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Baker McKenzie, founded as Baker & McKenzie in 1949, is a multinational law firm. As of August 2018, it is ranked as the second-largest international law firm in the world by headcount with 13,000 employees including 6,076 fee earners and 4,700 lawyers on a full-time equivalent basis in 78 offices across 46 countries. It is the largest law firm in the United States by headcount.

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Tread Carefully When it Comes to Co-Working Spaces

By George Avraam

January 15, 2020

We’re pleased to share The Globe and Mail article, How co-working spaces expose companies to new legal risks. “Sharing office space with other companies and entrepreneurs can be an attractive option for growing businesses,” the author notes. But, as Jordan Kirkness points out, “when you’ve got your employees working in a work space that they share with other businesses, the potential for passing personal information, confidential information, on to the wrong person is just so much greater.” Jim …

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US Employment Law Digest

By William F. Dugan, Susan F. Eandi & Michael E. Brewer

January 15, 2020

2019 kept US employers on their toes. From intensifying scrutiny of independent contractor relationships, data privacy changes, and hostility to arbitration agreements to continued pressure to examine pay data, increasing employee activism and politically charged discourse in the workplace, it has been a busy year! Click here to continue reading the US Employment Law Digest.…

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Join Us January 28 For Our California Employment & Compensation Update In LA

By Susan F. Eandi

January 7, 2020

Join us on January 28, 2020 for our California Employment Compensation Update in Los Angeles. We’ll clarify the impact of employment and compensation developments in California, the US and abroad that raise opportunities for the visionary companies that seize them. We will offer a choice between two sessions: 1. Predictions for the Year Ahead in Employment Law or 2. Developments Impacting Share-Based Compensation Click here to view the invitation.…

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4 Critical Considerations For Acquiring Unionized Businesses

By Jordan Faykus

January 7, 2020

U.S. merger and acquisitions activity had another busy year in 2019, with total domestic M&A transactions at $1.1659 trillion, almost equal to 2018’s momentous year, according to reports from the fifth annual global transactions forecast by Oxford Economics Ltd. and Baker McKenzie. With these transactions, many companies have been looking to acquire businesses with unionized facilities. Purchasers unfamiliar with operating unionized sites, though, can sometimes move too quickly, potentially triggering a host of legal…

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Stop! In The Name Of The Federal Arbitration Act

By Michael Leggieri

January 5, 2020

On December 30, 2019, Judge Kimberly Mueller in the Eastern District of California issued a temporary restraining order that enjoined California from enforcing AB 51. AB 51 prohibits employers from requiring, as a condition of employment, employees’ waiver of any right, forum, or procedure for an alleged violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act or the California Labor Code. (For more on AB 51, read here).…

The Employer Report

The Delicate Nuances In New State Noncompete Laws

By Andrew J. Boling, William F. Dugan & Colton Long

January 3, 2020

Going into 2020, employers should be mindful of several new state laws aimed at limiting the enforceability of noncompete agreements against low-wage employees. Crucially, while protecting low-wage worker job mobility is the key aspect of these new state laws, each has its own unique nuances and one-off requirements, further complicating employer efforts to protect their legitimate business interests when key employees leave. This article summarizes these new state noncompete laws (all of which became effective…

Canadian Labour and Employment Law

Top 10 Canadian Labour & Employment Law Developments of 2019

By Jordan Kirkness, Ajanthana Anandarajah & Shyama Talukdar

December 31, 2019

To ring in the New Year, we highlight the ten most significant developments in Canadian labour and employment law in 2019.…

Canadian Fraud Law

Supreme Court of Canada Lowers Bar to Certifying Price-Fixing Class Actions

By David Gadsden, John Pirie & Brendan O'Grady

December 24, 2019

In Godfrey v Pioneer, 2019 SCC 42 (“Godfrey“), the Supreme Court of Canada has lowered the bar for certifying price-fixing class actions brought under the federal Competition Act, while also allowing new categories of claimants to participate as class members.…

Canadian Labour and Employment Law

Bill 132 Brings Efficiencies to Ontario’s Pension Benefits Act

By Jordan Kirkness & Ajanthana Anandarajah

December 21, 2019

On December 10, 2019, Bill 132: Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2019, received Royal Assent. Bill 132 amends many existing statutes to modernize outdated and ineffective regulatory requirements, aiming to increase regulatory efficiency. Amendments to the Ontario Pension Benefits Act (“PBA”) will give rise to the following key changes: Electronic Communications: Members of a pension plan are generally deemed to consent to the receipt of certain documents in electronic form. Electronic documents containing personal…

The Employer Report

Join Us In Toronto For Our Client Appreciation & Learning Event

By Caroline B. Burnett

December 12, 2019

Join us in our Toronto office for our Client Appreciation and Learning Event on January 30, 2020. Our program will start with a year-in-review to bring you up to speed on key workplace law developments of 2019 and how they impact you, followed by two panel discussions on the timely issues of diversity and inclusion and pay equity. We’re also excited to have our colleague, The Honourable Peter MacKay, P.C., joining us for an insightful…

Baker McKenzie

Baker McKenzie Blogs

Blog Authors

Tread Carefully When it Comes to Co-Working Spaces

US Employment Law Digest

Join Us January 28 For Our California Employment & Compensation Update In LA

4 Critical Considerations For Acquiring Unionized Businesses

Stop! In The Name Of The Federal Arbitration Act

The Delicate Nuances In New State Noncompete Laws

Top 10 Canadian Labour & Employment Law Developments of 2019

Supreme Court of Canada Lowers Bar to Certifying Price-Fixing Class Actions

Bill 132 Brings Efficiencies to Ontario’s Pension Benefits Act

Join Us In Toronto For Our Client Appreciation & Learning Event

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