Pay transparency issues have been on the radar for some time, with employers navigating the patchwork of jurisdictions across the US demanding the disclosure of salary and wage ranges in job ads. So what’s new? Enforcement of these laws is
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New DOL Rule Makes it Harder for Businesses to Classify Workers as Independent Contractors Under the FLSA (Plus a Quick Reminder of the Key Misclassification Standards Across the US)
The Department of Labor’s “new” rule for classifying workers as employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act took effect March 11, 2024. The DOL’s Final Rule returns employers to a familiar pre-Trump administration totality of the circumstances…
Pregnant Pause: The EEOC’s Delay In Issuing Final Regulations For The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Should Not Delay Compliance
You’re not alone in wondering where the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) final regulations to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) are. In fact, they are well past their due date.
How it started
The PWFA became effective on…
California Employers: Prepare Your Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (Deadline In T-Minus 3 Months)
As a consistent trend-setter in passing employee-friendly legislation, California has enacted the country’s first workplace violence prevention safety requirements applicable to nearly all employers in the state.
SB 553 requires California employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan,…
Creditors seeking enforcement of claims to a Mareva defendant must come with clean hands
Mareva orders, also known as freezing orders, may be granted when there is a risk that a defendant might move its assets out of reach of the court’s jurisdiction. Mareva orders can freeze assets owned directly or indirectly by a…
Spring into Action: UK Employment Law Updates for Multinational Employers
Multinational companies with headcount in the UK will be keen to know how the legal landscape across the pond is shifting this spring. We’ve highlighted updates below in 3 key areas (employment law, immigration law and HR privacy).
First, there…
* UPDATE * Ontario Passes Bill 149, Working for Workers Four Act, 2024, Imposing Pay Transparency Requirements Among Other Things
Quebec’s Bill 96 Part 2: Employment and Commercial Contracting Requirements (Video Chat)
Special thanks to co-presenter Sarah Mavula.
Quebec’s Bill 96 significantly expanded existing French language requirements under Quebec’s Charter of the French language, including new translation requirements for a wide range of employment documents. Similarly, the treatment of commercial standard form contracts (or contracts of adhesion)…
Navigating Conflicts of Belief in the UK Workplace
With thanks to Monica Kurnatowska, partner in our London office.
In the UK, in principle, it is possible for employers to restrict employees’ expressions of views. But where those views reflect a religious or other belief protected under the Equality…
Strategies for Multinational Employers to Mitigate Risk in China’s Uncertain Business Climate
With thanks to Jonathan Isaacs, Baker McKenzie’s APAC Chair, Employment & Compensation, China / Hong Kong and Emma Pugh, Knowledge Lawyer, Employment & Compensation, Hong Kong.
The economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the change in geopolitical landscape…