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Love In The Workplace? Embrace It!
Written by David M. Lester from Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud & Romo on February 5, 2025 Wow, an employment lawyer arguing to embrace love in...
EEOC Announces Enforcement Focus on “Illegal Preferences Against American Workers”
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Wage & Hour Class and Collective Action Review – 2025
Written by Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley and Gregory Tsonis from Duane Morris LLP on February 4, 2025 To view this article you need a PDF...
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Dear Littler: What steps can we take to improve the safety of our executives?
Written by Katherine Suttle Weinert from Littler Mendelson PC on February 4, 2025 Dear Littler, In the wake of recent events, our company has become...
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Preparing for Tariffs : Workforce: Planning During Economic Slowdown
Written by Andrew J. Gould, Clayton Jones, Florence Gauthier and Rachel Younan from Fasken on February 3, 2025 Canada has spent the past two years recovering from high interest...
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The Defending Women Executive Order Presents Potential Clash Between Federal and State Antidiscrimination Law
Written by Kenneth W. Gage, Blair Robinson and Eric Distelburger from Paul Hastings LLP on February 4, 2025 Introduction: On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive...
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The Non-Compete Agreement Landscape in 2025
Written by Katherine Koop Irwin and Michael A. Freimann from Frost Brown Todd LLP on February 3, 2025 While non-compete agreements survived two federal agencies’ attempts to ban...
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Wearable Technologies and Employment Risks – EEOC Issues New Guidance
Written by Shawn D. Fabian and Mikayla Brody from Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on February 3, 2025 From smart watches to exoskeletons, wearable technologies are quickly...
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Labor & Employment Policies Under the New Administration: What Businesses Need to Know
Written by Alex Lau and Lauren Helen Leyden from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on February 3, 2025 Click here to watch the video In this...
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2025 will be the year we return to in-office work
Written by Howard Levitt and Puneet Tiwari from Levitt LLP on January 7, 2025 We are so back!!! pic.twitter.com/PvybVULeAz— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) December 24, 2024 The phrase captured a broader...
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The High Court’s Low Bar: FLSA Exemption Disputes and the Standard of Review
Written by Christopher M. Pardo and Theanna Bezney from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP on January 28, 2025 On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its unanimous...
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President Trump Signs Executive Order Revoking Equal Employment Opportunity
Written by Barbara A. Duncombe and Suzanne Sumner from Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP on January 22, 2025 One of the Executive Orders signed by President Trump this...
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DEI in Crisis Part IV: How Employers Should – and Should Not – Structure DEI Efforts
Written by Tracey I. Levy from Levy Employment Law LLC on January 31, 2025 State and local bar and medical associations are among the organizations expressly...
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FLSA Exemptions Are To Be Established by a Preponderance of the Evidence
Written by Jesse K. Daley from Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP on January 24, 2025 On Jan. 15, the Supreme Court of the United States held...
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IRS Clarifies the Federal Income and Employment Tax Treatment of Contributions to and Benefits Paid from State Paid Family and Medical Leave Programs
Written by Seyfarth on January 30, 2025 Seyfarth Synopsis: As mandatory State paid family leave and paid family and medical leave (collectively “PFML”) programs have significantly expanded...
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DOL: Employers Cannot Mandate Use of PTO Concurrently With FMLA Leave When Employee Is Receiving Pay From a State or Local Family or Medical Leave Program
Written by Izabel P. McDonald and Genevieve Burger-Weiser from Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP on January 30, 2025 On Jan. 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s...
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How Employers and Healthcare Providers Can Navigate Immigration Enforcement
Written by Yesenia M. Gallegos, Joan-Elisse Carpentier, Joseph K. Mulherin, Maria C. Rodriguez and Mary Schnoor from McDermott Will & Emery on January 30, 2025 Despite the anticipation of increased enforcement...
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What EPA-OSHA Continued Partnership on Chemical Safety Might Mean for Employers
Written by Mini Kapoor, Jeff Civins and Chelby Sterling from Haynes Boone on January 28, 2025 On Dec. 19, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Occupational...
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Employers Prepare for SECURE 2.0 Provisions Taking Effect in 2025
Written by Hall Benefits Law on January 29, 2025 Many of the requirements for employers under the SECURE 2.0 Act, which Congress passed in 2022, already...
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DOL Issues New Guidance Streamlining the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program
Written by Irine Sorser and Rebecca Singerman from Seyfarth Shaw LLP on January 29, 2025 Seyfarth Synopsis: The Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a much awaited amendment to...
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What Steps Should Private-Sector Employers Take Now?
Written by David L. Barron, Anna Wermuth, Diedrick Graham and Nicole Su from Cozen O’Connor on January 29, 2025 Introduction Following a flurry of executive orders signed by President Trump,...
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How Will the President’s Termination of NLRB GC Abruzzo and Member Wilcox Impact Employers?
Written by Cullan E. Jones from FordHarrison LLP on January 29, 2025 Real World Impact: The president’s recent discharge of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board)...
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Employer Win on FLSA Exemption Issue – Heightened Pleading Standard Rejected by High Court
Written by Brendan J. Lowd, Tom J. Pagliarini and Kathryn Droumbakis from Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC on January 28, 2025 The United States Supreme Court...