolvency

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Jones Day

Seventh Circuit Roundup: What Recent Decisions Reveal About Pleading, Intent, And Immunity (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

401(k) And IRA Contribution Limits For 2026: Retirement Savings, Adjustments For Inflation, And SECURE 2.0 Changes American Taxpayers Must Know About

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Sanctions Update: March 9, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

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Boomers To Zoomers: Generational Friction In Litigated Employment Mediations

United States Employment

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JAMS

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

United States Employment

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JAMS

Significant Changes Ahead: New Measures To Limit Temporary Foreign Worker Program In Canada

Canada Employment

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Green and Spiegel

RADIO INTERVIEW – CityNews (Video)

Canada Employment

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Green and Spiegel

I'm Listening: BC Appeal Court Confirms That Secretly Recording Colleagues Constitutes Just Cause

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

La Fête Est Terminée : La Colombie-Britannique Annonce L'entrée En Vigueur De Normes D'emploi Pour Les Travailleurs De Plateformes Numériques

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Nouvelles de l'Ontario : le projet de loi 149 propose diverses modifications, notamment les obligations de transparence salariale et de divulgation du recours à l'IA dans les offres d'emploi et le projet de loi 79 entre en vigueur

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Updates: Bill 149 Proposes Variety Of Changes Including Pay Transparency And AI Disclosure Requirements For Job Postings, Bill 79 Comes Into Force

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Gig Is Up: British Columbia Announces Incoming Employment Standards For App-Based Gig Workers

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

AODA Reminder: Approaching Deadline (December 31, 2023) To File Accessibility Compliance Reports

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Clarity Ahead? Ontario Court Of Appeal To Consider Enforceability Of Termination Clauses

Ontario's approach to interpreting termination clauses has departed materially from the careful balance of competing interests articulated over 30 years ago in Machtinger v HOJ Industries Ltd.

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Negotiating An Executive Severance Package In The Shadow Of A Whistleblower Claim

When an executive leader leaves their employer, negotiating a severance package can be a sensitive endeavor. If that executive is a potential whistleblower, the severance negotiations take on even greater importance.

United States Criminal

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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight

Federally Regulated Employers: Time To Review Employment Agreements After Ontario Court Strikes Down Termination Clause

As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2026, it is a good time for employers in Canada to update and review workplace policies and precedents...

Canada Employment

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Bennett Jones LLP

Poursuivre votre employeur alors que vous êtes encore à l'emploi : motif valable de congédiement ?

Canada Employment

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Fasken (French)

Discovery Is Not A Substitute For Disclosure: Handy v. M&C Investments IncorporatedMcCarthy Tétrault Employer Advisor

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Asia: Fixed Term Employment Contracts

Worldwide Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Employee Claims Discrimination After Netflix Termination Based On Vaccination Status

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Employee Position Eliminations And Reductions In Force: Best Practices

United States Employment

ABA Business Law Section

Employment Law Across Canada: Five Considerations For The Year Ahead

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

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Health & Safety

A Verdict Making Waves In A Hair Salon: Gender Diversity Requirements For Administrative Forms

At first glance, the case seems trivial: when booking a haircut online, customers at a hair salon had to choose between "service for men" or "service for women."

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Court Declares "Interested Party" Provisions Of The Illinois Day And Temporary Labor Services Act Unconstitutional

An Illinois state court judge has declared the "interested party" provisions of Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act ("the Act") unconstitutional, striking a blow to labor unions that advocated their passage...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Assessment Of Damages In Psychological Harassment Cases: Overview Of Recent Trends

In recent years, Quebec’s legislative framework regarding psychological harassment in the workplace has undergone significant changes. However, it is truly through recent decisions that the contours of the applicable law...

Canada Employment

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Failure To Accommodate A High-Risk Pregnancy: Legal And Practical Lessons From A $22.5 Million Verdict

United States Employment

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

Littler Lounge: OSHA Explained – Prevention, Preparedness And Protection (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Striking New Ground: Québec’s Public Interest Test For Labour Disputes

Canada Employment

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Langlois Lawyers, LLP

The Doctor Is In—Breach: Five Pitfalls In Physician Employment Agreements

United States Employment

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

OSHA Schedules ACCSH Meeting, Announces New Member Appointments

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Stress, Mental Health + The ADA: Key Insights For Financial Services Employers

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

GSA Issues New Certification Requirement For Recipients Of Federal Financial Assistance

In response to President Trump's Executive Orders taking action against "illegal DEI" programs, individual federal agencies have begun incorporating certification requirements into grant programs...

United States Commercial

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Ballard Spahr LLP

DOL Proposes Significant Increases To Prevailing Wage Levels For H-1B And PERM Programs: What Employers Need To Know

On March 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would substantially revise the methodology for calculating...

United States Immigration

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Duane Morris LLP

A Verdict Making Waves In A Hair Salon: Gender Diversity Requirements For Administrative Forms

At first glance, the case seems trivial: when booking a haircut online, customers at a hair salon had to choose between "service for men" or "service for women."

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Policy Week In Review – March 27, 2026

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Executive Order 11246 Redux: Trump’s New Executive Order On DEI Calls For Renewed Scrutiny Of Government Contractors

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Workplace Sexual Misconduct In British Columbia: Legal Duties, Investigations & The OPCC Systemic Probe

Canada Employment

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Watson Goepel LLP

Non-Compete Agreements: What Employers And Employees Need To Know In 2026

United States Employment

CL

Cantrell Law Firm

The Federal Administration Makes Legislative Recommendations For U.S. AI Policy, Leaving Questions Unanswered

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 141: Key Developments In ERISA Class Actions (Video)

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

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Employment Litigation/ Tribunals

First Circuit Rejects Per Se Rule That Performance Improvement Plans Automatically Qualify As Adverse Employment Actions

This month, in Walsh v. HNTB Corporation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a district court finding that placing...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

California Employment Law Notes

When applying to work at Empire Nissan, Evangelina Yanez Fuentes was given an employment application packet that included an arbitration agreement...

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Understanding Employment Jurisdiction, Contracts And Discipline In Indigenous Workplaces

Indigenous employers operate within a legal landscape that is both complex and highly contextual. Questions arise frequently around which employment laws...

Canada Employment

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MLT Aikins LLP

Big Title, Little Evidence – The ONCA Weighs In On Fiduciary Status And Post-Employment Duties In Titus Steel Company Limited v. Hack

Canada Employment

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WeirFoulds LLP

Hiring Transparency, Faster Mobility, Tougher Termination Clauses: Ontario’s 2026 Employment Landscape

Canada Employment

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Lerners LLP

The Transportation Worker Exemption: Current Legal Landscape And The Supreme Court’s Upcoming Review Of Last-Mile Delivery Drivers

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Deadline Approaching: California Employers Must Implement Emergency Contact Notification Policy By March 30, 2026

United States Employment

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Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP

What You Need To Know About Workplace Defamation

United States Employment

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The Employment Law Group

Fifth District Limits Cook Decision, Bolstering Enforceability Of Employment Arbitration Agreements In California

United States Employment

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ArentFox Schiff

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Mintz

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

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Littler Mendelson

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Winston & Strawn LLP

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