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New Interpretations from China's Supreme People’s Court: What Multinational Employers Need to Know

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The highest court in China recently released new interpretations regarding the application of laws in labor dispute cases, which took effect on September 1, 2025. These bring clarity to a range of employment issues in China,...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Good Intentions, Lawful Termination: Sixth Circuit Backs Employer Discipline

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In a recent decision that reinforces the importance of consistent policy enforcement, the Sixth Circuit upheld the dismissal of an age discrimination lawsuit filed by a nurse terminated from the Cincinnati VA Medical Center...more

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New York Enacts New Requirements for Independent Contractor Relationships

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New York State recently enacted a new Article 44-A of the New York State General Business Law, known as the “Freelance Isn’t Free Act” (“Act”). Once it goes into effect on August 28, 2024, the Act will require individuals and...more

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NYC Releases Automated Employment Decision Tools FAQs Addressing Certain Lingering Questions

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The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) has released its highly anticipated FAQs, providing additional guidance to employers seeking to comply with Local Law 144. As we discussed here and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Utah and Idaho Limit Non-Competes and Vermont and Pennsylvania Work to Ban Them

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Several states have recently enacted modifications to their respective non-compete laws or have legislation in the pipeline. Most continue the trend of limiting enforceability of non-competes, which are agreements between an...more

Proskauer - California Employment Law

California Enacts a Raft of New Employment Legislation

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The latest legislative session has just ended, and, true to form, the California Legislature has added more than a dozen new laws affecting employers doing business in the nation’s largest state.  These statutes are in...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Seek “Recent Graduates” for a Job Opening, Risk a Lawsuit

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Employer job advertisements are, once again, coming under scrutiny. A few weeks ago, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) made headlines when it filed a lawsuit against a restaurant chain over its job...more

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Update on Criminal Background Checks: Impact of EEOC v. Freeman and Ongoing Challenges in a Continuously Changing Legal...

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The latest chapter in the ongoing saga of employment-related criminal background checks in the United States has been written, and one of the authors had some particularly strong words for the Equal Employment Opportunity...more

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Avoiding Fines by Starting the I-9 Process Early. Just Not Too Early…

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As we have noted in prior posts, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has been aggressively pursuing I-9 inspections and imposing record fines (about $12.5 million per year) as part of its multi-year strategic plan....more

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How to Avoid Being the Next Casualty in the EEOC’s War on Employee Separation Agreements

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In its current Strategic Enforcement Plan, the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says that it is fed up with and will target employer “policies and practices that discourage or prohibit individuals from exercising...more

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