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Littler Lightbulb – February 2026 Employment Appellate Roundup

Following a jury verdict finding the plaintiff in Merritt v. Tex. Farm Bureau, __F.4th __ (5th Cir. Feb. 6, 2026) was not entitled...

Worldwide Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Northern District Of Illinois Jury Verdict Reminds Employers To Be Cognizant Of Vaccine Exemption Requests

While March 2020 may seem like a distant memory, courts across the country are still busy hearing cases related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

United States Coronavirus

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Foley & Lardner

July Tip Of The Month: New York COVID Sick Leave Law Finally Sunsets

Enacted in the early days of the pandemic, the law required employers to provide a separate allotment of paid sick leave to employees who were subject to mandatory or precautionary quarantine...

United States Employment

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Perkins Coie LLP

New York COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Expires

More than 5 years from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York's COVID-19 paid sick leave law has now officially expired as of July 31, 2025.

United States Employment

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Mintz

Classified Workplace Changes: DCSA Deadlines And Transitions Applicants And Holders Need To Know

United States Technology

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Tully Rinckey

New York State's COVID-19 Sick Leave Law Will Sunset On July 31, 2025

United States Coronavirus

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Dismissal Affirmed In Discrimination Challenge To COVID-19 Policy

United States Employment

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

OSHA Proposes Changes To Reporting And Recordkeeping Requirements

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

The Changing Workplace: The Outcomes And Challenges Of Return-To-Office Mandates In 2025

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 102: Key Developments In Labor Class Actions (Video)

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

We Are Almost Back To Normal Post-COVID, Except When It Comes To Nurse Staffing

United States Coronavirus

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Fennemore

That's It, Folks! Cal/OSHA's COVID Rule Has (Mostly) Expired

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Sunsetting Of COVID-19 Paid Emergency Leave Law

United States Employment

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

The Future Of Work: An Update From The Campaign Trail And The Hill (Spoiler Alert: COVID-19 Is Taking Center Stage)

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Monitoring The Hormuz Strait And The Subsequent Trade Volatility

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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

United States International

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Steptoe 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.

What Europe's Renewable Energy Struggles Can Teach U.S. Regulators About Dispute System Design

United States Litigation

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JAMS

March 2026: Federal Deadlines That Will Reshape The AI Regulatory Landscape

United States Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

DOJ Withdraws Eleven ADA Guidance Documents For Public Accommodations

Seyfarth synopsis: The Trump DOJ rescinded five COVID-19 related documents and six older guidance documents designed to educate businesses on the requirements of the ADA, claiming that the recission will reduce the burden on businesses to review them.

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Tennessee Supreme Court Holds That Petitioning The State Government Is Not Conduct Protected By The Common Law Tort Of Retaliatory Discharge Against A Private Employer

A recent Tennessee Supreme Court decision has addressed a matter of first impression after years of contentious debate regarding employer COVID-19 vaccination policies...

United States Employment

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Bass, Berry & Sims

DOJ Withdraws 11 Pieces Of Americans With Disabilities Act Title III Guidance: What Covered Businesses Need To Know

The Department of Justice (DOJ) withdrew 11 documents providing guidance to businesses on compliance with Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Title III).

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

End Of An Era: Cal/OSHA's COVID Non-Emergency Standard Sunsets

As of February 3, 2025, most of Cal/OSHA's COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Standards have officially come to an end.

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Three Things Employers Should Know Now

United States Employment

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Greenberg Glusker LLP

First In, Last Out: California's First-In-Nation COVID-19 Regulation Finally Rides Off Into The Sunset (Mostly…)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

New York To Require Paid Prenatal Care Leave Among Other Updates In Budget Legislation

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

The CDC Issues New COVID-Related Guidance: What This Means For Employers

United States Coronavirus

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Mintz

CDC Changes COVID Guidance

United States Coronavirus

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Fairfield and Woods

If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 120: CDC Shortens COVID-19 Isolation Guidelines; Potential Impact On New York COVID-19 Paid Leave

United States Coronavirus

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

CDC Trims COVID-19 Isolation Guidance: COVID-Positive Individuals Need Only Isolate For 24 Hours After Being Fever-Free

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

CDC Ends 5-Day Isolation Guideline For COVID-19, Impacting New York State COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Requirements

United States Coronavirus

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Proskauer Rose LLP

No Vaccine, No Employment? Know Your State Law

United States Employment

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Where We Are Now: COVID-19 Testing And Treatment Under High Deductible Health Plans

United States Employment

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Kutak Rock LLP

CDC Trims COVID-19 Isolation Guidance: COVID-Positive Individuals Need Only Isolate For 24 Hours After Being Fever-Free

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is shifting its COVID-19 isolation guidance, advising that COVID-positive individuals no longer need to isolate once they have been fever-free for 24 hours and their symptoms are mild or improving.

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

CDC Ends 5-Day Isolation Guideline For COVID-19, Impacting New York State COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Requirements

On March 1, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ("CDC") repealed its previous guidance advising a 5-day isolation period for individuals testing positive for COVID-19...

United States Coronavirus

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Proskauer Rose LLP

No Vaccine, No Employment? Know Your State Law

COVID-19 vaccination mandates have been the subject of litigation and the target of state legislation since the vaccines became readily available.

United States Employment

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Where We Are Now: COVID-19 Testing And Treatment Under High Deductible Health Plans

Individuals must generally meet certain requirements to be eligible to contribute to a health savings account ("HSA").

United States Employment

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Kutak Rock LLP

Are We Seeing A Trend? More Judges Aren't Falling For Spurious COVID-19 Religious Accommodation Claims

United States Employment

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Pierson Ferdinand LLP

California Department Of Public Health Issues New Order Revising COVID-19 Definitions And Procedures

On January 9, 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued an order addressing COVID-19 disease control and prevention.

United States Coronavirus

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

COVID Screening Time Not Compensable, Says Illinois District Court

In an opinion issued on December 7, 2023, a federal district court in the Northern District of Illinois held that time spent in COVID screening activities was not compensable under federal or Illinois law.

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Private Sector Employers Face $50,000 Fine For Vaccine Mandates, New Texas Law Says

Texas has joined a number of other states in prohibiting employers, including healthcare providers, from requiring their workforces to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Texas Bans COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates For Employees And Contractors

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law SB 7, which bans private employers of any size from imposing or enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates as a condition of employment.

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

California Employers Must Pay COVID Work-From-Home Expenses

United States Employment

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

IRS Finalizes Rules To Collect Taxes On Erroneously Claimed Employee Retention Credits And Other COVID-19 Tax Credits

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Employer Not Liable For Employee's Spouse's COVID-19

United States Employment

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Remote I-9 Verification Here To Stay For Eligible Employers

United States Immigration

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Revised I-9 Form Published August 1

United States Immigration

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Klasko

DHS Introduces Alternative Remote I-9 Verification Procedure And New Form I-9

United States Immigration

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Perkins Coie LLP

August 1 Marks New Era In Remote Document Verification For Qualified E-Verify Employers As Well As A New Compressed Form I-9

United States Immigration

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

DHS Issues New I-9 And Rolls Out New Alternative For Verifying Remote Employees

United States Employment

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Squire Patton Boggs LLP

I-9 COVID-19 Flexibility And Compliance: The Expected End And New Beginning (Podcast)

United States Coronavirus

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Insights On Hybrid Work, Changing Regulations And Evolving Arizona Workforce Expectations

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Homeland Security Provides New Flexible Option For Remote Form I-9 Document Inspection

United States Immigration

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McGuireWoods LLP

The End Of The COVID-19 Pandemic Declaration And Impact On EEO Laws

United States Employment

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Cranfill Sumner

Appellate Division Rules COVID Cannot Be A Compensable Injury Without An Identifiable Physical Occurrence

United States Coronavirus

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Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP

California Supremes Set Bounds On Employer Duty To Non-Workers

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

End Of COVID-19 National And Public Health Emergencies

United States Employment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

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The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 102: Key Developments In Labor Class Actions (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

Alphabet Soup Of Leave Laws - OnDemand (Video)

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Lathrop GPM

Employment Labor After Hours VIDEO - COVID Religion Exemption Requests

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Brennan Manna & Diamond

Federal And California COVID Law Updates (Video)

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Adjusting COVID-19 Protocols Amid The Rise Of The Delta Variant (Video)

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Foley Hoag LLP

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