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Navigating Guild and Union AI Positions
Written by Loeb & Loeb LLP on April 27, 2026 At Loeb’s AI Summit in Los Angeles on April 21, I had the opportunity to...
DOL Proposes New Joint Employment Test for FLSA and FMLA
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Sturgis v. Diamond Hospitality Services, LLC: Court Allows Disability Claims to Proceed While Rejecting Hostile Work Environment Theory in Hotel Employment Dispute
Written by Thomas M. O’Connell From Buchalter on April 27, 2026 In an unpublished decision, the United States District Court for the Western District of...
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Religious Accommodations in the Post-Groff Era: Navigating the Supreme Court’s “Substantial Increased Cost” Standard
Written by Lanie N. Read From Akerman LLP on April 27, 2026 According to the EEOC, religious discrimination charges have increased steadily over the past...
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Competition returns to non-compete law: Developments since spring 2023
Written by Lee Whitesell and Lacy G. Brown From Hogan Lovells on April 27, 2026 Key takeaways Non-compete agreements aren’t subject to a federal ban—for now. But...
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What’s the Status of OSHA’s Heat Stress Rule?
Written by John S. Ho From Cozen O’Connor on April 27, 2026 The short answer is regulatory limbo. OSHA’s Heat Stress rule, called “Heat Injury...
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Perms, Pay Equity, and the Power of Experts
Written by Tracey Diamond and Emily E. Schifter From Troutman Pepper Locke on April 27, 2026 Click here to listen to the audio. In this episode of Hiring...
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DOJ Reschedules Certain Marijuana Products to Schedule III: What Employers Need to Know
Written by Johanna G. Zelman From FordHarrison LLP on April 27, 2026 Executive Summary: On April 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a...
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The Joint Employer Test, Rewritten: What Employers Need to Know
Written by Luis A. Santos and Lauren E. Sellers From FordHarrison LLP on April 27, 2026 Executive Summary: On April 22, 2026, the US Department of Labor, through...
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There and Back Again: DOL Proposes New Joint Employer Rule
Written by Mark W Batten From Proskaur Rose on April 23, 2026 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has reentered the joint-employer arena with a...
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What Are Liquidated Damages? Definition, Types and Examples
Written by Dilitrust on April 23, 2026 Contract breaches cost money. But how much? Liquidated damages clauses answer that question before a breach ever happens,...
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Colorado Takes a Major Step Towards Rewriting Its AI Law As Its Effective Date Approaches
Written by Guy Brenner and Justin Chuang From Proskaur Rose on April 23, 2026 Quick Hit: In 2024, Colorado enacted the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (the “AI Act”),...
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FMLA Interference Claims: 3 ways to cut your losses
Written by Robin E. Shea From Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP on April 23, 2026 Employers, if you make a mistake, your good intentions...
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Proposed regulations for joint employers under FLSA, FMLA, and migrants are back
Written by James M. Coleman From Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP on April 23, 2026 The U.S. Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division...
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U.S. Supreme Court Declines Review in Bivens v. Zep: What the Ongoing Split Means for Employers
Written by Richard Bahrenburg From FordHarison LLP on April 23, 2026 The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review the Sixth Circuit’s decision in Bivens v....
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March Madness and Non-Competes
Written by Erin M. Shrum From Ford Harison LLP on April 23, 2026 About half of this year’s Sweet Sixteen starters in the men’s NCAA...
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DOL Proposes New Joint Employer Rule: What Employers Need to Know
Written by James Jansen From Masuda Funai Eifert & Mitchell Ltd on April 23, 2026 On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”)...
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What’s new in joint employer regulations
Written by Mark S. Goldstein and Nicholas Sheets From Reed Smith LLP on April 23, 2026 On April 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a...
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Proposed DOL Rule Clarifies Joint Employer Liability Under FLSA, FMLA and MWPA
Written by M. Scott Young, Jessica MacKeigan and Michael J. Myers From Thompson Hind LLP on April 9, 2026 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently proposed a...
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Severance Agreement Scrutiny: Employer-Friendly Changes Still on the Horizon
Written by Hope Goldstein and Bill J. Whalen From Vedder on April 9, 2026 Recently, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued its decision in Prime Communications, LP,...
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2026 NLRB Enforcement Priorities: Key Changes for Employers
Written by Hope Goldstein and Bill J. Whalen From Vedder on April 9, 2026 After being sworn in on January 7, 2026, National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”)...
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LaborSpeak: Updates from the EEOC and DOL
Written by Lauren Helen Leyden and Ilana Roberts From Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on April 9, 2026 Click here to watch the video In...
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Eighth Circuit Limits Whistleblower Protection for Remote Employee in Multi-State Employment Arrangement
Written by Kathryn E. Jones and Jenna H. Nakkash From Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC on April 9, 2026 On March 26, 2026, the Eighth...