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LaborSpeak: "Stay Or Pay" Agreements - Recent Developments In New York And California

All New York and California employers should be aware of some changes that prohibit employers from requiring employees to repay certain amounts in the event they leave employment prior to a set date.

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Reminder: OSHA 300A Posting Period Begins February 1

Employers covered by OSHA's recordkeeping rules should prepare now for the upcoming deadline to post the OSHA 300A Annual Summary of workplace injuries and illnesses.

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Are You Up To Date In 2026? Key Developments In New York Employment Law

This past year, New York lawmakers once again implemented new laws and imposed new legal obligations on employers.

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Sherrone Moore And The Mental Health Obligations Of Employers

I am an alumnus of the University of Michigan. My son is a junior there. My closest friends went to school in Ann Arbor. So did my father-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law.

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Navigating The AI Employment Landscape In 2026: Considerations And Best Practices For Employers

United States Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

DOL Proposes Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure Rule

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

New Executive Order Targets Proxy Advisory Firms: Key ERISA Implications

United States Employment

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Winston & Strawn LLP

REMINDER: Upcoming OSHA Deadline For Electronic Injury Submission, 300A Posting

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

California Know Your Rights Act Deadline: Feb. 1, 2026

United States Employment

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Rogers Joseph O'Donnell

EEOC Votes To Revoke 2024 Enforcement Guidance On Harassment In The Workplace

United States Employment

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ArentFox Schiff

AI Use In Employment Decisions (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Lowenstein Sandler

Preparing For Potential Government Shutdown (Again…)

United States Employment

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Shulman Rogers

The New NLRB "Screening" Phase Increases Risk Of Summary Dismissal

United States Employment

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Upcoming Changes Under The Employment Rights Act 2025

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

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

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.

December 2025 Crypto Update: New Changes And Challenges In U.S. Regulation Of Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

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

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

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Contract of Employment

Duke University Settles Groundbreaking NIL Lawsuit Against Quarterback

Duke University settled its lawsuit against star quarterback Darian Mensah on January 27, slightly over a week after filing it. The swift settlement concluded a case that could have resolved fundamental legal questions...

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Sherrone Moore And The Mental Health Obligations Of Employers

I am an alumnus of the University of Michigan. My son is a junior there. My closest friends went to school in Ann Arbor. So did my father-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law.

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

DOL Proposes Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure Rule

This is the first of several alerts that Groom Law Group expects to issue regarding the new proposed regulation issued on January 29, 2026 by the U.S. Department of Labor...

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Coaster Showdown: The Non-Compete Dilemma

United States Employment

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Global Trade Secret Update: Key Developments In 2025

United States IP

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Jones Day

Global Employer Guide

Worldwide Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

Are Brand Ambassadors Really Independent Contractors?

United States Employment

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Polsinelli LLP

The FTC Dusts Off The 2004-Era Sports Agent Responsibility And Trust Act For The Benefit Of Student-Athletes

United States Media & IT

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BakerHostetler

Measure Would Mandate Massachusetts Employee Protections For Remote Workers

United States Employment

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Beck Reed Riden

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Navigating The AI Employment Landscape In 2026: Considerations And Best Practices For Employers

Artificial intelligence (AI) regulation and litigation are set to take center stage in 2026, as new laws, guidance, and enforcement priorities are introduced at the federal and state levels.

United States Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

EEOC Votes To Revoke 2024 Enforcement Guidance On Harassment In The Workplace

While this move does not change any of the underlying statutes that the EEOC enforces, it does reflect a shift in federal enforcement priorities...

United States Employment

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ArentFox Schiff

New York Enacts The Jack Reid Law: Protect All Students Act

On October 23, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul enacted the Jack Reid Law (the Reid Law), amending the New York Education Code to extend certain protections to students attending nonpublic elementary and secondary schools...

United States Consumer

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McDermott Will & Schulte

AI Use In Employment Decisions (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Lowenstein Sandler

Upcoming Changes Under The Employment Rights Act 2025

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

Outlook 2026: México Laboral

United States Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

EEOC Rescinds 2024 Guidance On Harassment In The Workplace

United States Employment

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Bass, Berry & Sims

EEOC Rescinds Biden-Era Anti-Harassment Guidance

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

ADA Implications Of Potential Marijuana Rescheduling

United States Employment

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Jones Walker

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

SECURE 2.0: Key Provisions And Tax Planning Implications For American Retirees

SECURE 2.0 strengthens the U.S. retirement system by expanding contribution opportunities, increasing flexibility for savers, and imposing new compliance obligations.

United States Tax

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Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

DOL Proposes Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure Rule

This is the first of several alerts that Groom Law Group expects to issue regarding the new proposed regulation issued on January 29, 2026 by the U.S. Department of Labor...

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Sixth Circuit Implies New Requirements For Denial-of-Coverage Communications

The 6th Circuit may no longer be as favorable a venue for health plans engaged in legal disputes with members who allege that insufficiently detailed claim denials violate ERISA's protections against "arbitrary and capricious" decision making.

United States Employment

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Crowell & Moring LLP

A New Year And A New Wave Of ERISA Litigation

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

January 2026 Forfeiture Litigation Update

United States Employment

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Winston & Strawn LLP

DOL Enforcement Priorities Change In 2026

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Proskauer Benefits Brief: What Do You Mean I'm Liable? — Controlled Group Liability And ERISA Withdrawal Exposure (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Court Denies Investment Adviser's Bid To Dismiss Utility Co. 401(k) Suit

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

California's PBM Fiduciary Law Faces An ERISA Challenge – Why This Matters For Independent Pharmacies And Patients

United States Employment

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Silence Is Golden: Case Dismissal Affirmed Under Five-year Rule Because Defendants Need Not Object To An Untimely Trial Date

There is truth to the proverb that "a closed mouth catches no flies." In Randolph v. Trustees of the California State University, 3rd App. Dist. C102901 (Jan. 15, 2026)...

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

2026 California Employment Law Updates: What Employers And Employees Should Know

It is a new year in California and that means a new set of updates to the state's labor and employment laws.

United States Employment

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Madison Law

Alternative Investments: Approach With Caution, For Now...

Few topics in the ERISA realm have received more press over the last few months than alternative investments in retirement plans. With the change in the Trump Administration, a change in tone from regulators...

United States Employment

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Kutak Rock LLP

Oregon Court Of Appeals Reinforces Legal Standard For Wrongful Discharge Claims

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Uniform Controversies: Restricting Politically Charged Messages In The Workplace

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

The End Of Day-one Unfair Dismissal Rights

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

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

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Latest Videos

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Understanding Employee Misclassification vs Proper Classification (Video)

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Miller Shah

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 132: Key Developments In Wage & Hour Class And Collective / PAGA Representative Actions (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

Cultural Flashpoints Vidcast: Conversations That Matter (Video)

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

We Get Privacy For Work — Episode 12: Managing Competing Priorities: Data Breach Notification Laws And Trade Secrets (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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