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Employment law and labour law articles and thought leadership, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore articles covering topics such as Discrimination, Employee Benefits and Compensation, Health and Safety, Unfair/Wrongful Dismissal, Whistleblowing, Employment Rights, Outsourcing and Redundancy.

Still Striking After All These Years: What The Sixth Circuit’s Back-To-Back Rieth-Riley Decisions Mean For Employers

The Sixth Circuit issued two significant decisions in the long-running labor dispute between Rieth-Riley Construction and Local 324, affirming NLRB findings that the employer violated the NLRA through unilateral wage changes, unlawful lockouts, and refusal to bargain.

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Welcome Considerations For Hospitality Concerns (Video)

Workforce mobility and wage compression create unique challenges for hospitality employers navigating state and local pay transparency laws. This discussion explores practical strategies for balancing compliance obligations with the need to attract top talent in a highly competitive industry where employees frequently move between properties and brands.

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Virginia Governor Spanberger Proposes Amendments To Paid Sick Leave, Paid Family And Medical Leave, And Menopause Accommodations Legislation

Virginia Governor Spanberger has proposed significant amendments to legislation that would transform workplace leave policies across the state, affecting nearly all employees.

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Portsmouth Employment Law Update: Spring Edition

Join Jackson Lewis P.C. for a comprehensive semi-annual legal update covering the most critical labor and employment law developments. This program explores federal and state case law, legislative changes, agency updates, and emerging trends including the Trump Administration's impact on employers, reverse discrimination, pay transparency, and AI in human resources.

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

When Credit Repair Helps Survivors Of Human Trafficking Start Over [Podcast]

United States Government

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Moore & Van Allen

Is An ESOP Right For My Business? (Video)

United States Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

When Inclusion Efforts Create Exclusion Risk: The EEOC’s New Coca-Cola Northeast Suit

United States Employment

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Butler Snow LLP

Virginia further restricts noncompetition agreements

United States Employment

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Record Retention With Intention: Employer Records That Hold Up In Court

United States Employment

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Crowe & Dunlevy

Louisiana Enacts Important Tort Reform Legislation

United States Litigation

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

DOJ’s False Claims Act Resolution Against IBM Signals Heightened Risk For Federal Contractors With DEI Programs

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Maryland Poised To Ban Captive Audience Meetings

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

NLRB Nomination Suggests Working Republican Majority Poised To Reshape Board Law

United States Employment

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

The Non-Compete Competition: Washington State’s New Broad Ban On Non-Competes

United States Employment

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Jenner & Block

CryptoLink Newsletter - February 2026 Updates

United States Technology

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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

United States Tax

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Nossaman LLP

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

We Get Contracting: Episode 2 — Civil Rights Compliance Opens New Path To FCA Claims (Podcast)

United States Government

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

March 2026: Federal Deadlines That Will Reshape The AI Regulatory Landscape

United States Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

Six For 2026: The Top New Washington State Laws Employers Need To Know

Following a fast and furious legislative session, employers operating in Washington State should take action to comply with a host of new labor and employment laws passed by the Washington Legislature...

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Green Card Backlog: Talent Retention And Risk Mitigation Strategies For Employers

Although earlier estimates placed the employment-based green card backlog at approximately 1.8 million cases (Cato Institute, 2023), more recent data indicate that significant backlogs persist in 2025...

United States Immigration

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Akalan Law Firm

California Employers Should Revisit Repayment And “Stay-or-Pay” Arrangements In Light Of AB 692’s Recent Enactment

California's Assembly Bill 692, effective January 1, 2026, fundamentally reshapes how employers can structure repayment obligations and stay-or-pay agreements with workers.

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Blow The Whistle, Get Paid: Treasury’s New Proposed Weapon Against Financial Crimes, Including Healthcare Fraud

The U.S. Treasury Department unveiled its new plan to attack financial crimes, with a particular emphasis on those involving fraud against government healthcare plans.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

AI Meeting Assistants And Biometric Privacy: Governance Lessons From The Fireflies.AI Lawsuit

United States Privacy

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Significant I-9 Form Policy Changes And Unexpected Penalties. Here's What Employers Need To Know

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Greenberg Glusker LLP

Policy Week in Review – April 17, 2026

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

ICE Updates Form I-9 Inspection Guidance, Expands Substantive Violations: Employer Considerations

United States Immigration

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Withdrawal Liability Pitfalls For Construction Industry Employers

United States Employment

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

IBM’s $17M False Claims Act Settlement: What Government Contractors Should Know

United States Government

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Immigration Compliance For Remote Work

United States Immigration

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Akalan Law Firm

Şirketler İçin Uzaktan Çalışma Modellerinde Risklerin Yönetimi

United States Immigration

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Akalan Law Firm

Gestión De Riesgos En Modelos De Trabajo Remoto

United States Immigration

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Akalan Law Firm

Health Care Non-Compete Legislation Q1 2026 Update

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Immigration Compliance For Remote Work

Remote and hybrid work arrangements have fundamentally transformed immigration compliance requirements for employers sponsoring foreign national workers on H-1B, E-3, and H-1B1 visas.

United States Immigration

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Akalan Law Firm

Şirketler İçin Uzaktan Çalışma Modellerinde Risklerin Yönetimi

Uzaktan ve hibrit çalışma modelleri, H-1B, L-1 ve O-1 vizesi sahipleri için göçmenlik uyumunu karmaşık hale getiriyor. Çalışma lokasyonu değişiklikleri, LCA gereklilikleri ve ücret düzenlemeleri konusunda...

United States Immigration

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Akalan Law Firm

Gestión De Riesgos En Modelos De Trabajo Remoto

El cumplimiento migratorio se ha vuelto mucho más complejo con el trabajo remoto – y esto se debe a los arreglos laborales globales e híbridos que nos están obligando a replantear dónde y cómo realizamos nuestro trabajo.

United States Immigration

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Akalan Law Firm

Health Care Non-Compete Legislation Q1 2026 Update

State legislatures across the U.S. continue to reshape the legal landscape for non-compete agreements in 2026, with Washington implementing a near-total ban and several states targeting healthcare industry restrictions specifically. How are these evolving regulations affecting employers' ability to enforce restrictive covenants, and what compensation thresholds now determine which employees can be bound by such agreements?

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The State Of Employment Law: State Non-Compete Laws Continue To Evolve

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Washington's Recently Amended Non-Competition Restrictions Render Past Or Existing Covenants Unenforceable

Washington will effectively ban all employment non-compete agreements as of 06.30.27, with only limited exceptions, and regardless of when they were signed.

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

No Charge, No Case: Employee's Discovery Stonewalling Dooms Title VII Claim

A federal court's March 30, 2026 ruling in Farlow v. L3 Communications Integrated Systems LP offers a sharp lesson for employers and their counsel: a plaintiff who refuses to produce...

United States Employment

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Paid Leave After Termination: Key Takeaways From A New German Federal Labor Court Decision On Employment Contracts And Company Cars

Once a German employment relationship has been terminated, employers often seek to remove the terminated employee from day-to-day operations as quickly as possible—whether for data-protection reasons...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Misclassification Is Costly: How A Single Claim For Unemployment Benefits Cost $7 Million

When a former worker of PDX North, Inc., a New Jersey trucking company, filed a claim for unemployment, it ended up costing the company $7 million.

United States Employment

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Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer

How Employees Actually Steal Trade Secrets (It's Not What You Think)

United States IP

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Mintz On Air: Practical Policies — The Only Easy Workday Was Yesterday: The Impact of Special Ops Veterans in the Workplace (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Mintz

ERISA Litigation Update

United States Employment

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Executive Order Establishes New Diversity Restrictions And Requirements For Federal Contractors And Subcontractors

United States Government

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Arnold & Porter

A One‑Year Look Back At Michigan's Earned Sick Time Act

United States Employment

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Butzel Long

Littler Lounge: Accommodations Unleashed - What Employers Need to Know About Service and Emotional Support Animals (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Spring Awakening: In Preparation For Upcoming Pay Data Reporting Deadline, Employers Look To New State Guidance To Get Their Ducks In Row.

United States Employment

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Greenberg Glusker LLP

Virginia Advances Heat Illness Legislation While Other States Are Poised To Follow Suit

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Mass Arbitration Series, Part 5: How Employers Respond To Mass Arbitration Claims (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Bracewell

HR And AI Deepfakes In The Workplace

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Virginia Enacts New Restrictions On Non-Compete Agreements

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

EEOC Seeks Court Order To Force Employer To Turn Over Records In Hiring Discrimination Investigation

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Virginia Governor Signs Senate Bill 170, Targeting Noncompete Agreements

United States Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Hotel Employers In California Make Sure Your Minimum Wage Is Summer Ready

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Navigating Geopolitical Uncertainty In The GCC: A Corporate Compliance And Risk Management Toolkit

United States International

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

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Boomers To Zoomers: Generational Friction In Litigated Employment Mediations

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Green and Spiegel

Recent Developments In The Enforcement Of ERISA Class Action Waiver And Arbitration Clauses

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JAMS

Global Perspectives On Employment Disputes: Key Lessons From Cross-Border Cases

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JAMS

Support And Advocacy Following The U.S. Election Results

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Green and Spiegel

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

NLRB Rules Dartmouth Basketball Players Employees

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Green and Spiegel

Potentially New Schedule A Shortage Occupation Designations

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Green and Spiegel

USCIS Announces Premium Processing Increases In 2024

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Green and Spiegel

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