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Employment law and labour law articles and thought leadership, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore articles covering topics such as Discrimination, Employee Benefits and Compensation, Health and Safety, Unfair/Wrongful Dismissal, Whistleblowing, Employment Rights, Outsourcing and Redundancy.

WeirFoulds Employment Law Hot Takes: Employer Takeaways From Willy Nylander's Off-Duty Flip Of The Bird

The Toronto Maple Leafs forward, William Nylander, had been sidelined with an injury for two weeks...

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WeirFoulds LLP

What You Need To Know About California's New Workplace Know Your Rights Act

As we wrote in our previous client alert on new California employment laws, California's newly enacted Workplace Know Your Rights Act (Senate Bill 294) (the "Act") imposes new notice and recordkeeping obligations on California employers with approaching deadlines.

United States Employment

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Employer Compliance Update: Qualified Overtime And Tip Reporting After The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act

The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBBA) was signed into law on July 4, 2025. While its reach is broad, this article covers new employer tax reporting obligations.

United States Employment

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Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation

Navigating 2026: Pay Transparency Laws And Employer Obligations

Pay transparency laws continue to expand nationwide, with numerous states and local jurisdictions requiring pay range disclosures.

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

9th Circuit Finds DHS Overstepped In Terminating TPS

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Littler Mendelson

Policy Week In Review – January 30, 2026

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Suit Against Beer Maker Challenges Sufficiency Of 'Garden Leave' Payment Alternative

United States Employment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

How Government Shutdowns Disrupt False Claims Act And Whistleblower Enforcement

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

EEOC Rescinds 2024 Enforcement Guidance On Harassment In The Workplace, What's Next?

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

U.S. Department Of Labor AMICUS Briefs Support Curbing Wave Of ERISA Litigation

United States Employment

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Single Sex Spaces In Peggie/Fife Health Board And Employment News Roundup

United States Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

ERISA Litigation Enters The Voluntary Benefits Sphere

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

DOL Proposes Sweeping New Disclosure Rules For Pharmacy Benefit Managers

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

New Jersey Expands Family Leave Act Coverage

United States Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

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Davis Wright Tremaine

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

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 265

United States Healthcare

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Davis Wright Tremaine

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

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Signed, Sealed, But Not Delivered? Don't Wonder About Taxes Under New Postal Service Rules

United States Tax

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Nossaman LLP

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Contract of Employment

'Be Prepared To Defend It' – FTC Signals More Aggressive Posture Toward Noncompete Agreements

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a workshop on January 27, entitled, "Moving Forward: Protecting Workers from Anticompetitive Noncompete Agreements."

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ArentFox Schiff

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

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

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

EEOC Rescinds 2024 Enforcement Guidance On Harassment In The Workplace, What's Next?

On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted 2-1 to rescind its 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace...

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Single Sex Spaces In Peggie/Fife Health Board And Employment News Roundup

Our January 2026 employment law update looks at the tribunal case of Peggie v Fife Health Board, which explores the regulation of single sex spaces in light of the judgment in For Women Scotland.

United States Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

DOJ Challenges Minnesota's Affirmative Action Hiring Program

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the State of Minnesota challenging its affirmative action hiring program.

United States Employment

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Polsinelli LLP

New Jersey Employers Take Note: Recent Legislative Amendments Expand Employee Leave Protections

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

EEOC Rescinds 2024 Enforcement Guidance On Workplace Harassment: What Employers Need To Know

United States Employment

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McLane Middleton, Professional Association

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

United States Employment

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ArentFox Schiff

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

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

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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.

ERISA Litigation Enters The Voluntary Benefits Sphere

As employers begin 2026, a new wave of Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) litigation is emerging involving voluntary products...

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

DOL Proposes Sweeping New Disclosure Rules For Pharmacy Benefit Managers

On January 30, 2026, the DOL's Employee Benefits Security Administration published proposed regulations (408(b) rules) that would significantly increase transparency requirements for pharmacy benefit managers and ...

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

DOL Proposes Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure Rule

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

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

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

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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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VIDEO – DMCAR Trend #7: The Trump Administration's Policies Had A Profound Impact On Government Enforcement Litigation

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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

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

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