Worker's Compensation
Court Enjoins Law Requiring California Businesses Have Women on Their Board of Directors
On May 13, 2022, a law requiring publicly held corporations headquartered in California to have women on the board of...
Australia: New Paid Family and Domestic Violence entitlement for award covered employees
On 16 May 2022, the Fair Work Commission reached a provisional view that a term providing for 10 days of...
EEOC Issues Guidance on the Interplay between the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Employment Decisions and the ADA (US)
Many businesses use artificial intelligence (“AI”), algorithms, software, and other forms of technology to make employment-related decisions. Employers now have...
EEOC issues guidance on use of AI in hiring: Employment & Labor Insider
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued some helpful guidance on Friday related to employers' use of artificial intelligence and algorithms...
The writing on the wall – Employment Germany
Often, international companies are surprised that under German law certain employment law documents need to be wet-ink signed (handwritten) in...
Treasury Department Proposes Non-Loan Status for Earned Wage Access
In March, U.S. Department of Treasury issued its annual General Explanations of the Administration’s Revenue Proposals, commonly known as the...
“Bald” insult is sexual harassment, UK tribunal says: Employment & Labor Insider
A tribunal in the United Kingdom has reportedly ruled that insulting a man for being bald is sexual harassment. "YESSSSSSSSS!"...
Worker status questions – bringing the outside in (UK)
A basic principle of good employment law, you would think, should be that you can tell an employer when you...
Void vs. Voidable: The Distinction That Can Make or Break a Tortious Interference Claim in Light of the Great Resignation
Over the past two years, employee mobility seems to be at an all-time high. In fact, the labor market is...
SCOTUS to Determine Whether Highly Compensated Employees Are Entitled to Overtime Pay
On May 2, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) granted an employer’s petition for review to determine...