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Employment Tip Of The Month – May 2026

A: Yes, using a uniform separation agreement may be efficient, but it can create legal exposure if not carefully tailored. Below are key considerations that will help employers ensure their separation agreements are legally compliant.

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Collective Redundancies: Doubling Of The Protective Award

From 6 April 2026, the maximum protective award that an employment tribunal (ET) can make for a failure to comply with collective redundancy consultation obligations will double from 90 days' actual gross pay...

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Womble Bond Dickinson

International Employment — Episode 2: Global Employers’ Guide To U.S. RIF Compliance (Podcast)

Foreign-headquartered companies looking to reduce their workforce in the States face a complex web of U.S. operational, regulatory and reputational risks. Jackson Lewis’ Workforce...

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: Employment Cases & News – March 2026

Welcome to the March 2026 edition of BCLP’s UK HR Two‑Minute Monthly – your quick, practical roundup of the latest UK employment law cases, HR developments and legislative news.

United States Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

2025 Ohio Labor & Employment Year End Review

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

What's New In Employment Law: March 2026

United States Employment

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Preparing For Potential Government Shutdown (Again…)

United States Employment

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Shulman Rogers

Upcoming Changes Under The Employment Rights Act 2025

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

NLRB Region 12 Reinforces Imminent Closure Standard In SolarMovil PR LLC Decision

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Congress Proposes Major Overhaul Of WARN: What Employers Need To Know About The Fair Warning Act

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Speed Circuit: Racing Through Today's Top Labor Law Topics

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Beginning March 2026: Expanded Employer Liability And Bargaining Duties In Korea

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

The Rapid Expansion Of Mini-WARN Acts: New Legislation Proposes Federal Alignment

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Elon Musk's Trillion-Dollar Demands Likely To Impact Worker Earnings Morale Negatively

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Insurance Coverage Leasing Lessons From A Slip-and-Fall Dispute

United States Insurance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The Cannabis Industry’s “Big Tobacco” Moment: What Insurers Need To Know About Murray v. Cresco

United States Cannabis

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

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

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Nossaman LLP

Kentucky General Assembly Lends Support For Nuclear Development With Senate Bill 57

United States Energy

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FBT Gibbons

The Trump Administration’s Security-for-Minerals Model Faces Test In The DRC

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Steptoe LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Ruling On Tariffs Likely To Impact Economy

Various tariff cases before the U.S. Supreme Court may lead to greater volatility in labor and employment matters, depending on how the Court rules.

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Department Of Justice Sues Minneapolis Public Schools For Discrimination Under Title VII Alleging Preferential Treatment For Teachers Of Color

On December 10, 2025, the Department of Justice filed a complaint in Minnesota federal court against Minneapolis Public Schools ("MPS") Special School District No. 1, its Board of Directors...

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Ballard Spahr LLP

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.

United States Employment

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Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation

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

On October 1, 2025, California amended its existing mini-WARN Act, imposing on employers, who are conducting a mass layoff, termination, or relocation of its workforce, an additional obligation to include specific information in their WARN notices.

United States Employment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

This Week From The Hill (November 16 – 22, 2025)

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

The Rising Tide Of RIFs: What Employers Need To Know Amidst AI Integration

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

October Layoffs Hit 22-Year High: Legal Considerations For Employers

United States Employment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

This Week From The Hill (November 9 – 15, 2025)

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Mass Dismissal Notification Failures Render Collective Redundancies Invalid, European Court Of Justice Rules

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Global Reorganization Playbook: Top Tips For Employers (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

California Amends And Refines Laws Regarding Mass Layoffs, Pay Transparency And Equal Pay Claims For 2026

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

California Expands WARN Requirements: New Rules Take Effect January 2026

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Cross-Border Catch-Up: Charting Safe Passage Through Caribbean Workforce Restructurings (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

California Expands State WARN Act Obligations

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

California Amends And Refines Laws Regarding Mass Layoffs, Pay Transparency And Equal Pay Claims For 2026

The 2025 California legislative session is officially over and, as usual, there are new obligations employers must get ready for in 2026.

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

California Expands WARN Requirements: New Rules Take Effect January 2026

California has once again expanded its employee-protection framework — this time by broadening the content employers must include in the state's Worker...

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Cross-Border Catch-Up: Charting Safe Passage Through Caribbean Workforce Restructurings (Podcast)

In this episode of our Cross-Border Catch-Up podcast series, Carlos Colón-Machargo and Kate Thompson explore the legal complexities of reductions in force (RIFs) across the Caribbean.

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

California Expands State WARN Act Obligations

California has enacted legislation that significantly expands the information that employers must include in their WARN notices and actions they must take under the California Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Senate Bill 617: California Expands CalWARN Notice Requirements

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Despite Laws Intended To Prevent It, Age Discrimination Abounds In 2025

Despite the establishment of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) in 1967, today, almost three-quarters (74 percent) of older Americans think their age could be a barrier to getting...

United States Employment

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Tully Rinckey

Benefits Basics – When An Employee Is Dismissed: A Resource Guide For HR & Benefits Professionals

When an employee's employment ends – whether due to a routine layoff, a negotiated separation, or an unexpected termination for-cause – human resources and legal teams must coordinate quickly and carefully.

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

Second Circuit Rules Courts Cannot Compel Employers To Pay Arbitration Fees Under The FAA

An employer that withholds disputed arbitration fees in a pending arbitration has not "refused" to arbitrate within the meaning of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)...

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Avoiding Cross-Border Pitfalls—The Importance Of Written Employment Agreements For Foreign Employers Operating In Canada

As U.S. cross-border businesses continue to expand northward, many employers discover—often the hard way—that Canadian employment law looks deceptively familiar but behaves very differently...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Supreme Court Okays Mass Federal Workforce Layoffs

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Ohio Mini-WARN Act To Take Effect On September 29, 2025

United States Employment

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

D.C. Circuit Clears Path For CFPB Layoffs

United States Finance

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Helensburgh Coal – Is The Death Knell For Outsourcing Getting Louder?

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Ohio Enacts Mini-WARN Statute

United States Employment

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Ohio Employers Be WARNed: New Mini-WARN Law Expands Notice Obligations For Covered Mass Layoffs And Plant Closings

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

A WARNing For Maryland Employers: Mandatory Notice Requirements For Mass Layoffs Or RIFs Are Now In Effect!

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Survey Of Managers Highlights The Widespread Use And Potential Risks Of Unsanctioned AI Use

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Washington State Joins The Mini-WARN Act Club. How Will Layoffs And Business Closings Be Impacted?

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Washington's Mini-WARN Act Goes Into Effect On July 27, 2025

United States Employment

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Holland & Knight

Considering A Reduction In Force? Some Preliminary Considerations

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

State Of Employment Law: Maine, New Jersey Require Severance Pay For Facility Closures And Mass Layoffs

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Ohio Enacts Mini-WARN Act Requiring Notice Components In Addition To Federal WARN

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Be WARNed: Maryland DOL Reissues Proposed Rules On Mandated Notice Of Proposed Mass Layoffs Or RIFs

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Washington Senate Bill 5041 Expands Unemployment Benefits To Striking And Locked-Out Workers

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

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International Employment — Episode 2: Global Employers’ Guide To U.S. RIF Compliance (Podcast)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

LaborSpeak: WARN Act Refresher (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

RIF/WARN And The Manufacturing Industry – Your Questions Answered (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

At What Point Will Our UIA Accounts Start Being Charged Again For COVID-19 Related Lay-offs? (Video)

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Rhoades McKee PC

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