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Preparing For Potential Government Shutdown (Again…)

With funding deadlines fast approaching, another government shutdown may be on the horizon. If your organization navigated the Fall 2025 shutdown, now is the time to revisit those procedures and ensure...

United States Employment

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Shulman Rogers

Upcoming Changes Under The Employment Rights Act 2025

On 18 December 2025, the long-awaited Employment Rights Bill received royal assent and became the Employment Rights Act 2025 (the "Act"). The Act will bring into effect a number of significant...

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

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

Recent decision provides guidance on when the Board will dismiss a union petition involving employer operations that are temporary or about to close.

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

Spikes in large-scale layoffs and anxiety over AI-driven job losses have put renewed focus on the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act.

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

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

United States Employment

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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

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

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

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

New Cal-WARN Act Notice Requirements

United States Employment

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Weintraub Tobin Chediak Coleman Grodin Law Corporation

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

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

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

United States Government

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WilmerHale

How The GENIUS Act Is Reshaping Stablecoin Regulation And Emerging Financial Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

The Trump Gold Card And Proposed Trump Platinum Card: Legal, Practical, Tax, And Economic Considerations For High-Net-Worth Immigrants

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Ohio's New E-Verify Workforce Integrity Act: What Construction Employers Need To Know

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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

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

October 2025 may very well be remembered as a turning point in the U.S. labor market. According to Challenger...

United States Employment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

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

On November 9, senators voted 60-40 on a procedural vote to proceed with legislation to reopen the government. The agreement reached by Senate Republican leadership and a group of Senate Democrats...

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

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

On October 30, 2025, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued two decisions interpreting European Union law regulating mass dismissals, or "collective redundancies,"...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Global Reorganization Playbook: Top Tips For Employers (Podcast)

In this podcast, Roger James (partner and co-chair of Ogletree Deakins' Global Reorganizations Practice Group, London) and Kate Martin (of counsel, London) present practical strategies...

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

Senate Bill 617: California Expands CalWARN Notice Requirements

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

How The Government Shutdown Affects Your Business And Legal Cases

United States Government

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Foley & Lardner

Employment Law Alert: Employment Considerations During The Government Shutdown

United States Employment

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Shulman Rogers

Preparing For A Government Shutdown: Key Employment And Compliance Considerations For Federal Contractors

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

The Topline: Steptoe Appropriations Newsletter

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

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

United States Employment

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Tully Rinckey

Employment Law Alert: Employment Considerations During The Government Shutdown

As the government shutdown continues, employers, particularly federal contractors and grant recipients...

United States Employment

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Shulman Rogers

Preparing For A Government Shutdown: Key Employment And Compliance Considerations For Federal Contractors

A government shutdown looms at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, when the current government funding expires. Appropriations bills that fund government operations are not expected to pass before the start of the new fiscal...

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

The Topline: Steptoe Appropriations Newsletter

While appropriations talks had been proceeding this summer relatively smoothly, events over the past week have drastically increased the chances of a shutdown.

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

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

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

D.C. Circuit Clears Path For CFPB Layoffs

On August 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit reversed a lower court decision that had temporarily blocked mass layoffs at the CFPB. The case arose after the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU)...

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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

Two years ago, in a previous blog, we said the bell had not yet tolled for outsourcing. But that might be a gentle ringing you hear in the distance….

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Ohio Enacts Mini-WARN Statute

On September 29, 2025, Ohio will join those states when its recently enacted mini-WARN statute becomes effective.

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

On July 1, 2025, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed into law House Bill No. 96, a state budget bill that includes a mini-WARN law imposing new obligations on Ohio employers effective September 29, 2025.

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

First Circuit Concludes Employee's Wrongful Termination, Other State Law Claims Are Preempted By Federal Law

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

President Trump's Budget Goes To Work Against Enforcement Agencies With Significant Cuts To DOL And NLRB

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2025: Advanced RIF Course—Navigating Complex Issues (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Washington State Enacts New Notice Requirements For Business Closures And Mass Layoffs

United States Employment

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Perkins Coie LLP

Littler Lightbulb –May Employment Appellate Roundup

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

No Small Thing: Mini-Warn Act Comes To Washington State

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

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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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