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Pensions And Benefits: Recent Policy And Case Law

Legislative and regulatory initiatives are reshaping the landscape for pension plans and employee benefits across Canada. In-house counsel and plan administrators should prepare for significant updates...

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Rare 27‑Paycheck Year: 2026 Compliance Playbook

For California employers on a biweekly payroll, 2026 includes 27 pay dates. A calendar quirk that surfaces every 11 to 12 years will lead some emFor California employers on a biweekly payroll, 2026 includes 27 pay dates.

United States Employment

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Dinsmore & Shohl

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Enforces Private Employment Arbitration Clauses Under Act 100 Discrimination Claims

In Kendall Hope Tucker v. Money Group, 2026 TSPR 9, 217 DPR ___ (2026), the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico addressed the enforceability of an arbitration clause contained in a private employment contract in the context...

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Maryland Paid Family Leave Is Around The Corner: It's Time To Prepare

Implementation of Maryland's Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance ("FAMLI") program is slated to launch January 1, 2027.

United States Employment

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Shulman Rogers

Budget 2025: A Briefing For Employers

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Super Bowl LX: A Legal Playbook By The Guardians Of Workplace Efficiency

United States Employment

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Fennemore

BC To Eliminate Sick Notes For Short-Term Absences: What Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

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Mackoff Mohamed

Hands Up: Thrills And Chills Of Labor Relations With The NLRB

United States Employment

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

What Employers Must Know On EEOC's Harassment Guide Rescission

United States Employment

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Dear Littler: Are There Any Concerns About Letting Our Employees Post Videos About Our Products?

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

New Year's Resolution For Oregon Employers: Compliance With Newly Updated Paid Leave Oregon Regulations

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Long Weekends Ahead? Washington's 32-Hour Bill Aims To Shorten Workweek

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

2026 Outlook For Boards And General Counsel: Key Governance, Enforcement And Securities Law Developments

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

February 16! Deadline For HIPAA Notice Of Privacy Practices Changes

United States Employment

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Kutak Rock LLP

The X Factor In Mediation Success: Why A Consistent Client Experience (CX) Fosters Trust

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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

United States Tax

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Nossaman LLP

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

How I Learned To Love Mediator's Proposals - Why Modern Mediation Sometimes Calls For A Guiding Hand

United States Litigation

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JAMS

December 2025 Crypto Update: New Changes And Challenges In U.S. Regulation Of Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

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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

Significant Changes Ahead: New Measures To Limit Temporary Foreign Worker Program In Canada

Canada Employment

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Green and Spiegel

RADIO INTERVIEW – CityNews (Video)

Canada Employment

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Green and Spiegel

I'm Listening: BC Appeal Court Confirms That Secretly Recording Colleagues Constitutes Just Cause

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

La Fête Est Terminée : La Colombie-Britannique Annonce L'entrée En Vigueur De Normes D'emploi Pour Les Travailleurs De Plateformes Numériques

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Nouvelles de l'Ontario : le projet de loi 149 propose diverses modifications, notamment les obligations de transparence salariale et de divulgation du recours à l'IA dans les offres d'emploi et le projet de loi 79 entre en vigueur

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Updates: Bill 149 Proposes Variety Of Changes Including Pay Transparency And AI Disclosure Requirements For Job Postings, Bill 79 Comes Into Force

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Gig Is Up: British Columbia Announces Incoming Employment Standards For App-Based Gig Workers

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

AODA Reminder: Approaching Deadline (December 31, 2023) To File Accessibility Compliance Reports

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Update On The Pay Transparency Act: British Columbia Government Finally Transparent With Employers On Reporting Requirements

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Employee Benefits & Compensation

Pensions And Benefits: Recent Policy And Case Law

Legislative and regulatory initiatives are reshaping the landscape for pension plans and employee benefits across Canada. In-house counsel and plan administrators should prepare for significant updates...

Canada Employment

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Rare 27‑Paycheck Year: 2026 Compliance Playbook

For California employers on a biweekly payroll, 2026 includes 27 pay dates. A calendar quirk that surfaces every 11 to 12 years will lead some emFor California employers on a biweekly payroll, 2026 includes 27 pay dates.

United States Employment

DS

Dinsmore & Shohl

Maryland Paid Family Leave Is Around The Corner: It's Time To Prepare

Implementation of Maryland's Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance ("FAMLI") program is slated to launch January 1, 2027.

United States Employment

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Shulman Rogers

Hands Up: Thrills And Chills Of Labor Relations With The NLRB

United States Employment

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

The Learned Concierge - February 2026, Vol. 27

United States Strategy

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Clark Hill

Drug Pricing And Plan Contracting Practices Under Scrutiny: PBM And TPA Reforms In The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

United States Healthcare

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Groom Law Group

New Year's Resolution For Oregon Employers: Compliance With Newly Updated Paid Leave Oregon Regulations

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Long Weekends Ahead? Washington's 32-Hour Bill Aims To Shorten Workweek

United States Employment

BT

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

CVS Caremark Settles Claim Of Over $5M For Underpaying Oklahoma Pharmacies

United States Healthcare

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Hall Benefits Law

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Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

Puerto Rico Supreme Court Enforces Private Employment Arbitration Clauses Under Act 100 Discrimination Claims

In Kendall Hope Tucker v. Money Group, 2026 TSPR 9, 217 DPR ___ (2026), the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico addressed the enforceability of an arbitration clause contained in a private employment contract in the context...

Puerto Rico Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Maryland Paid Family Leave Is Around The Corner: It's Time To Prepare

Implementation of Maryland's Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance ("FAMLI") program is slated to launch January 1, 2027.

United States Employment

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Shulman Rogers

Budget 2025: A Briefing For Employers

The federal government delivered Budget 2025: Canada Strong on November 4, 2025.

Canada Employment

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CCPartners

Super Bowl LX: A Legal Playbook By The Guardians Of Workplace Efficiency

United States Employment

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Fennemore

FTC Emphasizes Case-By-Case Approach In Workshop On Noncompete Agreements

United States Anti-trust

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Polsinelli LLP

Notice Of Appeal Winter 2026

United States Litigation

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Cozen O'Connor

BC To Eliminate Sick Notes For Short-Term Absences: What Employers Need To Know

Canada Employment

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Mackoff Mohamed

Hands Up: Thrills And Chills Of Labor Relations With The NLRB

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

What Employers Must Know On EEOC's Harassment Guide Rescission

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

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Outsourcing

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Bangladesh, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Bangladesh Employment

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"Employer Of Record?" The Labour Court's Decision Regarding Territorial Jurisdiction

DRG Outsourcing (Pty) Ltd retrenched three employees in January 2023. The employees referred an unfair dismissal dispute, which found its way to the Labour Court.

Canada Employment

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Fasken

Everything Old Is New Again: Why Law Firm MSOs Fit Comfortably Within Existing Ethics Rules

The business of law is evolving. Today, management services organizations (MSOs) for law firms are becoming an increasingly attractive tool to allow lawyers and law firms the ability to leverage outside investment...

United States Employment

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Holland & Knight

Outsourcing Hiring Won't Outsource Risk: Implications For Employers Using AI In Hiring

United States Employment

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Keating, Meuthing & Klekamp

Legal Risks In Outsourcing Agreements And Global Supply Chain Management

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Family Office Outsourcing

Canada Employment

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RSM Canada

Understanding Outsourcing Obligations For Cayman Islands Funds

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

Outsourced Technology Solutions To Manage Supply Chains And Inventory

Canada Commercial

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RSM Canada

State AG News: Executive Orders, Labor & Employment, Consumer Protection March 20-26, 2025

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

Pensions And Benefits: Recent Policy And Case Law

Legislative and regulatory initiatives are reshaping the landscape for pension plans and employee benefits across Canada. In-house counsel and plan administrators should prepare for significant updates...

Canada Employment

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Drug Pricing And Plan Contracting Practices Under Scrutiny: PBM And TPA Reforms In The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

On February 3, 2026, Congress passed and the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 ("CAA 26")...

United States Healthcare

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Groom Law Group

CVS Caremark Settles Claim Of Over $5M For Underpaying Oklahoma Pharmacies

CVS Caremark has agreed to pay more than $5 million to settle claims by Oklahoma pharmacies that the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM)...

United States Healthcare

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Hall Benefits Law

A Turning Point For Proxy Advisors: JPMorgan's AI Pivot Amid Intensifying Regulatory Scrutiny

United States Commercial

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Winston & Strawn LLP

US States Work To Prepare For An Aging Population (Video)

United States Employment

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Poised To Address ERISA Pleading Standards For Underperformance Claims

United States Employment

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Baker Botts LLP

CITs—Not Necessarily A "No Brainer" Fiduciary Decision

United States Employment

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Kutak Rock LLP

Proskauer Benefits Brief: Additional Ways One Can Become Responsible For Withdrawal Liability (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

ERISA Litigation Enters The Voluntary Benefits Sphere

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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Latest Videos

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New York State Amends Law To Limit Use Of Credit Reports In Employment (Video)

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Understanding Employee Misclassification vs Proper Classification (Video)

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Miller Shah

VIDEO – DMCAR Trend #7: The Trump Administration's Policies Had A Profound Impact On Government Enforcement Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Cultural Flashpoints Vidcast: Conversations That Matter (Video)

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

LaborSpeak: NYC Council Expands Sick Leave: What Employers Need To Know (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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