ArticleSalary Freeze 2013: Some GuidelinesEvery two years, the maximum margin for the increase of salary costs has to be fixed nationally in Belgium. BelgiumEmployment and HRFieldfisher
ArticleThe Plan To Reopen The Tax Court And The New Fast Track Settlement Conference SystemOn June 4, 2020, in a special virtual meeting held with the Tax Court of Canada Bench & Bar Liaison Committee, the Tax Court of Canada outlined its tentative plan to resume operations...CanadaTaxAird & Berlis LLP
ArticleNLRB Releases More Employer-Friendly COVID AdviceThe National Labor Relations Board's ("NLRB" or Board") Division of Advice recently released five memos dealing with issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic—concluding in all five that ...United StatesEmployment and HRSheppard
ArticlePOWER (Act) To The People! Philadelphia Implements Stringent New Requirements For EmployersOn May 27, Philadelphia enacted the POWER Act, which introduces sweeping changes to the city's labor laws. Several provisions stand out for their immediate impact on Philadelphia employers. United StatesEmployment and HRBakerHostetler
ArticleRecent Supreme Court Decision Related To Union Welfare ContributionOn the 11th of September, the Supreme Court ruled in a decision that changed the understanding that had previously been in place regarding union welfare contributions.BrazilEmployment and HRL&E Global
ArticleThe Deal Is Not Quite Over: Competition Bureau Secures Divestiture Order In Post-Closing ChallengeCompetition Tribunal ruling in contested merger case shows importance of competition law due diligence for transactional lawyers.CanadaAntitrust/Competition LawDLA Piper
ArticleA Millennial's Guide To Legal InformationIn September 2017, The Action Group on Access to Justice (TAG) undertook a comprehensive study of Ontario millennials in an effort to better understand their legal needs and their perceptions of the justice system. CanadaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationLerners LLP
ArticleBanks Complacent Over EU STP Rules Claims DeveloperUnited KingdomFinance and BankingPink Elephant PR
ArticleLandmark Proceedings Challenge Veracity Of Climate Change Commitments By Australian CorporatesTwo landmark claims, which have reportedly been filed in the Federal Court of Australia over the past week, highlight the trend towards activist shareholder litigation in Australia.AustraliaCorporate/Commercial LawJones Day
ArticleThe Right For Workers To Disconnect – Government Plans To Promote A Positive Work-life BalanceThe Labour government have reiterated their commitment to introducing the right for workers to ‘disconnect', as part of their plans to promote a positive work-life balance and to ensure homes do not turn into 24/7 offices.BelgiumEmployment and HRBindmans LLP
ArticleThird Circuit Adopts ‘Predominant Benefit' Test For Paid Meal Breaks Under FLSA The trial court agreed with the county and dismissed the suit, and the plaintiffs appealed. United StatesEmployment and HRFox Rothschild LLP
ArticleTwo Industry Proposals Aim To Relax Federal Government's Primacy In Student Loan MarketTwo major groups within the financial industry began the month of March with renewed advocacy for structural modifications to the student loan program managed by the U.S. Department of Education ...United StatesFinance and BankingTroutman Pepper Locke LLP
ArticleA Majority Of Alaskans Appear To Have Approved A Paid Sick Leave Ballot MeasureIn the November 5, 2024 election, a majority of Alaskans appear to have voted in favor of Alaska Ballot Measure No. 1 to create a new statewide paid sick leave law that would become operative on July 1, 2025...United StatesEmployment and HRLittler Mendelson
ArticleNew Regulation On Reduction Of Work Hours And SalariesThe government has just issued provisional measure 680/2015 which allows companies in financial distress to reduce the work hours of their employees and their salaries up to 30%, the PPE.BrazilEmployment and HRVeirano e Advogados Associados
ArticlePotential Liability for Termination: An Employer's PerspectiveIn Thailand, employers must clearly understand what is unfair termination and an unfair act, and their differences.ThailandEmployment and HRTilleke & Gibbins
ArticleIs New Jersey's LPA And CBA Requirement One Toke Over The Line?As you might recall from previous blog posts, more and more states are requiring cannabis companies to enter into labor peace agreements with unions in order to obtain their licenses, but could that soon go up in smoke?United StatesEmployment and HRSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleMichigan On Track To Become 24th Right-To-Work StateOn December 6, 2012, the Michigan Senate passed two bills (SB 116 and HB 4003) and the House passed one bill (HB 4052), making Michigan poised to become the 24th state with a right-to-work law.United StatesEmployment and HROgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
ArticleWage And Hour Division Issues FLSA Opinion LettersThe Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued various opinion letters construing the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in early January 2026.United StatesEmployment and HRHall Benefits Law
ArticleBelgian Privacy Commission Launches Public Consultation On Cyber SurveillanceOn 15 July 2011 the Belgian Commission for the Protection of Privacy (Commissie voor de bescherming van de persoonlijke levenssfeer/Commission de la protection de la vie privée – the "Privacy Commission") launched a public consultation on cyber surveillance.BelgiumMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentVan Bael & Bellis
ArticleBoard Affirms Right To Unilaterally Implement Changes To Benefit Plans Based On Waiver, Foreshadowing Potentially Looser Standard For Contractual WaiversThe NLRB continues to churn out decisions post-Labor Day. On September 4, in a 2-1 decision, (Chairman Ring and Member Kaplan, with Member McFerran dissenting)United StatesEmployment and HRProskauer Rose LLP