In 2025, multinational giants across industries are redefining the scale and scope of global workforce reductions—with some cutting tens of thousands of jobs at a time in particular divisions, shuttering certain factories worldwide, moving to different countries, or otherwise undertaking
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New California Requirements on AI, Risk Assessments, and Cybersecurity (Webinar, September 30)
CPPA Adopts Expanded RegulationsPlease join us for our next virtual session to discuss the newly adopted CCPA regulations—on September 30 from 12 to 1pm Pacific. In this session, our interdisciplinary team will discuss what the new regulations cover and what companies
From Reform to Reality: Key Employment Law Shifts Across LATAM (Webinar, September 4)
The employment landscape across Latin America is undergoing significant transformation as we approach the end of 2025 and prepare for 2026. Key legislative proposals are reshaping workplace standards across the region. For example:
- Brazil, Chile, and Mexico have introduced stronger laws
Breaking Ground in the Gulf: What Companies Need to Know About Expanding in the Middle East (Webinar)
Driven by strategic, economic, and geopolitical factors, multinational companies are increasingly viewing expansion opportunities in the Middle East.
As one of the world’s most open and rapidly expanding economies, the region is a vital hub for global business, trade, and finance.
European Sustainability Reporting Standards: Summer Update
On July 31, the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group, published Exposure Drafts of the amended set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (Draft Revised ESRS), and launched a public consultation seeking further feedback from stakeholders by September 29, 2025. The revision
Beyond Noncompetes – Why Trade Secret Protection is an Employer Must-Have (Video Chat)
As noncompete agreements continue to face legal scrutiny, employers are focusing on trade secret protection as a more sustainable strategy.
For employers, this shift raises a host of practical questions:
- What’s happening with noncompete enforcement at the federal and state
US AI Vision in Action: What Businesses Need to Know About the White House AI Action Plan
On July 23, the White House unveiled its much-anticipated AI Action Plan. The Action Plan follows President Trump’s Executive Order 14179 of January 23 on “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence”—which directed the development of the Action
Navigating Labour and Employment in Canada: What Global Employers Need to Know in 2025
As part of our newly launched Doing Business in Canada Guide 2025, Chapter 13 on Labour and Employment offers a comprehensive overview of the legal landscape that governs the Canadian workplace. Whether your organization operates under federal jurisdiction or within one
The Real Life of a CEO: Modern Day Issues Regarding Security, Accessibility and Travel Expectations
For the first time in nearly twenty years, the SEC is considering on a holistic basis whether the current executive compensation disclosure rules serve their core function of efficiently providing investors with material information on which to make voting and
Unpacking Immigration Enforcement under the OBBBA: What Employers Need to Know Now (Video Chat)
US immigration enforcement – both at the border and in communities across the country – has created widespread anxiety for employers and foreign-national employees due to the rapid changes in policies and their enforcement by US immigration authorities. The recently passed “One