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Best Practices For HR Teams In The Digital Era

Technology is continuing to transform the way HR operates—from hiring and screening candidates to creating, maintaining, and storing employee records.

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

Court Clarifies Retention Bonuses Are Outside The Scope Of The Massachusetts Wage Act

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that retention bonuses contingent on continued employment and performance are not "wages" under the Massachusetts Wage Act (the Wage Act)

United States Employment

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Holland & Knight

Employee vs. Independent Contractor: Labels Don't Control The Outcome, Says The Eleventh Circuit

In assessing whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor, the Eleventh Circuit recently re-confirmed that it "does not care about the label put on the relationship by the parties."

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

California Employers, Are You Ready For 2026? 10 Things To Watch Out For

It's that time of year again! The California legislature has been quite busy enacting and Governor Newsom has signed into law several new laws affecting California employers.

United States Employment

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Thompson Coburn LLP

DHS Announces End Of EAD Auto-Extensions For Foreign Nationals' Pending Renewals

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

California's 2024-2025 Legislative Session Closes With A Host Of New Employment Laws For 2026

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Voluntary Quit vs. Termination By Employer: How They Impact Permanent Disability Compensation

United States Employment

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Nyemaster Goode

Delaware Enacts New Pay Transparency Law To Go Into Effect September 2027

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

Benefits Counselor - October 2025

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Massachusetts Superior Court Holds Noncompete Agreements Between Parent Companies And Their Subsidiaries' Employees Are Unenforceable

United States Employment

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Bass, Berry & Sims

California Expands Paid Family Leave Eligibility To "Designated Persons"

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

How Is Canada's Workforce Diversity Impacting Employment Trends? (Video)

Worldwide Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Illinois Amends Workplace Transparency Act, Broadening Employee Protections, Effective January 1, 2026

United States Employment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

California Employers, Heads Up: Senate Bill 513 Just Changed The Rules On Personnel Files

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

District Court Invalidates Patents For Bridge Cheating Detection Software Under § 101

United States IP

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Why Direct Student-Athlete Payments Create An Immigration Crisis For Universities

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Banking Industry Outlook: U.S. Banking M&A Surge Arrives In Q3

United States Compliance

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

California Air Resources Board Publishes Draft SB 261 Guidance

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Federal Court Blocks Enforcement Of Texas Proxy Advisor Disclosure Law

United States Commercial

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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Contract of Employment

California's 2024-2025 Legislative Session Closes With A Host Of New Employment Laws For 2026

The 2024–2025 California legislative session came to an official close at midnight on October 13, 2025, when Governor Newsom's deadline to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature expired.

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

California Gig Worker Misclassification Back In Spotlight With New Legislation (Video)

California's Assembly Bill (AB) 1340 and Senate Bill (SB) 371 together are a monumental legislative package that strengthens the labor protections of gig workers.

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

FTC Changes Strategy On Noncompete Enforcement

The Trump administration's FTC has abandoned the rule banning noncompete agreements nationwide, but is encouraging antitrust enforcers to bring challenges in court.

United States Anti-trust

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Jenner & Block

The FTC Drops Ban On Noncompetes But Warns Healthcare Employers

United States Employment

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Jenner & Block

The Billion-Dollar Question: Are Deferred Compensation Contracts In The MLB Legal, Or Have The Dodgers Broken Baseball?

United States Employment

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Washington Employers: Prepare For Hiring Practice Shifts As New Background Check Requirements Take Effect In 2026 + 2027

United States Criminal

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

FTC Chairman Issues Warning Letters Regarding Employee Non-Compete Clauses

United States Anti-trust

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Eimer Stahl

MLB's Deferred Compensation Practice: How The Dodgers In 2025 Are Getting $241.44 Million Worth Of Value By Paying Only $115.61 Million

United States Media & IT

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Third Circuit Further Narrows Employer Remedy Under Federal Computer Fraud And Abuse Act

United States Employment

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Genova Burns

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Best Practices For HR Teams In The Digital Era

Technology is continuing to transform the way HR operates—from hiring and screening candidates to creating, maintaining, and storing employee records.

United States Employment

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

California's 2024-2025 Legislative Session Closes With A Host Of New Employment Laws For 2026

The 2024–2025 California legislative session came to an official close at midnight on October 13, 2025, when Governor Newsom's deadline to sign or veto bills passed by the Legislature expired.

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Voluntary Quit vs. Termination By Employer: How They Impact Permanent Disability Compensation

The Iowa Supreme Court recently decided Den Hartog Industries and West Bend Mutual Insurance Company v. Tyler Dungan, 2025 WL 2809053, clarifying a much-debated section of the workers' compensation statute.

United States Employment

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Nyemaster Goode

Need A Penny? Too Bad: Legal Implications Of The U.S. Penny Shortage

United States Finance

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Holland & Knight

How Is Canada's Workforce Diversity Impacting Employment Trends? (Video)

Worldwide Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Illinois Amends Workplace Transparency Act, Broadening Employee Protections, Effective January 1, 2026

United States Employment

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

EntertainHR: Superstore Steals The Show

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Making PDFs Accessible Under Title II Of The ADA: A Guide For Public Entities

United States Employment

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Can Employers Bar Same-Race Slurs Without Violating Title VII? At Least One Court Says So

United States Employment

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

The Current Trends In Actuarial Equivalent Suits

Large pension plans have been facing a wave of lawsuits from participants since 2018 relating to whether the qualified joint and survivor annuities (QJSA) and other forms of annuities provided...

United States Employment

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Holland & Knight

This Week From The Hill (October 26 – November 1, 2025)

On October 22, the Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing entitled, "Modernizing Health Care: How Shoppable Services Improve Outcomes and Lower Costs.

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Shutdown 2025: The Impact On Health And Retirement Policy And Enforcement

The federal government has largely been "shut down" since continuing appropriations expired at midnight on September 30.

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Proposed Rules Provide Guidance On New Jersey Pay Transparency Law

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

The Billion-Dollar Question: Are Deferred Compensation Contracts In The MLB Legal, Or Have The Dodgers Broken Baseball?

United States Employment

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Capita Cyber Security Breach – £14 Million Fine Issued

United States Technology

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Mayer Brown

Sell Your Company, Not Your Employees: Employee Retention Tactics During Sales (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Lowenstein Sandler

Life After The Sale: Wealth Planning Strategies For Physicians

United States Healthcare

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Kaufman Rossin

Social Security Fairness Act: What It Means For Your Pension Plan

United States Employment

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MGO CPA LLP

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

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

Policyholder's Notice Of Claim Does Not Satisfy Notice Requirement For Other Insureds

The United States District Court for the Central District of California, applying California law, has held that coverage was barred for insureds who did not give timely notice, despite timely notice by the policyholder.

United States Insurance

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Wiley Rein

International Employment Law Tracker—October 2025

Jackson Lewis' International Employment practice group regularly assists clients with global employment and mobility issues in well over 100 countries.

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Understanding Employment Law Outside The United States For Multinational Employers – Part 1

Worldwide Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Minnesota Restrictive Covenants Update: What Constitutes Solicitation?

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Technical Foul: Nuggets Mascot Claims Wrongful Termination

United States Employment

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Senn Fortis

Montclair State Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Disability Discrimination And FMLA Retaliation

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

How To Conduct A Fair And Legal Employee Termination In 2025

United States Employment

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Is The Adjudication Process Unfair?

United States Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

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Latest Videos

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California Gig Worker Misclassification Back In Spotlight With New Legislation (Video)

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Miller Shah

Webinar Replay: Year-End Review Of EEOC Enforcement Litigation & Strategy (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

The Art Of The Cease And Desist (Video)

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Offit Kurman

LaborSpeak: WARN Act Update (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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

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Littler Mendelson

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