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Puerto Rico Supreme Court Reaffirms Importance of Just Cause for Employee Terminations

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The Puerto Rico Supreme Court recently issued a decision reaffirming the importance of just cause for employment terminations in Puerto Rico. Méndez Ruiz v. Techno Plastics Industries, Inc., No. 2025 TSPR 68 (June 26, 2025)....more

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New and Proposed New York and New York City Legislation

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The BakerHostetler Labor and Employment Practice Group keeps a close watch on new and upcoming employment and labor laws that could have a significant impact on our New York-based clients. This alert highlights just some of...more

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New York State Senate Introduces New Wrongful Discharge Law

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On March 6, 2023, the New York State Senate introduced Senate Bill S05459, the Safeguarding Employees and Accountability for Termination (“SEAT”) Act, which, if enacted, will eliminate at-will employment in the State of New...more

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The End of At-Will Employment in New York?

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New York State and New York City are currently considering bills that would effectively end at-will employment. On March 6, 2023, a trio of New York State Senators introduced Senate Bill S05459, which, if passed, will...more

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Employers Beware! Michigan Supreme Court Clarifies and Expands Public-Policy Exception to At-Will Employment Presumption

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On July 15, 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court clarified and, arguably, expanded the public-policy exception to the well-established at-will employment presumption in Michigan. Although the case may conclude differently after...more

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Massachusetts Creates Exception to At-Will Employment for Employees Exercising the “Right of Rebuttal”

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On December 17, 2021, the highest state court in Massachusetts held that an employer may not terminate an employee solely for exercising his right to file a rebuttal to be included in his personnel file....more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: April 2019

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This month's key employment law cases address the enforcement of arbitration agreements. Diaz v. Sohnen Enters., 34 Cal. App. 5th 126, 245 Cal. Rptr. 3d 827 (2019) Summary:  When employee continues his or her employment...more

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South Carolina court says 'NO' to employee's claims against Boeing

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Employees and their counsel have been very aggressive in attempting to couch employment claims as state-law matters and filing claims in state court instead of federal court to try to avoid the federal judiciary. For various...more

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