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California Court Of Appeal Upholds Wrongful Discharge Claim Over Polygraph Testing

The California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, recently issued a significant decision in McDoniel v. Kavry Management, LLC, holding that an employer's violation of Labor Code section 432.2—California's...

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

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

In its ruling of August 20, 2025 (Ref.: 10 SLa 2/25), the Munich Regional Labor Court (LAG Munich) decided that an employee who takes preparatory steps to establish a works council during the first six months...

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

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that Title VII requires intentional conduct by the employer before liability attaches based on the actions of a non-employee, such as a client or customer.

United States Employment

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Senn Fortis

How The Starbucks Dress Code Lawsuit Impacts Colorado Employers

Starbucks employees have recently filed a class-action lawsuit against the company, accusing it of violating the Colorado Wage Claim Act by implementing a new dress code without reimbursing employees for the expense of purchasing compliant clothing.

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

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

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

What Employers Need To Know About Court Decision Striking Florida's Open Carry Ban

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

California Court Clarifies Employer Liability For Off-Site Harassment

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

EEOC To Close Investigations Of Disparate Impact Discrimination

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Littler Lounge: Data Doesn't Lie – Following The Digital Footprints In Workplace Lawsuits (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Silicon, Sanctions And Security: How National Security Laws Are Reshaping The Semiconductor Industry (Video)

United States Government

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Foley & Lardner

Congress Returns: Funding Fights And Trade Uncertainty (Podcast)

United States International

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Bracewell

From Conflict To Clarity: Why The ADR Experience Matters In Successful Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

What Honeybees Have Taught Me About Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

California Air Resources Board Publishes Draft SB 261 Guidance

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray 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

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

In a recent blog post, we analyzed the landmark decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Harrington v. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., which clarified the limits of personal jurisdiction in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective actions.

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

The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (the "Age Act") proscribes age-based discrimination in programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance.

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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

Claire Deason and Nicole LeFave are joined by Littler attorney Devjani Mishra for a conversation that starts with pandemic-era policy puzzles and ends somewhere near the Supreme Court.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

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

With its August 8, 2025, opinion in Bivens v. Zep, Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit rejected the EEOC's guidelines (and split with several other circuits) to hold that the standard for holding...

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

Fifth Circuit Upholds Injunction Because NLRB Structure Is Likely Unconstitutional

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

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

Employment mediation continues to evolve—driven by rising emotional complexity, changing workplace dynamics and new legal challenges. In this podcast episode...

United States Employment

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JAMS

California Supreme Court Allows More Flexibility On Arbitration Fee Payment Rules

The California Supreme Court's recent decision in Hohenshelt v. Superior Court addressed whether California's Code of Civil Procedure section 1281.98, which requires the party that drafted the arbitration agreement to pay arbitration fees ...

United States Litigation

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Technical Foul: Nuggets Mascot Claims Wrongful Termination

A recent lawsuit illustrates the potential liability employers face when making assumptions about an employee's disability limitations.

United States Employment

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Senn Fortis

California Employers Gain Relief In Arbitration Fee Deadline Ruling

In a highly anticipated decision, the California Supreme Court in Dana Hohenshelt v. Golden State Foods Corp. relieves some pressure for employers...

United States Litigation

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Clark Hill

Seventh Circuit Adopts More Flexible Standard For Issuing Notice In Collective Actions

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

New Jersey Lawmakers Mull Stronger Labor Protections For Cannabis Industry Workers

United States Cannabis

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

American Law Institute Endorses Novel Vicarious Liability Tort For Employee Sexual Assaults

United States Employment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

California Supreme Court Takes A Bite Out Of The Rigid Application Of Arbitration Fee Deadlines: Hohenshelt v. Superior Court

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Mintz On Air: Practical Policies - Investigations Unscripted (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Mintz

Top Five Labor Law Developments For July 2025

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

What Employers Need To Know About The Fate Of Wider Relief After Trump v. CASA, Inc.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

$27M Verdict Warns Employers: Vet And Train Employees Or Pay The Price

United States Employment

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

[Podcast] AI Bias Audits

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Court Of Appeals Decision May Offer Employers Relief For Attorneys' Fees Under California Labor Code Section 1102.5

United States Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Why Healthcare Organizations Need Strategic Legal Partnerships: Beyond Crisis Management

United States Healthcare

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Michael Best

News Of An Employee's Arrest Or Pending Criminal Charges Poses A Dilemma For California Employers

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Oregon Clarifies Time Frames For Filing Civil Actions In Employment Cases

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Caught In The Act: Practical And Legal Considerations When Executives' Office Love Affair Exposed

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

New York City Gives Birth To Paid Prenatal Leave Obligations For Employers

United States Employment

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BakerHostetler

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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Littler Mendelson

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Withers LLP

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