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Labor & Employment Podcast Series, Biden’s First 100 Days: A Check-In for Employers.
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Employment Law Now IV-82- A Roundtable on the Impact of a President Biden on Labor and Employment Law
#WorkforceWednesday: CA Passes Proposition 22, New Marijuana Laws, New Administration’s Impact on Your Business - Employment Law This Week®
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Episode 13: NYC's New Freelancer Protection Law And The Future Of The On-Demand Economy
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In the latest chapter of the saga of California’s Assembly Bill 5, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a panel decision finding that the law violated the Equal Protection Clause and granted rehearing en banc. ...more
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