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Further Guidance Published on UK’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

March 30, 2020

Further to our prior blog post available here, the UK Government has published more detailed guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”). That guidance is available here and here. Here are some of the key questions the updated guidance now answers. What is the CJRS? The CJRS is a government scheme set up to support UK employers who have been affected by the coronavirus. Under the CJRS, UK employers are able to…

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UK Government announce Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

By Kelly McMullon

March 25, 2020

Over the past few days, the UK Government has announced various measures to assist employers/businesses protect jobs in these exceptional times. We have received a number of queries about the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in particular. The Government has currently provided the following information about the scheme: Any UK employer can take part in the scheme, no matter their size or sector. Employers would designate employees as “furloughed workers” instead of laying them off or…

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REAL ID and Enhanced Driver Licenses: Are TSA Agents As Confused As We Are?

By David Grunblatt

January 30, 2020

I proudly presented my new ENHANCED driver’s license to the TSA agent at Newark International Airport with the comment that I am now ready for October 2020 when the new rules go into effect requiring the presentation of a REAL ID license to board an airplane for domestic flight. A regular license would no longer be acceptable, and without the REAL ID license, you would have to present a passport. Imagine my surprise when the…

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Switzerland – New Gender Pay Gap Requirements

By Daniel Ornstein & Tony S. Martinez

November 8, 2019

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Switzerland has joined the growing list of jurisdictions to introduce legislation to address the gender pay gap. Effective July 1, 2020, employers with 100 or more employees (including part-time and hourly employees) will be required to conduct an internal gender pay gap analysis every four years until June 30, 2032. Affected employers will be required to complete their first internal analysis by June 30, 2021. If the requirement to carry out the analysis is the…

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[Podcast]: U.K. Law for U.S. Employers

By Howard Z. Robbins & Daniel Ornstein

October 15, 2019

New York partner Howard Robbins and London partner Dan Ornstein discuss how U.K. laws affect U.S. employers in the latest episode of The Proskauer Brief podcast. International businesses face several challenges of local requirements as well as dealing with U.S. employment law. Tune in as we discuss many U.K. laws on discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, and their similarities to U.S. counterparts. Additionally, we will highlight what impact Brexit may have on U.K. employment law, including…

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The Surprisingly Broad Scope Definition of Workplace Accidents in France

By Yasmine Tarasewicz, Béatrice Pola & Daniel Ornstein

September 25, 2019

The legal definition of “workplace accidents” under French law does not normally make global headlines. However, as many of you will have read, a recent decision of the Paris Court of Appeal (CA Paris, May 27, 2019, n°16/08787) did just that. The facts in this case were more salacious than most. The employee died of a heart attack after having sex with a woman during a business trip. The headlines were caused by incredulity that…

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Ireland Supreme Court Analyzes Disability Accommodation Requirements

By Daniel Ornstein & Jordan Glassberg

September 10, 2019

On July 31, 2019, in the case of Nano Nagle School v Daly, the Supreme Court of Ireland delivered its decision in a long-running disability discrimination lawsuit between a paraplegic special needs assistant (“SNA”) and the school that ended her employment based on her disability. The Court’s decision provides a thoughtful analysis of an employer’s obligations to accommodate a disability and an interesting comparison to the approach under American law. Facts In 1998, Marie Daly…

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Romania Amends Labour Code to Provide In-Vitro Fertilization Leave

By Erika C. Collins, Daniel Ornstein & Rachel Therese Gulotta

July 10, 2019

Romania’s fertility rate is statistically low, with only 1.54 children born per woman in 2018. The country’s birth rate has continued to decline since the early 90s, and more families are choosing to have one or no children. In-vitro fertilization, while increasingly common in the European Union, is rare in Romania. Approximately 5,000 Romanian couples undergo the procedure each year, in comparison with 40,000 couples in France. Romania recently made changes to its Labour Code…

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Dubai International Financial Center Enacts Sweeping Changes to Employment Law

By Erika C. Collins & Jordan Glassberg

July 9, 2019

Background On June 12, 2019, the Dubai International Financial Center (“DIFC”) in Dubai, UAE announced its new employment law regime, which will come into force on August 28, 2019. This new employment code replaces the DIFC’s previous employment code from 2005 and aims to rectify various issues that arose under the old system. While many changes to the law can be viewed as employee-friendly, others push back on employee rights. As Dubai is increasingly becoming…

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UK Supreme Court Examines Restrictive Covenants First Time in 100 Years: A New Test for Severance

By Daniel Ornstein

July 9, 2019

In the case of Tillman v Egon Zehnder [2019] UKSC 32, the UK Supreme Court, for the first time in over 100 years, has examined the law of post-termination restrictive covenants. As well as providing clarity of the law, the decision serves as a reminder of the importance of the doctrine of restraint of trade, which, in the words of Lord Wilson, who delivered the judgement: “is one of the earliest products of the common…

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Further Guidance Published on UK’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

UK Government announce Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

REAL ID and Enhanced Driver Licenses: Are TSA Agents As Confused As We Are?

Switzerland – New Gender Pay Gap Requirements

[Podcast]: U.K. Law for U.S. Employers

The Surprisingly Broad Scope Definition of Workplace Accidents in France

Ireland Supreme Court Analyzes Disability Accommodation Requirements

Romania Amends Labour Code to Provide In-Vitro Fertilization Leave

Dubai International Financial Center Enacts Sweeping Changes to Employment Law

UK Supreme Court Examines Restrictive Covenants First Time in 100 Years: A New Test for Severance

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