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New York City Gives Guidance On Prenatal Leave Protections

New York City recently amended its rules related to the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA). The Act is enforced by the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCW).

United States Employment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Colorado Clarifies Limits On Noncompetes In Business Sale Arrangements

By statutory law, Colorado has generally prohibited restrictive agreements except for specific exemptions. More recent legislation provides greater clarity and specificity...

United States Employment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

ACA Affordability Threshold & Employer Shared Responsibility Penalties Increase For 2026

On July 18, 2025, the IRS issued Revenue Procedure 2025-25, which announced that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affordability threshold is increased from 9.02% in 2025 to 9.96% in 2026.

United States Employment

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

Littler Lounge: Pull Up A Chair! Let's Talk Leave And Accommodations (Podcast)

Hosts Claire Deason and Nicole LeFave welcome Littler attorney Alexis Knapp for a deep dive into the world of leave and accommodations.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 114: Seventh Circuit Adopts Higher Standard For Certifying Collective Actions (Video)

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

U.S. DOL Relaunches The PAID Program

United States Employment

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Shulman Rogers

California Law Strengthens Enforcement Of Tip Theft

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Executive Order Calls For More Access To Retirement Plan Alternative Asset Investment Options

United States Employment

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Holland & Knight

Post-House Student-Athlete Revenue Sharing: Avoiding Potential Title IX Pitfalls

United States Employment

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Maine Law Requires Employee Compensation When Employers Cancel Or Shorten Shifts

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

DOL Resurrects PAID Program To Supervise Employers' Self-Audits And Settlements Of Potential FLSA And FMLA Violations

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Illinois Now Requires Paid Leave For Military Funeral Honors Detail

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

How Finance Can Save A Company Millions By Budgeting Vacancy

United States Commercial

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Riveron

Montclair State Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Disability Discrimination And FMLA Retaliation

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

Blockchain 2025 - Trends And Developments

United States Technology

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Winston & Strawn LLP

2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale For Trump Tariff Actions

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

CTPAT: An Anchor For Weathering The Trade Storms

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

From 1925 To Today: How The FAA Transformed Dispute Resolution - The Importance Of Preserving The Core Values Of Arbitration

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Trump Administration Passes The One Big Beautiful Bill Act

United States Tax

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Foley & Lardner

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's Minimum Wage Rate Set To Rise To $16.90 In 2026

California's minimum wage rate will increase to $16.90 per hour from the current $16.50 per hour, starting on January 1, 2026, based on the recently released minimum...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

The Top 10 Employment Law Changes From The 2025 Oregon Legislative Session

Oregon employers must once again be ready to comply with a slate of new legislative changes from the Oregon Legislature's recent session, which concluded on June 27, 2025.

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

White House Opens Door To Broader Inclusion Of Alternative Assets In Defined Contribution Retirement Plans

A hotly anticipated August 7, 2025, executive order, "Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors" ("EO"), aims to reduce regulatory barriers and significantly expand access...

United States Employment

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Jones Day

Colorado Enacts Major Reforms To Noncompete And Nonsolicit Agreements For Healthcare Professionals And Business Sales

United States Employment

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Fortis Law Partners

Administration Announces Long-Awaited Order On Alternative Assets In 401(k) Plans

United States Employment

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Arnold & Porter

Overtime Pay For Remote Workers In New York: Are You Covered?

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

Steps To Take If You Haven't Been Paid Overtime In New York

United States Employment

Mizrahi Kroub

Employee Benefits Provisions In Trump's Budget Reconciliation Bill

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Trump Signs Executive Order Directing The DOL And SEC To Facilitate 401(k) Plan Access To Alternative Assets

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

President Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking To Expand Availability Of Alternative Assets In 401(k) Plans

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

Changes To Employee Benefits In The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

United States Employment

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

Delaware Modifies Its Paid Family And Medical Leave Program

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

ERIC Joins In Amicus Brief Arguing In Favor Of Forfeiture Rule Before Ninth Circuit

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

President Trump Signs Executive Order Seeking To Expand Availability Of Alternative Assets In 401(k) Plans

On August 7, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled "Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors" (the "Order")...

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

Changes To Employee Benefits In The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act"

On July 4, 2025, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) was signed into law. Among its sweeping changes to tax and spending policies, there were a few significant changes impacting employee benefit programs...

United States Employment

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

Delaware Modifies Its Paid Family And Medical Leave Program

Delaware has enacted HB 128 ("the Act"), which modifies the state's upcoming paid family medical leave program ("Delaware Paid Leave") before benefits become available on January 1, 2026.

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

ERIC Joins In Amicus Brief Arguing In Favor Of Forfeiture Rule Before Ninth Circuit

The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), the Chamber of Commerce of America, and the American Benefits Council have filed an amicus brief in Hutchins v. HP, Inc. This case, which is currently...

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Third Circuit Holds DOL Enforcement Action Against Employer Unconstitutional – What Employers Need To Know

United States Employment

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Ohio Employers Be WARNed: New Mini-WARN Law Expands Notice Obligations For Covered Mass Layoffs And Plant Closings

On July 1, 2025, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed into law House Bill No. 96, a state budget bill that includes a mini-WARN law imposing new obligations on Ohio employers effective September 29, 2025.

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

For Richards And Not For Poorer: Employers In The Seventh Circuit Get Reprieve From Unfair FLSA Collective Certification Standard

The Seventh Circuit has joined the Fifth and Sixth Circuits in establishing a higher bar for employees to clear before courts may authorize "notice" to potential members of an FLSA collective action.

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Trump Administration's DOL Shifts Policies On Employee Benefits

Since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has modified its policies on various issues related to employee benefits.

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

DOL Resurrects PAID Program: Employers Can Self-Report, Resolve Violations

The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has relaunched its voluntary Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program, the agency announced July 24, 2025.

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Private Equity Access In 401(k) Plans Gains Steam

United States Employment

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MGO CPA LLP

Illinois Employers Get Ready—Busy Equal Pay Reporting Season Is Coming

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Rhode Island Updates Regulations On Sunday And Holiday Premium Pay

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

DOL/VETS SALUTE Program For USERRA Compliance: Considerations For Employers

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Remote Work Compliance Considerations For H-1B, E-3, And H-1B1 Employees

United States Immigration

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

New York Increases Paid Jury Leave: Understanding NYS Employer Compliance Responsibilities

United States Employment

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Tully Rinckey

Anthem Settles Mental Health Class Action For Nearly $13M

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Coffee Talk With Benefits Episode 21: Pension Risk Transfers And Litigation Risk: What Fiduciaries Need To Know (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Nevada Puts New Retirement Savings Program Into Gear

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Senate HELP Committee Questions Trump Nominees For EEOC Commissioner, NLRB General Counsel Roles

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

July Tip Of The Month: New York COVID Sick Leave Law Finally Sunsets

United States Employment

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Perkins Coie LLP

CMS Issues Final Rule For FY 2026 Inpatient And Long-Term Care Hospital Payments

United States Healthcare

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Holland & Knight

Massachusetts Makarevich: 'Understandable' Separation Agreement Language Aids Employer In Unpaid Wages Case

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

A&O Shearman's EU Pay Transparency Readiness Study 2025: What Employers Need To Know

European Union Employment

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A&O Shearman

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality Of Affordable Care Act Preventive Care Advisory Panel

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

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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

Royalty Income Payments Won't Solve The International Student Athlete Employment Issue

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

U.S. Employers And Workplace Enforcement Actions – What To Expect And How To Prepare

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Wage And Hour Mediations: Consider Tax Issues Beforehand

United States Employment

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JAMS

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act & The Future Of Forced Labor Enforcement

United States Government

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Littler Lounge: Pull Up A Chair! Let's Talk Leave And Accommodations (Podcast)

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Littler Mendelson

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 114: Seventh Circuit Adopts Higher Standard For Certifying Collective Actions (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

Coffee Talk With Benefits Episode 21: Pension Risk Transfers And Litigation Risk: What Fiduciaries Need To Know (Podcast)

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Understanding The New Overtime Tax Policies In The Big Beautiful Bill (Video)

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Offit Kurman

Labor & Employment Law Mid-Year Update (Video)

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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