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Cranfill Sumner LLP

We Can Work It Out: U.S. Department of Labor Pauses Reliance on 2024 Independent Contractor Rule in its Enforcement of Independent...

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is again signaling changes in how it will evaluate independent contractor relationships in its enforcement actions. In 2024, the department issued a final rule that revised the standards...more

Sands Anderson PC

2025 Pocket Guide Virginia Employment Law

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The following sections summarize key Virginia employment statutes and principles of employment law. The summaries are not intended to be a comprehensive analysis of the laws and/or their judicial interpretations. The...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

Unconscionable Employment Terms In Onboarding Documents Can Void Arbitration Agreements

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On June 13, 2025, a California Court of Appeal struck down an arbitration agreement because of unconscionable terms entered by the parties in a separate employment agreement, governing different dispute resolution fora and...more

Polsinelli

Sixth Circuit Holds TPAs Do Not Get a Free Pass from ERISA’s Fiduciary Duties

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In a decision about ERISA’s fiduciary duties and transparency, the Sixth Circuit in Tiara Yachts, Inc. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan held that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM), a third-party administrator...more

Stinson LLP

Minnesota Legislature 2025 Recap

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After decisive victories by Republicans at both the state and federal level in the 2024 general election, political prognosticators and pundits alike in Minnesota declared universally that the 2025 Minnesota legislature would...more

FordHarrison

New Paid Prenatal Leave Requirements for Employers in New York City

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Real World Impact: Effective July 2, 2025, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection will amend its implementing rules to the City’s Earned Safe and Sick Time Act to include the City’s own version of New...more

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Texas Noncompete Shakeup: New Frontier for Health Care Practitioners

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Sweeping changes to noncompete covenants are set to take effect on September 1, 2025, for health care employers in Texas. These changes stem from recent amendments to Texas’ noncompete statute....more

Hall Benefits Law

How Plan Sponsors Can Mitigate Risk in PBM Contracts

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For employers offering benefit plans, fiduciary responsibility is not just a legal designation. Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, the fiduciary duty is the highest standard of care...more

A&O Shearman

UK Pensions: Joint DB & DC trustee agenda update - July 2025

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Welcome to our monthly update on current legal issues for trustees of DB and hybrid pension schemes, designed to help you stay up to date with key developments between trustee meetings and to support the legal update item on...more

Butler Snow LLP

Ames v Ohio Department of Youth Services: SCOTUS Removes Additional Requirement in “Reverse Discrimination” Cases

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In a decision issued June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court unanimously found that the burden of proof on a plaintiff asserting an employment discrimination claim is the same, regardless of whether the plaintiff is...more

Clark Hill PLC

Employers: A cautionary tale about new cyber threats involving employee handbooks

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Cybercriminals are obtaining copies of real or fake employee handbooks and distributing them by email, spoofing a legitimate employer email address so that the email and its attachment appear authentic. The email asks the...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Preparing Pittsburgh Employers for Changes to the Paid Sick Days Act

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On June 10, the Pittsburgh City Council unanimously approved a measure that increases the number of hours of paid sick leave employers must provide to employees and accelerates the rate at which paid sick days are accrued. ...more

A&O Shearman

UK Pensions: What’s new this week? June 23, 2025

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Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published a speech setting...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

California District Court Partially Enjoins Application of DEI and “Gender Ideology” Executive Orders Against Coalition of...

Recently, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in the case of San Francisco AIDS Foundation v. Trump temporarily halted enforcement of parts of the diversity, equity and inclusion and “gender...more

Williams Mullen

PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Gag Clause Prohibitions

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On this episode of Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt discusses prohibitive gag clauses under the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA). While intended to promote transparency, not all gag clauses are...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

The Art of Effective Disciplinary Documentation: A Practical Guide for Manufacturing Managers

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While these observations might reflect genuine concerns, they are nearly impossible to act upon without more specific information. More importantly, they provide very little foundation for formal discipline if the issues...more

NAVEX

Analysis: Why are Whistleblowers Important?

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It might feel strange to talk about canaries in the context of today’s modern workplaces. But stick with us, because this isn’t just a quaint historical footnote....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Federal Judge Certifies Interlocutory Appeal on Retroactivity of BIPA Amendments

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On June 10, 2025, Judge Georgia N. Alexakis of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued an order allowing the defendant in an Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) action to immediately...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Federal Judge Blocks NIH Grant Cuts, Rejecting DOJ’s Claims of Unlawful Discrimination

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WHAT: A Massachusetts federal judge blocked the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from cutting hundreds of programs that provide grants to universities, hospitals, and other organizations. The judge found that NIH offered...more

Whiteford

Client Alert: Tax Implications of the House v. NCAA Settlement

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The approval of the House v. NCAA settlement marks a watershed moment in college athletics. In addition to $2.8 billion in back damages to former athletes unable to capitalize on the sale of their name, image, and likeness...more

Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

The Check’s in the Mail? Why That’s a Problem for Your 401(k)

Two years ago, a guy named Handy tried to do something that should be dead simple in 2025: roll over his $114,000 401(k) after changing jobs. He was 33, building toward his future. But instead of a clean, secure digital...more

Ruder Ware

Recent Supreme Court Decision Reinforces “Honesty is the Best Policy”

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On June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision that continues to reinforce the importance of providing honest and accurate feedback to employees regarding employment decisions. Marlean Ames, a straight...more

Goldberg Segalla

Free Speech in the Workplace: Caution and Advice

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With any change in political climate, it is hard for employers to navigate the statements of employees, both during the workday and their off time. Employees who make their political positions public often point to the First...more

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Plaintiff’s Award for Benefits Affirmed by Court of Appeals of North Carolina

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Court: Court of Appeals of North Carolina - Decedent Tommy Lineberger was employed as a truck driver with defendants Carolina Freight Carriers Corp. and ABF Freight System Inc. from 1971 to 1999. In 2016, Mr. Lineberger was...more

Blank Rome LLP

Shining a Light on Pay: Understanding New Jersey’s New Transparency Mandate for Employers

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On June 1, 2025, New Jersey’s Pay and Benefit Transparency Act (“the Act”) took effect, ushering in a new era of openness around pay and benefits for job applicants and employees. This law is part of a growing national...more

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