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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

From Soft Caps to Hard Lines: How the NBA’s Latest CBA Reshapes Spending and Teambuilding Strategy

The Past - Every seven years, the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), the labor union representing NBA players, come together to negotiate a Collective Bargaining...more

Cozen O'Connor

Broad Street Brief: HBSE, Comcast Acquire Market East Properties

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Mayor Parker Strikes Deal with DC 33 - Trash collectors and other frontline City workers will return to work after the Parker administration reached a deal with AFSCME District Council 33 early Wednesday morning. The...more

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Rethinking Redeployment in the Work-From-Home Era

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As flexible and remote working become a fixture of modern working life, employers are grappling with how these arrangements affect redundancy and the consideration of other acceptable employment. Two recent cases in Australia...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Employer Compliance Responsibilities Under Amended New York Jury Service Leave Law

Employers are required to allow their employees in New York time off to serve as jurors and to be compensated for their time attending jury service and missing work. For the first time since 2003, the New York Judiciary Law...more

Woods Rogers

Is the Four-Day Workweek Really a Benefit? What’s the Tea in L&E?

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In this episode of What’s the Tea in L&E, Labor & Employment attorney Fred Schutt joins host Leah Stiegler to dive into the hot topic of the four-day workweek. While the idea of a shorter workweek sounds appealing,...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Pittsburgh Enacts Employee-Friendly Amendments to Paid Sick Leave Law

On June 12, 2025, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey signed an amendment to Pittsburgh’s Paid Sick Days Act into law. The amendment accelerates employees’ accrual of sick leave and increases usage and carry-over caps. The amendment...more

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Workplace Socializing May Change as Gen Z Employees Drink Less

Research shows that Gen Z employees, ages twenty-one to twenty-eight, are less likely to drink alcohol than previous generations, which may impact how they feel about work-related events that include drinking....more

Offit Kurman

Crafting Effective Flexible Leave Policies for Employers

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In this week's episode of OK at Work, attorneys Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger from Offit Kurman discuss the nuances of flexible leave policies, often mistakenly referred to as unlimited PTO. They explore the critical...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

How Will Federal Bills Eliminating Tax on Tips and Overtime Impact Employers?

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Tax breaks on overtime pay and tipped earnings passed the House on May 22, 2025, as part of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (H.R. 1). The tax deductions provided under the sprawling reconciliation bill would be temporary,...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Most States Let Employers Recoup Wage Overpayments Without Employee Authorization

Mistakes happen, even with sophisticated corporate payroll systems. This can involve duplicate wage payments, paying an employee for unpaid time away from work, or other genuine errors. ...more

Littler

The Netherlands: Understanding the Difference Between Wage Suspension and Wage Freeze

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In practice, the terms “wage suspension” and “wage freeze” are often mistakenly used interchangeably in the Netherlands, with potentially dire consequences for the employer. The key differences between the two wage penalties...more

BCLP

Abolition of MPF Offsetting Mechanism in Hong Kong

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From 1 May 2025, in respect of Hong Kong’s MPF scheme, the MPF offsetting mechanism will be abolished, meaning that employers no longer will be able to use the accrued benefits of their mandatory contributions under the...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Key Takeaways – Beyond Sweat Equity: Modern Compensation Strategies for Enhanced Engagement & Retention

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Today’s employment environment requires companies large and small to be deliberate when designing their compensation strategy. Our panelists presented a high-level overview of the options available to executive teams when...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

“Close Enough for Government Work” – California Pays Retiring Prison Dentist $1.2 Million for Unused Vacation Days!

According to the Los Angeles Times, a retiring “prison supervising dentist” became a millionaire overnight when the state paid him $1.2 million for unused vacation benefits that he had been accruing for decades. This mammoth...more

Mintz

Mintz on Air: Practical Policies - Veteran Transitions to the Private Sector

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In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin hosts a conversation on successful veteran transitions to the private sector. This episode is part of a series of conversations designed...more

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[Podcast] Mintz on Air: Practical Policies - Veteran Transitions to the Private Sector

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In the latest episode of the Mintz on Air: Practical Policies podcast, Member Jen Rubin hosts a conversation on successful veteran transitions to the private sector. This episode is part of a series of conversations designed...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Wage and Hour Around the Corner: From Zoom to Room Staying on Solid Legal Grounds with a Remote Staff or an Office Return

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The rules governing the employment relationship are always changing. Laws creating new employer obligations, technology solutions making work more efficient and more complicated, and rules governing the resolution of disputes...more

Ius Laboris

EU Pay Transparency Directive: Ireland Joins the Frontrunners 

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As the June 2026 deadline for the implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive looms ever closer, Ireland has become the fourth EU member state to take steps towards transposing some of the requirements of the...more

Conn Kavanaugh

Employer Beware: Do Your Due Diligence Before Embracing “Work from Anywhere”

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It has been five years since the COVID-19 pandemic sent a large percentage of the American workforce into their homes to work remotely. Since that time, many employers have continued to embrace remote working even in...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

New Jersey Supreme Court Finds Commissions Are Considered “Wages” Under State Law

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On March 17, 2025, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that commissions are considered “wages” under the New Jersey Wage Payment Law (“NJWPL”). This critical decision clarifies that commissions are direct monetary compensation...more

Marshall Dennehey

New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Legislation Update

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Since the holidays and the start of the new year, there have been no new New Jersey appellate decisions in workers’ compensation. Below are some of the more notable pending New Jersey workers’ compensation bills in the...more

Ius Laboris

What’s Coming Next in Hong Kong?

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The employment landscape in Hong Kong is poised for significant transformation in 2025. This article delves into anticipated legislative changes and emerging key trends enabling employers and HR professionals to stay...more

K&L Gates LLP

Proposed Rule by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council Would Ban the Use of Salary History Data by Federal Contractors and...

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UPDATE: On 8 January 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) officially withdrew its proposed rule that would have (1) barred federal contractors from seeking and using job applicants’ compensation...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Preparing for an M&A Transaction from an Employment and Executive Compensation Perspective

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In this episode of “Just Compensation,” Megan Monson, Taryn E. Cannataro, and Jessica Kriegsfeld of Lowenstein’s Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits group discuss some considerations for a company preparing for an...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

From Cost Center to Profit Driver: How HR Software Impacts the Bottom Line

For years, Human Resources has often been perceived as a necessary expense. You’re heard it: a cost center focused on administrative tasks. Why? For years, HR was like that one drawer in your kitchen – full of tangled...more

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