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Is The Adjudication Process Unfair?

On 17 June 2025 the Adjudication Society held a panel discussion, hosted by BCLP, looking at whether the adjudication process is unfair to employers, main contractors or subcontractors or does it just feel that way.

United States Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Before The Layoff: Key Legal And Strategic Considerations For Employers

Layoffs are among the most difficult decisions an employer can face, fraught with legal, operational and emotional complexity...

United States Employment

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Cohen & Buckmann

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

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (covering Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island) recently awarded a victory to employers litigating claims...

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

Montana Law Provides Employment Protections For Volunteer Emergency Responders

Montana recently enacted legislation prohibiting employers from terminating employment of employees who are volunteer emergency service providers and are absent from work during an emergency.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Labor, Employment And Employee Benefits Legal Update

United States Employment

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Mirick O'Connell

Live From Workplace Horizons 2025: Class And Collective Action Trends — What You Need To Protect, Defend . . . And Avoid Being Sued (Video)

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Court Of Appeal Holds An Employee Cannot Recover Damages For Defamation Related To A Wrongful Termination Claim

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

"Majority Group" Employees Likely To Bring More "Reverse Discrimination" Claims In Wake Of Recent Supreme Court Ruling

United States Employment

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Liskow & Lewis

Challenges In Navigating Noncompete Agreements And Protecting IP In The Workplace With Fran Haas (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Nyemaster Goode

Workplace Strategies Watercooler 2025: NLRB Update—What To Expect In 2025 And Beyond (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

California Court Turns Up The Heat: PG&E Case Requires Employees Claiming Defamation To Prove Damages Beyond Their Termination

United States Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Indiana's Amended Physician Non-Compete Statute Bars Physician-Hospital Agreements Starting July 1

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Increased Workplace Protections For Volunteer Emergency Service Providers In Montana

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Managing Labour Cost: Insights And Lessons For The Resource And Other Sectors For 2025

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Summary - Tax Provisions In The One Big Beautiful Bill

United States Tax

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Hall Estill

Artificial Intelligence 2025 - Trends And Developments

United States Technology

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Steptoe LLP

[PODCAST] When Scammers Strike: How Mediation Can Help Resolve Consumer Fraud Claims

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Analysis Of The 2025 Federal Tax Changes Under The "One Big Beautiful Bill" Legislation

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BakerHostetler

June 2025 Newsletter

Worldwide International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Legal Protections For Employees During Security Clearance Investigations

Security clearance investigations are a regular part of the United States federal government employment process for any job that requires eligibility for access to classified information.

United States Employment

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Tully Rinckey

ALJ Backs Hospital's Right To Delay Returning Strikers To Work

An NLRB administrative law judge recently confirmed that a California hospital system had the right to keep replacement workers on the job...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Early Signs Point To Pullback On Prior Administration's Moves To Curtail Noncompetes Per Se

During the Biden administration, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sought to ban virtually all noncompetes per se, and the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) also took strong positions against them.

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

Federal Judge Refuses To Dismiss Retaliation Claims Over Sephora's Hiring Practices

A U.S. District Court judge in Georgia has declined to partially dismiss a former store manager's discrimination and retaliation claims against Sephora.

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

California Employment Law Notes

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

State AG News: Executive Orders, Labor & Employment, Consumer Protection March 20-26, 2025

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

What Counts As Wrongful Termination Under Employment Law?

United States Employment

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Tully Rinckey

Employment Law Update: New Compensation Limits And Statutory Payment Rates

United States Employment

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Should You Use A Performance Improvement Plan?

United States Employment

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

The Employment Rights Bill

United States Employment

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Dechert

What Is Qui Tam? A Guide For Whistleblowers In New York

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

No ACAS Early Conciliation But The Claim Continues, And A General Employment News Round-Up

United States Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Florida HR Considerations: Marijuana In The Workplace

United States Cannabis

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Is New York An At-Will Employment State?

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

What Is Qui Tam? A Guide For Whistleblowers In New York

What would you do if you discovered your employer was over billing the government, submitting false claims for reimbursement, or engaging in illegal financial practices?

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

No ACAS Early Conciliation But The Claim Continues, And A General Employment News Round-Up

The return of our monthly format for employment law updates sees new cases on whether a failure to carry out ACAS Early Conciliation is fatal to claims progressing...

United States Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Florida HR Considerations: Marijuana In The Workplace

First, a recent circuit court decision (which is now on appeal) held that the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA) requires employers to consider reasonable accommodations...

United States Cannabis

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Is New York An At-Will Employment State?

Have you been fired from your job and unsure if your rights were violated? New York's at-will employment laws give employers broad authority to terminate workers, but that power has limits.

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

Addressing Pregnancy Discrimination In Executive Roles

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

ESG Guidepost | Issue 19

Katten ESG Guidepost is a monthly publication highlighting the latest news, legal and regulatory developments involving environmental, social and governance matters.

United States Employment

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Do I Have A Claim For Wrongful Termination Against My Employer In New York?

Have you recently been let go from your job and feel something isn't right? Losing a job can be difficult enough, but being wrongfully terminated adds another layer of stress.

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

Employment Rights Bill: Key Changes Proposed

On Thursday 10 October 2024 the highly anticipated Employment Rights Bill was published. Shepherd and Wedderburn held a webinar the following day, which was hosted by Partners Morag Hutchison.

United States Employment

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Maryland WARN Act Does Not Provide A Private Right Of Action To Terminated Workers

On Aug. 26, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland decided in Teamsters Local Union No. 355 v. Total Distribution Services Inc. that the Maryland Economic Stabilization Act...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Employment Law Changes Are Coming!

United States Employment

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Top Five Labor Law Developments For September 2024

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Former Director Accuses Netflix Of Creating Sexual Workplace Culture

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Steps To Take If You've Been Wrongfully Terminated

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

Firing Fumbles: Avoiding Legal Landmines With Underperforming Employees

United States Employment

MB

Michael Best

(Allegedly) Criminal Employees: How To Handle The Related HR Issues In The UK

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Handling Wrongful Termination Cases For Doctors

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

Former NBCUniversal Worker Claims Termination Based On HIV Status

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Navigating employee relations: The advisor's role (Part 1)

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

California Employment Law Notes

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Fifth Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Jones Act Claims Based On Forum Non Conveniens

United States Employment

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Liskow & Lewis

Disney Moves To Dismiss "Star Wars" Actor's Wrongful Termination Suit On First Amendment Grounds

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Can You Sue An Employer For Emotional Distress In Michigan?

United States Employment

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Romano Law

Can You Sue An Employer For Emotional Distress In New Jersey?

United States Employment

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Romano Law

Supreme Court Ruling In Starbucks v. McKinney: Implications For Employees And Unions

United States Employment

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Franczek

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Terminations (Video)

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Fairfield and Woods

Jeffrey Toobin Fired For "DIY" Incident (Video)

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Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Termination Checklist Part 1: Tips From The NFL's "Black Monday" (Video)

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Berman Fink Van Horn P.C.

Hiding In Plain Sight: Identifying Hidden Employment Risks In Your Business (Video)

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Dentons

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