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DOL Proposes New Independent Contractor Rule Under FLSA

According to a White House Office of Management and Budget notice, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has delivered its new independent contractor rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

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Hall Benefits Law

Colorado Federal Court Rules Workers Don't Qualify For Tip Pools When Restaurant Is Closed

In Green v. Perry's Restaurants Ltd., No. 21-cv-0023-WJM-NRN (D. Colo. Feb. 3, 2026), the federal court in Colorado delivered a significant victory for tipped employees and restaurant workers...

United States Employment

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Clark Hill

Second Court Issues 10(j) Injunction Applying The Stricter Starbucks Standard

SCOTUS's recent adoption of a stricter standard for issuing unfair labor practice injunctions did not prevent Region Four of the NLRB from securing an injunction against a residential treatment facility's subcontracting...

United States Employment

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Genova Burns

Fourth Circuit Allows Implementation Of DEI Executive Orders To Proceed

Recipients of federal grants brought this action based on a claim that the requirements were unconstitutional on their face

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Paychecks, Policies, And Protected Speech – What Employers Need To Know About Pay Transparency

United States Employment

Metz Lewis Brodman Must O'Keefe

Policy Week In Review – February 6, 2026

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Is Your H-1B Program Ready For A DOL Audit? Understanding 'Project: Firewall'

United States Immigration

Garfinkel Immigration Law Firm

Delaware General Contractors Face Expanded Liability Exposure For Worker Misclassification

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

What PBMs And Group Health Plans Need To Know About The Department Of Labor's Proposed PBM Fee Disclosure Rule

United States Employment

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Mintz

A Federal Judge Dismissed A DEI Lawsuit Against Starbucks – Here's What Federal Contractors Should Learn

United States Employment

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HR Unlimited

Arizona District Court Denies Motion To Compel Arbitration Of Employment Claims Based On Arbitration Clause In Agreement Unrelated To Employment Claims

United States Employment

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Perkins Coie LLP

New Jersey Expands Family Leave And Job Protections To Small Employers

United States Employment

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Ohio's E-Verify Law For Nonresidential Construction Contractors Takes Effect Soon

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

DOJ Eliminates Disparate Impact Discrimination Enforcement Under Title VI

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

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

What Europe's Renewable Energy Struggles Can Teach U.S. Regulators About Dispute System Design

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 264

United States Commercial

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Davis Wright Tremaine

The Mediation Timing Dilemma: Four Factors Every General Counsel Should Consider

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Beyond Checkmate: Lessons From Chess In The Art Of Mediation

United States Litigation

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JAMS

X-169 – Beginning Season 10: Politics As Usual? (Podcast)

I begin the 10th season of this "Employment Law Now" podcast, with my guest from each anniversary episode: Howard Schweitzer, CEO of Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies.

United States Employment

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Cozen O'Connor

FTC Officials Vow To Root Out Anticompetitive Noncompete Agreements

The FTC hosted a virtual workshop on Jan. 27 titled "Moving Forward: Protecting Workers from Anticompetitive Noncompete Agreements," which included presentations from FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson...

United States Employment

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BakerHostetler

DOL To Release EEO-1 Reports Following Ninth Circuit Ruling

On February 5, 2026, the parties in Center for Investigative Reporting v. U.S. Dep't of Labor filed a stipulated request in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to lift...

United States Government

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

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

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

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

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

Trending Down: Union Elections Fall Off For First Time In Years

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

2025 New York Labor & Employment Year End Review

United States Employment

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

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

Oregon rang in the New Year with changes to regulations governing Paid Leave Oregon (PLO). The Oregon Employment Department (OED) issued modestly...

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

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

The second Trump Administration has caused a significant shift in regulatory and enforcement priorities impacting issuers' financial reporting, shareholder engagement...

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

Trending Down: Union Elections Fall Off For First Time In Years

For anyone paying attention since the pandemic, unions have enjoyed a renaissance of sorts since 2021. They saw historic numbers in terms of election petitions...

United States Employment

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

2025 New York Labor & Employment Year End Review

As is usually the case, in 2025, New York State and City both saw significant employment law changes including new and amended statutes and regulations.

United States Employment

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

International Employment Law Tracker—January 2026

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Arbitration Agreement's Illegible Print Not Automatically Invalid As Unfair

The California Supreme Court held in Fuentes v. Empire Nissan, Inc. (Feb. 2, 2026) that small or blurry print in an arbitration agreement does not automatically invalidate the agreement as unconscionable.

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

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

For this week's Business in 2026 webinar, Bond labor and employment attorney Gavin T. Gretsky discussed recent amendments to the New York State Fair Credit Reporting Act to restrict the use of consumer credit history...

United States Employment

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

NJ's New Disparate Impact Rules Reinforce Employers' Need For Antidiscrimination Vigilance

The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (DCR) adopted new regulations re-enforcing the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination's (NJLAD) prohibition on employment practices or policies...

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

The Mental Health Crisis Entering The Workplace

Federal and state law have long included requirements that employers accommodate employees with mental health conditions under certain circumstances. Employees are increasingly raising and litigating these concerns.

United States Employment

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

U.S. Department Of Labor Clarifies How To Track An Employee's FMLA Leave Use During A School Closure Of Less Than One Week

United States Employment

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

Top Five Labor Law Developments Of 2025

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

LaborSpeak: AI In Hiring (Video)

United States Employment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Importance Of Internal Wage And Hour Audits

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

EEOC Enforcement Priorities Take Shape Under New General Counsel Leadership

United States Employment

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Super Bowl Safeguards: Managing Workplace-Related Risks Before + After The Big Game

United States Employment

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

New 2026 California Labor And Employment Laws That Residents Should Know

United States Employment

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Miller Shah

The Inside Employment, IR And Safety Podcast Series

United States Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split In Reverse Discrimination Cases

United States Employment

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Holland & Hart

Sixth Circuit Reaffirms Ohio's Intentional-Tort Exclusion In Encore Industries v. Travelers

United States Litigation

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FBT Gibbons

Project Labor Agreements On Public Projects: What Virginia Contractors Need To Know Before Bidding

United States Employment

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Pender & Coward

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

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

AI For In-House HR And Counsel: What To Consider

United States Employment

Metz Lewis Brodman Must O'Keefe

California Workplace Know Your Rights Notice Requirement Is In Effect

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Some Useful Tips For Avoiding And Addressing Employment Retaliation Claims

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

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JAMS

Global Perspectives On Employment Disputes: Key Lessons From Cross-Border Cases

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JAMS

Support And Advocacy Following The U.S. Election Results

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Green and Spiegel

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

NLRB Rules Dartmouth Basketball Players Employees

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Green and Spiegel

Potentially New Schedule A Shortage Occupation Designations

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

USCIS Announces Premium Processing Increases In 2024

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Green and Spiegel

From Clashes To Clarity

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JAMS

Forced Labor Due Diligence – Supply Chain Tracing Requirements To Comply With UFLPA, Withhold Release Orders, And More

United States Commercial

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Cozen O'Connor

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

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Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC

LaborSpeak: AI In Hiring (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Understanding Employee Misclassification vs Proper Classification (Video)

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Miller Shah

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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