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New Year Promises Challenges to Employer DEI Programs

January 1 marked the effective date for a number of new state laws that attempt to restrict certain employers’ use of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. State legislatures are restricted under the First...more

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UK Imposes New Duty on Employers to Prevent Sexual Harassment

On 26 October 2023, the UK Parliament announced that the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) bill received Royal Assent (therefore, becoming the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023). ...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Minnesota Has Gone “All In” on Marijuana Legalization - What Does This Mean for Employers?

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Around this time last year, Minnesota legalized edible products containing hemp-derived tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Now, Minnesota has gone “all in”—becoming the 23rd state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana and...more

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‘It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again’: the District of Columbia’s Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Takes Effect on October 1, 2022

​​​​​​​After more than two years of delay and amendment, the District of Columbia’s Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020, which was introduced in the pre-pandemic days of 2020, will finally take legal effect on...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Prepare to Implement Paid Family and Medical Leave Under New Massachusetts Law

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Massachusetts employers should be making their final preparations for the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program in advance of the Oct. 1, 2019, effective date for payroll deductions. This Holland & Knight...more

Cozen O'Connor

II-26 – Superbowl Concerns, Tax Reform/MeToo, Restrictive Covenant Crimes, and Expanded Religious Discrimination Theories

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Is the Superbowl creeping into your workplace this week? Does Washington’s new tax reform impact how you settle sexual harassment cases? Can you actually go to jail for signing a restrictive covenant? Is there a new kind of...more

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