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Heat Waves And Hazy Days: A Compliance Reminder For Washington State Employers

As temperatures rise and wildfire season intensifies across the Pacific Northwest, Washington State employers must remain alert...

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

California Construction Employers May Rely On Legal Exemption To Drug Test For Marijuana

California's AB 2188 greatly expanded the scope of the state's existing marijuana laws because it prohibits discrimination based on the off-duty use of marijuana.

United States Cannabis

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Hurricane Preparedness: Essential Legal Topics For North Carolina Business Owners

Whether it's a hurricane hammering your business, floodwaters threatening your property, hail damaging crops, or ice storms causing an extended power outage and disrupting your company...

United States Employment

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Changes In Enforcement Of General Duty Clause

Possibly in response to the Supreme Court's decision ending the Chevron doctrine, and in line with broader efforts to limit regulatory authority...

United States Employment

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Jones Walker

New York State's COVID-19 Sick Leave Law Will Sunset On July 31, 2025

United States Coronavirus

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Building An Exemption: California Construction Employers Allowed To Drug Test For Marijuana

United States Healthcare

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

OSHA Proposes First Of Its Kind Heat Regulations For Indoor And Outdoor Workers

United States Employment

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Honigman

DOL Announces Multi Agency Opinion Letter Program To Provide Guidance

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

One Big Beautiful Bill – Plan Sponsor-Related Health And Welfare Provisions

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

Why Healthcare Organizations Need Strategic Legal Partnerships: Beyond Crisis Management

United States Healthcare

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Michael Best

OSHA Proposes Dozens Of Deregulatory Rules: How They'll Impact Multiple Industries

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Benefits Counselor - July 2025

United States Employment

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Ohio Bureau Of Workers' Compensation Unveils New Substance Use And Prevention Recovery Program

United States Employment

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

This Week From The Hill (July 20 – July 26, 2025)

United States Employment

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Groom Law Group

U.S.-China Trade Relations: An Update On Tariffs

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Protectionism Or Free Trade?

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Workplace Violence: Why Employers Can't Afford To Ignore The Warning Signs

United States Employment

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Offit Kurman

The Art Of The (UK) Deal

United States International

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Artificial Intelligence 2025 - Trends And Developments

United States Technology

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Steptoe LLP

State Strategies To Expand Integrated Employment For Individuals With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities

Employment plays a vital role in enhancing independence, economic self-sufficiency, social inclusion and overall quality of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).

United States Employment

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP

OSH Law Primer, Part XIV: Did OSHA Get It Wrong? Understanding Judicial Review Under The OSH Act

This is the fourteenth installment in a series of articles intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

OSHA Enhances Penalty Reductions And Payment Plans For Small Businesses

On July 14, 2025, Assistant Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling announced revisions to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Field Operations Manual (FOM)...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Policy Week In Review – July 18, 2025

On Thursday, the White House announced two nominees for open seats at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), including Scott Mayer, chief labor counsel at The Boeing Corporation...

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

OSHA's 2025 Amputations NEP: Key Changes Manufacturers Should Know

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

New York Passes Law To Protect Models On And Off The Runway

United States Employment

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

OSHA Issues Updated Penalty And Debt Collection Guidelines To Support Small Businesses And Encourage Prompt Hazard Abatement

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

COBRA Notices Are Required When Employees ELECT Health Insurance: Not Just At Termination

United States Employment

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Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer

Balancing Harassment-Free Workplaces And Union Rights: Key Lessons For Employers In Canada

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Prison Time For Obstruction Of An OSHA Investigation

United States Employment

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Crain Caton & James

Healthcare Practice Transitions: Capitalizing On The Perfect Storm

United States Healthcare

BT

Barnes & Thornburg

Trump Administration Pauses Enforcement As It Reconsiders Mental Health Parity Rule

United States Employment

HB

Hall Benefits Law

District Court Denies Motion To Dismiss Wellness Program Tobacco Surcharge Litigation

United States Employment

HB

Hall Benefits Law

Mission Possible—Keeping Employees Safe In Every Workplace

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Healthcare Practice Transitions: Capitalizing On The Perfect Storm

The healthcare practice landscape is undergoing a once-in-a-generation transformation. For practice owners who have built their careers around the traditional...

United States Healthcare

BT

Barnes & Thornburg

Trump Administration Pauses Enforcement As It Reconsiders Mental Health Parity Rule

Amidst legal challenges, the current Trump administration indicated in a court filing that it will not enforce the mental health parity rule while it considers whether to rescind it.

United States Employment

HB

Hall Benefits Law

District Court Denies Motion To Dismiss Wellness Program Tobacco Surcharge Litigation

A Virginia federal district court recently denied the employer's motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit brought by wellness program participants over tobacco surcharges.

United States Employment

HB

Hall Benefits Law

Mission Possible—Keeping Employees Safe In Every Workplace

This summer, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two is expected to raise the bar again with heart-stopping stunts, cliff-hanging escapes...

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Employer Wellness Programs – Legal Landscape Of Staying Compliant

United States Employment

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

New Texas Law Limits Health Care Provider Noncompetes

In the biennial session that ended on June 2, the Texas Legislature passed a bill (SB 1318) limiting the terms of noncompete agreements applicable to health care professionals such as physicians...

United States Employment

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Texas Enacts Massive Reforms To Healthcare Provider Non-Competes

Beginning September 1, 2025, Texas will significantly narrow the permissible scope of non-compete agreements with certain healthcare employees.

United States Employment

SM

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

California CRD Publishes Notice And FAQs On Rights For Violence Survivors And Family Members

On July 1, 2025, the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) published a "Survivors of Violence and Family Members of Victims Right to Leave and Accommodations" notice.

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Supreme Court's Ruling Could Raise Significant Risks For OSHA's Operations

On July 8, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a stay in Trump v. American Federation of Government Employees, No. 24A1174...

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Florida CHOICE Act Takes Effect: Protections For Noncompete And Garden Leave Agreements

United States Employment

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Benefits And Compensation Impacts Of The 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act'

United States Employment

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Client Alert: OSHA's Deregulatory Agenda Takes Shape

United States Employment

JB

Jenner & Block

OSHA Proposes Changes To Reporting And Recordkeeping Requirements

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Old North State Report – July 8, 2025

United States Government

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

OSHA Issues NPRMs Affecting 26 Standards, Proposes Key Changes For Employers

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

OSHA Proposes Rule To Limit General Duty Clause Enforcement For Inherently Risky Professional Activities

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Federal AI Moratorium Out, State AI Regulation Gold Rush In

United States Technology

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Proposed Regulations For Alaska Paid Sick Leave Law Provide Guidance To Employers Just In Time For July 1st Effective Date

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Active Shooter Incidents, Part II: Planned Responses To Targeted Violence Across Industries And Worksites (Podcast)

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Active Shooter Incidents, Part III: Effective Preparedness, Training, And Strategies (Podcast)

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Workplace Violence: Why Employers Can't Afford To Ignore The Warning Signs

United States Employment

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Offit Kurman

OSHA Poised To Narrow General Duty Enforcement Mechanism As Part Of Revamped Deregulation Push

United States Employment

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BakerHostetler

Kentucky Amends Occupational Safety And Health Act, Proposes Implementing Regulations

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

If You're Experiencing A Massive Jury Verdict, Hang Up And Dial 911!

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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Duane Morris LLP

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

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