Baker McKenzie

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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California Employers With 100 Or More Employees Must Report Pay Data By March 31, 2021

By Billie Wenter

October 2, 2020

As predicted, on September 30, 2020, California Governor Newsom signed SB 973 into law. SB 973 requires private employers with 100 or more employees to report pay data to the Department of Fair Employment and Housing by March 31, 2021, and by March 31 each year thereafter, for specified job categories by gender, race, and ethnicity. For details on the reporting requirements, click here. Takeaways for Employers With this new measure to further close…

Canadian Labour and Employment Law

New COVID-19 Workplace Screening Requirements for Ontario Businesses

By Jordan Kirkness & Matthew De Lio

October 2, 2020

The Ontario Government now requires most Ontario businesses and organizations to implement a workplace screening tool that requires staff members and essential visitors to complete a medical questionnaire before entering the workplace each day. This new requirement is established under the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 and became effective on September 26, 2020.…

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California Mandates More Diversity in Corporate Boardrooms

By Caroline B. Burnett & Susan F. Eandi

October 1, 2020

Following in the steps of precedent setting legislation mandating women on boards two years ago, on September 30, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 979 into law mandating diversity on certain public company boards of directors. The new law requires publicly held corporations headquartered in California to include at least one person from an underrepresented community by the end of next year, with additional appointments required in future years. New Obligations The new legislation…

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Key Changes to US Shelter-In-Place / Reopening Orders [Current as of September 25]

By Michael E. Brewer, Susan F. Eandi & Robin Samuel

September 29, 2020

We recently published an update to our 50-state Shelter-In-Place / Reopening Tracker. Please see HERE. This is updated weekly. For your convenience, here is a summary of the major updates from around the country: The Governors of Hawaii, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Wisconsin extended their emergency declaration orders and/or the duration of the current phase of their reopening plans Connecticut, Indiana, Maine and Oregon moved to the next phase of…

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The Global Employer: Global Immigration & Mobility Quarterly Update | September 2020

By Guest Contributor

September 29, 2020

We are please to share with you The Global Employer – Global Immigration & Mobility Quarterly Update which is a collection of immigration and mobility alerts from around the world. Please click here to view.…

Canadian Labour and Employment Law

Back to School: An Employer’s Obligations to its Parental Employees

By Andrew Shaw

September 28, 2020

After almost six months of school closures across Ontario due to the COVID-19 pandemic, school is now back in session for most students. The provincial government’s education model includes a voluntary back-to-school regime that provides parents and students with the option to engage in online learning from home or to have children physically attend at school. With recent cases of COVID-19 on the rise this fall, outlined below is a summary of what employers should…

The Employer Report

Can Federal Contractors Provide D&I Training? Executive Order on Combating Race and Sexual Stereotyping Leaves Federal Contractors With No Clear Answer

By Michael E. Brewer, Susan F. Eandi, Emily Harbison & Autumn Sharp

September 26, 2020

On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued an Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping (“Executive Order”), following a September 4, 2020 White House memorandum criticizing federal agencies for having “divisive, un-American” training sessions on “critical race theory,” “white privilege,” and other training teaching individuals that the US or any race or ethnicity is inherently racist. The September 4 memorandum instructed federal agencies to cease the funding of any training that fit the description.…

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New DOL Proposed Rule Makes It Easier For Companies to Engage Independent Contractors

By Michael E. Brewer, Caroline B. Burnett & Virginia Mohr

September 25, 2020

The federal guidance on whether to classify a worker as an employee or an independent contractor continues to shift, as the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new proposed rule favorable for companies. If finalized, the rule may provide businesses with greater latitude to engage independent contractors.…

The Employer Report

Key Changes to US Shelter-In-Place / Reopening Orders [Current as of September 18]

By Michael E. Brewer, Susan F. Eandi & Robin Samuel

September 22, 2020

We recently published an update to our 50-state Shelter-In-Place / Reopening Tracker. Please see HERE. This is updated weekly. For your convenience, here is a summary of the major updates from around the country: The Governors of Illinois, Georgia, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Utah and Wyoming extended their emergency declaration orders and/or the duration of the current phase of their reopening plans. Florida and Nebraska moved to the next phase of their respective reopening plans,…

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New Protections for California Employees (RE Workers’ Comp Presumption, Notice of COVID-19 Exposure and CFRA Expansion)

By Caroline B. Burnett & Robin Samuel

September 21, 2020

Last week Governor Newsom signed three important bills into law: SB 1159: Expands Presumption of Workers’ Compensation Liability for COVID-19 Illness Claims SB 1159 expands access to workers’ compensation by creating a rebuttable presumption of compensable injury for front line workers — health care workers, firefighters and peace officers. The presumption, while rebuttable, makes it easier for certain essential employees to receive workers’ compensation benefits if they contract COVID-19. The law puts the onus…

Baker McKenzie

California Employers With 100 Or More Employees Must Report Pay Data By March 31, 2021

New COVID-19 Workplace Screening Requirements for Ontario Businesses

California Mandates More Diversity in Corporate Boardrooms

Key Changes to US Shelter-In-Place / Reopening Orders [Current as of September 25]

The Global Employer: Global Immigration & Mobility Quarterly Update | September 2020

Back to School: An Employer’s Obligations to its Parental Employees

Can Federal Contractors Provide D&I Training? Executive Order on Combating Race and Sexual Stereotyping Leaves Federal Contractors With No Clear Answer

New DOL Proposed Rule Makes It Easier For Companies to Engage Independent Contractors

Key Changes to US Shelter-In-Place / Reopening Orders [Current as of September 18]

New Protections for California Employees (RE Workers’ Comp Presumption, Notice of COVID-19 Exposure and CFRA Expansion)

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