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Safety Basics XVI: State Plans Vs. Federal OSHA—Key Compliance Insights (Podcast)

In this episode of Ogletree Deakins' Safety Basics podcast series, shareholders John Surma (Houston) and Karen Tynan (Sacramento) discuss the intricacies of state plans...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Assembly Bill 288: Expanded Worker Rights And PERB's New Authority

California's labor landscape is changing with the passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 288, which expands both worker rights and the authority of the state's Public Employment Relations Board (PERB).

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Chambers Global 2025 Practice Guide: Employment – Canada Chapter

Canada is a federal jurisdiction in which the provinces have principal authority over labour and employment matters.

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Employment Tip Of The Month – October 2025

While some states and jurisdictions do not have any direct law or statute regulating the use of AI during hiring, employers should be concerned about the potential bias in the output from AI used in employment decisions...

United States Employment

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Senate Bill 617: California Expands CalWARN Notice Requirements

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Update: Temporary Protected Status Designation For Syria Terminated, Effective November 21, 2025

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

California Signs Law Granting State Agency Authority Over Private Sector Labor Disputes

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Ontario Minimum Wage Increase

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Forfeiture Claim Dismissed, Excessive Fee Claim Survives In Novo Nordisk 401(k) Suit

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Massachusetts Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect On Oct. 29, 2025

United States Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

California Seeks To Ban 'Stay Or Pay' Employment Clauses

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

The Evolving Duty To Mitigate In Employment Law

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

Massachusetts Pay Transparency Requirements Take Effect October 29, 2025

United States Employment

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Goodwin Procter LLP

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

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

AMTL's AICP Files Second Case Against TSMC, Its Advanced Memory Amends Against SK Hynix

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Strengthening Your Hiring Process (Video)

United States Law Practice

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Offit Kurman

Control, Creativity, Closure: The Mediation Advantage

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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

United States Employment

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JAMS

AI "Workslop," The New Typo: Can A Culture Of Quality Guide Legal Teams Using AI?

Canada Technology

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Dentons Canada LLP

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

United States Employment

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JAMS

Significant Changes Ahead: New Measures To Limit Temporary Foreign Worker Program In Canada

Canada Employment

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Green and Spiegel

RADIO INTERVIEW – CityNews (Video)

Canada Employment

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Green and Spiegel

I'm Listening: BC Appeal Court Confirms That Secretly Recording Colleagues Constitutes Just Cause

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

La Fête Est Terminée : La Colombie-Britannique Annonce L'entrée En Vigueur De Normes D'emploi Pour Les Travailleurs De Plateformes Numériques

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Nouvelles de l'Ontario : le projet de loi 149 propose diverses modifications, notamment les obligations de transparence salariale et de divulgation du recours à l'IA dans les offres d'emploi et le projet de loi 79 entre en vigueur

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Updates: Bill 149 Proposes Variety Of Changes Including Pay Transparency And AI Disclosure Requirements For Job Postings, Bill 79 Comes Into Force

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Gig Is Up: British Columbia Announces Incoming Employment Standards For App-Based Gig Workers

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

AODA Reminder: Approaching Deadline (December 31, 2023) To File Accessibility Compliance Reports

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Update On The Pay Transparency Act: British Columbia Government Finally Transparent With Employers On Reporting Requirements

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Whistleblowing

District Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge To DOL Adjudication Of Whistleblower Claims

n September 23, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a decision dismissing constitutional challenges to Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge...

United States Employment

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

U.S. Attorney's Office For The Eastern District Of Pennsylvania Announces White-Collar Justice Program

Earlier this month, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced the formation of its White-Collar Justice Program.

United States Criminal

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Duane Morris LLP

Breaking Up (With Employees) Is Hard To Do - Do Employers Have To Say Why?

The simple answer is that the Employment Standards Act of Ontario does not require an employer to give an employee a reason why their employment is being terminated.

Canada Employment

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Piccolo Heath

How Do Whistleblower Rewards Work Under The False Claims Act?

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

Fourth Circuit Finds Close Timing Between Complaints, Termination Revives Suit

United States Employment

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

Top 5 Signs That You Are A Misclassified Telehealth Contractor

United States Employment

MS

Miller Shah

Billions Recovered Through The IRS Whistleblower Program

United States Tax

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Miller Shah

Cheese For Rats – Whistleblower Rewards Programs In Competition Law

Worldwide Anti-trust

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McMillan LLP

HHS And DOJ Launch Joint FCA Working Group, Signaling New Era In Healthcare Fraud Enforcement

United States Criminal

MS

Miller Shah

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Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

Safety Basics XVI: State Plans Vs. Federal OSHA—Key Compliance Insights (Podcast)

In this episode of Ogletree Deakins' Safety Basics podcast series, shareholders John Surma (Houston) and Karen Tynan (Sacramento) discuss the intricacies of state plans...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Assembly Bill 288: Expanded Worker Rights And PERB's New Authority

California's labor landscape is changing with the passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 288, which expands both worker rights and the authority of the state's Public Employment Relations Board (PERB).

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 121: You're Invited! Our Year-End Review Of EEOC Litigation And Strategy (Video)

This week's episode of the Class Action Weekly Wire features Duane Morris partners Jerry Maatman and Jennifer Riley discussing key highlights in our upcoming webinar: Year-End Review of EEOC Enforcement Litigation...

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Chambers Global 2025 Practice Guide: Employment – Canada Chapter

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Employment Tip Of The Month – October 2025

United States Employment

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Compliant Cultural Celebrations: What Organizations Need To Know (Video)

United States Commercial

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Wiley Rein

Update: Temporary Protected Status Designation For Syria Terminated, Effective November 21, 2025

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

California Signs Law Granting State Agency Authority Over Private Sector Labor Disputes

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

The Evolving Duty To Mitigate In Employment Law

Canada Employment

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Williams HR Law

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Employee Benefits & Compensation

Ontario Minimum Wage Increase

The Ontario government is raising the general minimum wage from $17.20 to $17.60 an hour, effective October 1, 2025. This change will affect over 800,000 workers across the province and will bring Ontario's minimum wage...

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Forfeiture Claim Dismissed, Excessive Fee Claim Survives In Novo Nordisk 401(k) Suit

A New Jersey federal district court judge granted a partial motion to dismiss in a Novo Nordisk 401(k) suit alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Massachusetts Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect On Oct. 29, 2025

Effective Oct. 29, 2025, the Massachusetts law governing pay transparency, An Act Relative to Salary Range Transparency, will require covered employers in Massachusetts to disclose pay ranges in job postings.

United States Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

California Seeks To Ban 'Stay Or Pay' Employment Clauses

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Massive Changes To H-1B Visa Program Announced By Trump Administration

United States Immigration

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Crowe & Dunlevy

Winning The H-1B Lottery: How Strategic Wage Levels And Job Classifications Boost The Odds

United States Immigration

MB

Mayer Brown

Massachusetts Pay Transparency Requirements Take Effect October 29, 2025

United States Employment

GP

Goodwin Procter LLP

Littler Lounge: OOTO – Government Edition (What A Shutdown Means For The Workplace) (Podcast)

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

District Court Holds A Financial Advisor Is A Common Law Employee Not Entitled To Business Deductions.

United States Employment

LL

Liskow & Lewis

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Immigration

What Multi-National Employers Need To Know About Mexican Labor And Employment Law

Multi-national companies located in the United States employ a substantial number of employees in Mexico, a country with whom the United States has significant trade relations.

United States Immigration

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Fisher Phillips LLP

Government To Allow E-Verify "Self Check"

Starting on March 21, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) will allow an individual to use E-Verify to check on his or her work authorization status and correct errors in the federal databases used by E-Verify.

United States Immigration

ML

McGuireWoods LLP

What You Must Know About Social Security Mismatch and Immigration Obligations

Notification that an employee’s name and Social Security Number (SSN) do not match can come in many forms, including a "no match" letter from the Social Security Administration (SSA), a garnishment, or even a complaint from a third party who claims their SSN has been stolen.

United States Immigration

MB

McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth LLP

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Releases Revised M-274, The Handbook For Employers

United States Immigration

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Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated

Foreign Maritime Workers with B-1 Visas May Now Apply for Transportation Worker Identification Credentials

United States Transport

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Blank Rome LLP

Immigration Alert: Work And Travel Made Easier For Adjustment Of Status Applicants

United States Immigration

M

Mintz

Immigration Alert - February 25, 2011

United States Immigration

CO

Cozen O'Connor

Government Scrutiny of H-1B Employers' Workplace Practices Continues To Increase

United States Immigration

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Foley & Lardner

H-1B Cap Reached For Fiscal Year 2011

United States Immigration

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

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Latest Videos

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Littler Lounge: From Sports Brackets To Benchmarks – Navigating The Legal Side Of Workplace Contests And Incentives (Podcast)

LM

Littler Mendelson

Key Considerations For Companies Navigating Global Remote Work, Part 2: Taxes And Benefits (Podcast)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

ERGs: Valuable Or Vulnerable? (Video)

WR

Wiley Rein

Building A Team Of Trusted Advisors (Video)

OK

Offit Kurman

LaborSpeak: Non-Compete Update (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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