Worker's Compensation
Australia: Annual Wage Review 2021–22 decision
On 15 June 2022, the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission handed down the Annual Wage Review 2021–22 decision...
EEOC Issues Guidance Regarding How Employer Software and Artificial Intelligence May Discriminate Against Individuals With Disabilities
On May 12, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued guidance addressing the application of the Americans with Disabilities...
Now is the Time for Employers to Report Pay Equity Data to the Illinois Labor Department
For those larger Illinois employers who have not yet reported payroll and diversity data to the Illinois Department of Labor...
Hong Kong Pensions Update: Removal of MPF Offsetting Arrangements on the way
The long-awaited changes, which will abolish the current MPF offsetting arrangements against severance or long service payment, have been published,...
Summer State/Local Law Round-Up, Part 2 of 2: Ohio through West Virginia (US)
In our post earlier this week, we covered recent developments in state and local labor and employment laws in the...
Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives Update – May 2022
Our May update covers the following: with lockdowns continuing in different provinces of the PRC, we look at the employment...
Hong Kong: Government proposes new bill to enhance deterrent effect of Occupational Safety and Health offences
Following the Hong Kong Government’s commitment in the 2017 Policy Address to review the penalty regimes of the relevant occupational...
Summer State/Local Law Round-Up, Part 1 of 2: California through New York (US)
Now that we’re almost half-way through 2022, it’s time again to cover all of the development in state and local...
FMLA “interference” doesn’t require denial of leave: Employment & Labor Insider
A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued an opinion on Wednesday that provides helpful...
Seventh Circuit Reminds Employers Words and Actions Both Count in FMLA Cases (US)
Most employers know that under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), employees who have worked at least one year...