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Financial Wellness and What Really Works
Workplace Conversations in a Heated Climate: What’s the Tea in L&E?
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California Employment News: The Hidden Risks of PEOs & Staffing Agencies
Moving Beyond Checkbox Diligence with SOC Reports
Welcome Considerations for Hospitality Concerns
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Work This Way, A Labor & Employment Podcast | How HR Professionals Can Build Credibility and Visibility on LinkedIn with Lindsey McMillion Stemann
Joint Employment, Misclassification, I-9s, and Web Accessibility: New Rules and Rulings Reshape Employer Risk - Employment Law This Week®
2026 California Employment Law Updates for Nonprofits
Correcting Course in Business Practices
What do recent immigration policy changes actually mean for employers?
From Red Flags to Solutions: Managing Your Managers
Supervisor Training Checklist: Reduce Workplace Legal Risk
No Undue Hardship Exception to Intermittent FMLA: What’s the Tea in L&E?
Work This Way, A Labor & Employment Podcast | Is Weight a Protected Class? Navigating Weight Bias and Employment Law with Jennie Cluverius of Maynard Nexsen
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An appellate court in China just ruled that a tech company violated the law when it fired an employee after AI took over his job. The April ruling from the Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court sets a precedent that companies...more
Laws governing the modern workplace continue to evolve—and enforcement risks continue to grow. This program provides a concise, practical update on the labor, employment, and immigration law issues most likely to impact...more
The IRS recently revised its FAQs (IRS FS-2026-10) addressing educational assistance programs under Internal Revenue Code Section 127. This updated guidance replaces the FAQs issued in June 2024 (IRS FS-2024-22) and reflects...more
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....more
Is it that time of year already? Summer is almost here. For many employers, that means an influx of customers and a familiar solution: seasonal hires. High school and college students are a natural fit for short-term...more
Maine recently enacted a pay transparency law that requires most employers to include a pay range in all job postings. The law is scheduled to take effect on June 29, 2026....more
On May 6, 2026 the New Jersey Department of Labor adopted new regulations to clarify the “ABC Test” for determining a worker’s status as an independent contractor or employee under New Jersey’s Unemployment Compensation Law,...more
On May 7, 2026, Governor Bill Lee signed into law a new bill recently passed by the Tennessee General Assembly that significantly impacts noncompete agreements....more
On May 11, 2026, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a single mandatory racial sensitivity training did not meet the high bar for a hostile work environment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or...more
The U.S. Department of State’s June 2026 Visa Bulletin confirms that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will again require use of the Final Action Dates chart—rather than the more permissive Dates for Filing...more
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published an interim final rule which authorizes adjudicating officers to reject or deny benefit requests for invalid signatures....more
Effective January 1, 2026, amendments to the Illinois Human Rights Act (IHRA) impose strict transparency and accountability requirements on employers that use AI or who rely upon others who use AI in decisions to hire or fire...more
A recent healthcare-related federal court settlement serves as a reminder that job titles do not determine overtime eligibility under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In Simmons v. ViaQuest Residential Services, LLC, No....more
Business immigration has quickly become a top priority for corporate counsel navigating global talent mobility, compliance risk, and workforce planning under a renewed Trump administration. Early policy signals, executive...more
Over the past several years, we have reported on multiple federal court lawsuits filed by former employees who alleged that their employers' failure to grant exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination mandates constitutes religious...more
Employers report a sharp increase in employees requesting mental health leave and accommodations in recent years. This may be in part attributable to a welcome de-stigmatization of mental illness, but has the unfortunate side...more
Noncompete agreements have become one of the most rapidly evolving areas of employment law. Employers rely on noncompete, nonsolicitation, and confidentiality agreements (collectively, “restrictive covenant agreements”) to...more
Growth in women’s professional sports, including Houston’s anticipated return of a WNBA team, is drawing renewed focus on pregnancy‑related employment issues. Recent WNBA developments underscore how federal law, labor...more
House Committee to Consider Legislation Codifying the Rule of Two for Small Business Set-Asides - On Wednesday, May 20, the House Committee on Small Business is scheduled to consider legislation that would codify the Rule...more
There are phrases in the retirement plan business that should set off alarms. Not the obvious ones—those usually get handled. It’s the quiet, casual ones that do the real damage. And none is more dangerous than this: “We’ll...more
Financial wellness is a top priority for employers—but many programs aren’t delivering meaningful results. On this episode of Benefits Companion, host Brydon DeWitt speaks with Sarah Parker of SageView Advisory Group to...more
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued a final order (the Order) immediately rescheduling certain marijuana-related products from Schedule I to Schedule III, including (1) “drug products containing marijuana that...more
Florida’s school boards have long occupied an unenviable position at the intersection of state medical marijuana law and federal drug-free workplace requirements. That tension reached a breaking point with the United States...more
Conversations at work aren’t always simple. From political debates to strong personal opinions, today’s workplace is full of moments that can quickly shift from casual to complicated. In this episode of What’s the Tea in...more
