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California Court Of Appeal Affirms Strict Jurisdictional Deadline For Appeals Of Labor Commissioner Decisions

On November 19, 2025, the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, issued a published decision in Dobarro v. Kim, affirming the trial court's dismissal for untimeliness of an employer's appeal from a Labor Commissioner award.

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Circuit Split Deepens As Fifth And Sixth Circuits Deny Enforcement Of NLRB's Enhanced Remedies In Labor Cases

Two recent Fifth and Sixth Circuit appellate decisions have deepened a circuit split over the authority of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to force employers to pay...

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

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.

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Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation

Sixth Circuit Says 'That's A Wrap' To Hostile Work Environment Claims

There's a story in Hollywood that when George Lucas was making the original Star Wars in the 1970s, he had a very minimalist directing style.

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BakerHostetler

Why Amending A Complaint After The Scheduling Order Deadline Has Passed Is No Sure Thing

United States Litigation

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Clark Hill

NYC's New Expanded Sick Leave: What Employers Need To Know

United States Employment

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Porzio, Bromberg & Newman

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

United States Employment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Employee Was Wrongfully Terminated After Failing Polygraph Test

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Remote Workers And The Law: Critical Tips For Employers

United States Employment

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Holland & Hart

Case Study: Protecting A Beloved Local Business Through Early, Efficient Resolution

United States Employment

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Shulman Rogers

$9.3 Million Judgment Highlights High Stakes Of Employee Misclassification

United States Employment

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Shulman Rogers

Administrative Complaint And Subsequent Lawsuit Deemed Related Claims First Made Before EPL Coverage Incepted

United States Insurance

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Wiley Rein

10 Compelling Reasons For Employment Arbitration: The "Need For Speed"

United States Employment

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Clark Hill

10 Compelling Reasons For Employment Arbitration: Protecting Productivity And Preventing Disruption

United States Litigation

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Clark Hill

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

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JAMS

Early Mediation: Is Your Case A Likely Candidate?

United States Litigation

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JAMS

How I Learned To Love Mediator's Proposals - Why Modern Mediation Sometimes Calls For A Guiding Hand

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 262

United States Healthcare

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Third Circuit Clarifies That FLSA Claims May Be Released By Absent Class Members

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Third Circuit held that Section 216(b) of the FLSA does not prohibit the release of FLSA claims in an opt-out class-action settlement.

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Recent Federal Appeals Court Decision Highlights Importance Of Unbiased Investigations In Defending Against Retaliation Claims

Most employers are cognizant of their obligation to conduct an investigation in response to allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace.

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

Navigating Workforce Restructuring In Europe

Unlike the United States, Europe has no single employment law framework. Each country has its own labor code, employee consultation rules, and public oversight mechanisms.

United States Commercial

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The Wallenstein Law Group

Third Circuit Further Narrows Employer Remedy Under Federal Computer Fraud And Abuse Act

What can an employer do when its employee accesses data in a way that violates company policy? In the past, one avenue for relief was the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act...

United States Employment

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Genova Burns

Think Before You Push 'Record' Making A Secret Recording At Work Is Almost Always A Bad Idea

United States Employment

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The Employment Law Group

California Court Of Appeal Upholds Wrongful Discharge Claim Over Polygraph Testing

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Works Council Initiators Not Protected In First Six Months Of Employment, LAG Munich Rules

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

6th Circuit Breaks From Majority & Requires Intentional Conduct For Employer Liability In Non-Employee Harassment Cases

United States Employment

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Senn Fortis

How The Starbucks Dress Code Lawsuit Impacts Colorado Employers

United States Employment

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Senn Fortis

Challenge To Implicit Bias Training Survives Summary Judgment

United States Employment

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Cozen O'Connor

The Potential Impact Of Muldrow On Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment Claims

United States Employment

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

The Ministerial Exception: Recent Decisions In Minnesota And Washington

United States Employment

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Michael Best

More Bite Behind It: New EEOC Quorum Empowers Agency To Entrench Its Positions

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

EntertainHR: What Love Island USA Teaches Us About Handling Discriminatory Language In The Workplace

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

The Potential Impact Of Muldrow On Quid Pro Quo Sexual Harassment Claims

Litigation can often hinge on which legal standard a plaintiff must satisfy – one imposing a relatively low threshold or one setting a more stringent bar.

United States Employment

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

The Ministerial Exception: Recent Decisions In Minnesota And Washington

What is the ministerial exception? It's a constitutional doctrine, rooted in the Church Autonomy principle, that protects religious institutions from government interference in their internal governance...

United States Employment

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Michael Best

More Bite Behind It: New EEOC Quorum Empowers Agency To Entrench Its Positions

With the confirmation of Republican Brittany Panuccio to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the EEOC has a quorum for the first time since January 2025.

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

EntertainHR: What Love Island USA Teaches Us About Handling Discriminatory Language In The Workplace

Two episodes into Season 7 of the Peacock dating series Love Island USA, contestant Yulissa Escobar was abruptly removed after podcast clips resurfaced of her using a racial slur.

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Frozen Pipeline: Examining The EEOC's Quietest Year In A Decade

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

No Free Delivery: Misclassification Comes At A Price

A recent $24.75 million class action settlement in Lawson v. Grubhub, Inc., marks yet another milestone in the ongoing debate over gig-economy worker classification.

United States Employment

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Keating, Meuthing & Klekamp

EntertainHR: "Don't Look Back In Anger" By Failing To Include Arbitration Clauses In Employment Contracts

I was fortunate to receive tickets to see Oasis over Labor Day weekend in New York. I'm not sure I've ever seen a concert quite like the one put on by the biggest British...

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Second Circuit: ERISA Plaintiffs Who Did Not Personally Invest In Allegedly Mismanaged Investment Options Lack Article III And Class Standing

On August 18, 2025, the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a putative ERISA class action alleging that the defendant fiduciaries of an employer-sponsored defined contribution retirement benefit plan had mismanaged the plan.

United States Litigation

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Florida's Open Carry Shift: Implications For Employers

On September 10, 2025, Florida's First District Court of Appeal ruled the state's open carry ban unconstitutional...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

HR Records In The Cloud Can Create A Perfect Storm

United States Employment

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Training Repayment Agreements And The Federal Truth In Lending Act: Case Update

United States Litigation

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Is A Uniform Standard For Evaluating FLSA Collective Action Notice Motions On The Horizon?

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Understanding Employment Law Outside The United States For Multinational Employers – Part 1

Worldwide Employment

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Littler Mendelson

10 Compelling Reasons For Employment Arbitration: Eliminating Jury Trials

United States Employment

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Clark Hill

Fifth Circuit Restores The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: What Employers Need To Know

United States Employment

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Crowe & Dunlevy

FLSA Collective Actions Post-Harrington: An Arizona Federal Court Weighs In

United States Employment

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Perkins Coie LLP

Age Discrimination Act—Which Proscribes Age Discrimination In Programs Receiving Federal Assistance—Does Not Apply To Medical Residency Rankings, Ninth Circuit Panel Rules

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Littler Lounge: Redefining "Reasonable" – Religion And The Workplace (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Employer Liability For Non-Employee Acts? Sixth Circuit Imposes High Standard And Rejects EEOC Guidance

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

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

United States Employment

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JAMS

Fifth Circuit Upholds Injunction Because NLRB Structure Is Likely Unconstitutional

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Class Action Litigation Newsletter | Summer 2025

United States Litigation

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Evolving Standards For Religious Accommodations At Work

United States Employment

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Offit Kurman

Employers Be Warned! Prior Remote Work May Preclude Hardship Defense

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Live From Workplace Horizons 2025: PAGA Amendments — Have Recent Changes Improved The Plight Of Employers? (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Navigating The Office: Is DEI Legal? (Video)

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McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman

What Are Some Investigation Interview Tips For Speaking To Someone Who May Have Experienced Trauma? (Video)

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Littler Mendelson

California Employment Law Developments And Trends (Video)

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Withers LLP

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