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The Upper House of India's Parliament just passed an amendment to India's Maternity Benefit Act of 1961.

It has been over 3 months since the Hon. Supreme Court of India ("SC") pronounced its landmark judgment on provident fund ("PF") contributions1("PF Judgment").

In a significant step towards fostering an environment of flexibility for businesses, the state government of Karnataka on June 10, 2024 has once again exempted certain categories...

With most of the workforce now working remotely, it brings into focus an employer's ability to monitor and assess performance of employees in a setting which is not the routine workplace.

The Ordinance came into effect immediately on October 01, 2025, and will remain in force till the 6 weeks from the date of reassembly of the State Legislature.

The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 was conceived as the legislative cornerstone of the Central Government's labour-law rationalisation project, yet its operationalisation has been sequenced...

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has brought into force several important amendments to the schemes framed under the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act.

Barely a week after the Ministry of Labour & Employment notified the coming-into-force of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (CoSS) vide Gazette Notification No. 5143 dated 21 November 2025...

On 6 October 2023, the Employees' Provident Fund Organization ("EPFO") released a Standard Operating Procedure ("SOP") for management and regulation of establishments that are permitted to operate...

India stands on the cusp of a new HR law era.

Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 has been made effective from December 19, 2017.

The Government of Kerala has proposed the Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025 (Bill), seeking to grant private-sector employees...

Labour arbitrage has always been highlighted as India Inc.'s strength, but in reality, it reflects India's poor economic situation where there is a lack of opportunities and abundance...

The Rajasthan Labour Department has issued a significant notification, published as an extraordinary issue in the Rajasthan Gazette on July 8, 2025.

Bihar has become the first Indian state to repeal its Shops and Establishments Act through an ordinance, citing overlap with the central Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. As other states like Maharashtra, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh take varying approaches to address similar regulatory overlaps, the question emerges whether they will follow Bihar's complete repeal or adopt more limited exemptions and clarifications.

Every minute lost after a sudden cardiac arrest reduces the chance of survival by ten percent, yet most factory infirmaries in Telangana still rely on oxygen cylinders and bandage scissors. Sensing an urgent gap...

On February 28, 2019, the Supreme Court of India passed a landmark order on whether special allowances fall within the scope and meaning of "basic wages" under the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.