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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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Changes to Mexico’s Labor Law Lead Employers to Reconsider CBAs

By George Avraam on October 10, 2019

We’re pleased to share an informative article in which our colleague, Salvador Pasquel Villegas, provides his insight as to how employers in Mexico should approach the new labour relations environment brought on by the recent legislative reform. The article, published by the Society for Human Resource Management, is accessible here. …

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The EEOC Will Not Collect EEO-1 Pay Data In The Future

By Emily Harbison on October 8, 2019

The bad news is that your company may still be recovering from trying to compile and organize all of the EEO-1 Component 2 pay data for submission by September 30, 2019. The good news, however, is that the EEOC has announced that it will no longer collect Component 2 pay data in the future. (Everyone can let out a collective sigh of relief now!) To the extent they haven’t already done so, companies are still…

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The Ninth Circuit Asks The California Supreme Court If Dynamex Applies Retroactively

By Christopher Im on October 7, 2019

In July, we reported that a three-judge panel for the Ninth Circuit withdrew its holding in Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising Int’l that Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court—the landmark California Supreme Court decision that makes it harder for companies to rely on independent contractors—applies retroactively. Rather than answering the question of Dynamex‘s retroactivity, the Court stated its intent to file an order certifying that question.…

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5 & 5: Join Us For The Top 5 Employment Law Developments In EMEA

By Susan F. Eandi on October 2, 2019

Join us in our new Palo Alto office for a breakfast briefing on October 30 as we explore the top 5 trends impacting multinational employers in EMEA. Hear from leading practitioners in 5 key EMEA jurisdictions – France, Germany, South Africa, Spain and the United Kingdom – as we address these key developments: 1. Tips for operating under new political leadership 2. Navigating significant labor reform 3. Managing a modern workforce, from contingent workers to…

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DOL Issues Long-Awaited Final Overtime Rule

By Emily Harbison on October 1, 2019

On September 24, 2019, the Department of Labor (finally) issued the final rule on the minimum salary threshold required for employees to qualify for the Fair Labor Standards Act’s “white-collar” exemptions. The final rule: Raises the new minimum salary threshold to $35,568 per year ($684 per week). The previous salary threshold, which had been in place since 2004, was $23,660 ($455 per week). Raises the “highly compensated” employee salary threshold from $100,000 to $107,432…

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U.S. Women’s Soccer Keeps Equal Pay In Play

By Caroline B. Burnett & Emily Harbison on September 30, 2019

This summer the U.S. Women’s Soccer team won more than the World Cup – they’ve had tremendous success in garnering public support in their bid for equal pay. However, beyond the star power of Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, pay equity continues to be a hot button issue for employers in the U.S. We’re pleased to share a recent Bloomberg article authored by Robert Lewis, Emily Harbison and Caroline Burnett that examines the employment law…

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No Termination Clause in a Fixed Term Contract – A Costly Omission!

By Matthew De Lio & Susan MacMillan on September 20, 2019

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has reminded employers that terminating a fixed term employment contract early can prove to be expensive.…

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The Controversial ABC Test From Dynamex Is Codified In Law — California’s Gig Economy Braces For Change

By Michael E. Brewer & Stephanie Priel on September 18, 2019

Today California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a landmark bill making it more difficult for companies to engage independent contractors. (See our previous coverage HERE.) Assembly Bill 5 “will help reduce worker misclassification — workers being wrongly classified as ‘independent contractors’ rather than employees, which erodes basic worker protections like the minimum wage, paid sick days and health insurance benefits,” Newsom wrote in a statement.…

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The NLRB Acknowledges The Inevitable And Adopts The Contract Coverage Test

By Douglas A. Darch & Christina Taylor on September 13, 2019

This week, the National Labor Relations Board finally came to its senses and adopted the contract coverage test for cases alleging an employer had unlawfully, unilaterally changed employees’ terms and conditions of employment. MV Transportation, Inc. 368 NLRB No. 66 (2019). This week’s decision is likely to change the forum unions select for the enforcement of their labor agreements. Ironically, the decision may compel employers to consider additional bargaining rather than litigation before an…

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Applying Epic Systems, The NLRB Adopts Employer-Friendly Arbitration Stance

By Billie Wenter & *Jamie Brazier (UK) on September 12, 2019

As previously detailed here, the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2018 Epic Systems decision established that requiring employees to waive their right to pursue collective or class actions does not violate the National Labor Relations Act’s “catchall” protection—the right to engage in “concerted activity”—and courts must enforce arbitration agreements as written. The Supreme Court not only confirmed the legality of class action waivers under the Federal Arbitration Act, but it also narrowly construed the NLRA’s catchall…

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Changes to Mexico’s Labor Law Lead Employers to Reconsider CBAs

The EEOC Will Not Collect EEO-1 Pay Data In The Future

The Ninth Circuit Asks The California Supreme Court If Dynamex Applies Retroactively

5 & 5: Join Us For The Top 5 Employment Law Developments In EMEA

DOL Issues Long-Awaited Final Overtime Rule

U.S. Women’s Soccer Keeps Equal Pay In Play

No Termination Clause in a Fixed Term Contract – A Costly Omission!

The Controversial ABC Test From Dynamex Is Codified In Law — California’s Gig Economy Braces For Change

The NLRB Acknowledges The Inevitable And Adopts The Contract Coverage Test

Applying Epic Systems, The NLRB Adopts Employer-Friendly Arbitration Stance

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