On 10 October 2024, the UK government published its Employment Rights Bill. This bill includes many of the measures previously set out in the Labour Party’s “Plan to Make Work Pay” and the King’s Speech. See our July 2024 UK...more
10/15/2024
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Equity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Pay Transparency ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wrongful Termination
This episode of “Fintech Focus” picks up where our last episode “Growing a Workforce in a Regulated Environment” left off. Part Two delves further into workplace considerations for fintechs, and focuses on how they can manage...more
In this issue we discuss the new Labour government’s proposals to strengthen protections for employees; an Employment Appeal Tribunal decision that affirmed that an employee’s waiver of future claims that were unknown at the...more
7/29/2024
/ Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
International Labor Laws ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Waivers
In this issue, we discuss upcoming regulatory changes as well as recent court decisions with far-reaching implications, including case law on the need to replace share awards on a TUPE transfer and a UK Supreme Court ruling...more
2/7/2024
/ Compensation ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) ,
EU ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Holiday Pay ,
International Labor Laws ,
Maternity Leave ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers
UK Government Plans To Limit Duration of Non-Compete Restrictions in Employment Agreements to Three Months -
As part of efforts to increase the competitiveness of UK firms in global markets and promote their growth, the UK...more
7/13/2023
/ Employee Incentive Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
International Labor Laws ,
Mental Health ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Popular ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remuneration ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
UK
In our June Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we review new data privacy laws in Colorado, Connecticut, Florida and Montana; Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report; AM Best’s report on cyber insurance trends; and...more
7/6/2023
/ Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cyber Insurance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement ,
Investigations ,
Liability ,
Negligence ,
New Amendments ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Opt-Outs ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Technology Sector ,
Verizon
New York, Minnesota and NLRB Act To Limit Noncompetes -
New York Legislature Passes Bill To Ban Post-Employment Noncompetes -
On June 20, 2023, the New York state Legislature passed a bill that bans post-employment...more
6/23/2023
/ Absenteeism ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Deadlines ,
Electronic Filing ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Entrepreneurs ,
EU ,
Form I-9 ,
France ,
Germany ,
Independent Contractors ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Resignation ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State and Local Government ,
State Bans ,
State Legislatures ,
UK ,
Unions ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
In our latest edition of Employment Flash, we examine developments over the past three months, including the NLRB’s ruling regarding employees’ labor law rights in severance agreements, a Supreme Court decision that upheld...more
4/14/2023
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Board of Directors ,
Clawbacks ,
Compensation ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay ,
Ethnicity ,
EU ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Minimum Salary ,
New Rules ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Proposed Rules ,
Severance Agreements ,
Sexual Assault ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Unions ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour
In spite of the political turmoil in the UK in 2022, the government did pick up a number of legislative priorities after the hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, we anticipate a number of developments in...more
1/10/2023
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EU ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Tips ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Work Schedules
This issue of the UK Employment Flash looks at the latest employment law developments and insights about employment law in the U.K., including an exploration of the potential relationship between artificial intelligence and...more
This edition summarizes key employment law developments over the past six months, including amendments to the rules implementing the SEC’s whistleblower program, partnerships among U.S. federal agencies to prevent...more
9/30/2022
/ Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
International Labor Laws ,
Joint Employers ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Wage and Hour
In this issue, we explore recent employment law developments, news and insights in the UK, including injunctive relief granted in USDAW v Tesco, practical solutions when a contract for services is split among new providers,...more
In this issue, we examine the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the U.K., including a Supreme Court decision on when pay offers to union members outside the collective bargaining process are unlawful,...more
This edition summarizes key employment law developments during the last quarter of 2021, including, among other COVID-19 vaccine mandates instituted around the globe, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s...more
1/12/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
OSHA ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety
In this issue of UK Employment Flash, we examine the latest employment law developments from the UK, including the law governing the return to the workplace and flexible working requests and a proposal to impose a duty on...more
9/24/2021
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
International Data Transfers ,
International Labor Laws ,
Public Consultations ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
UK ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
This edition summarizes key employment law issues, including new clarifications of employers’ COBRA obligations and restrictions on noncompete agreements. We also discuss New York’s new conditions for background check...more
9/2/2021
/ COBRA ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Form I-9 ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Regulations ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Over-Time ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
This edition of Employment Flash summarizes key employment law issues, including employers' COBRA obligations and increased minimum wage for federal contractors. We also discuss New York's newly enacted laws prohibiting...more
6/1/2021
/ COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EEO-1 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
Wage and Hour
As the dust settles on the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), EU and UK employers and their advisers should carefully consider provisions relating to worker mobility and the potential for future changes to EU-derived...more
In this issue of UK Employment Flash, we examine the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the UK, including considerations for employers requiring staff to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the delayed rollout...more
2/22/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Compensation ,
HMRC ,
Income Taxes ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Laws ,
International Tax Issues ,
National Insurance Contributions ,
Personal Services ,
Popular ,
UK
This edition of Employment Flash summarizes key employment law issues, including the Department of Labor's proposal for determining independent contractor status, revised DOL regulations that clarify who qualifies for...more
10/16/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Amended Rules ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Bias ,
California ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Collective Redundancies Directive ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Earned Sick and Safe Time Act ,
Economic Realities Test ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
France ,
Germany ,
Governor Newsom ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Laws ,
Joint Employers ,
Local Ordinance ,
LPTA ,
Mayor de Blasio ,
Mileage Reimbursement ,
New Rules ,
New York ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OFCCP ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Pay Data ,
Proposed Rules ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Reduction in Hours ,
Remote Working ,
Ridesharing ,
Safe Time ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
The persisting risk of COVID-19 means that, even as offices reopen, many white collar workers will, by choice or necessity, continue to work from the safety of the home for part or all of the working week. ...more
On 11 May 2020, the UK government published its COVID-19 Recovery Plan that sets out its proposal to exit the COVID-19 lockdown. Under the Recovery Plan, employees who can work from home should continue to do so, however...more
5/14/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Duty of Care ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Furloughs ,
Government Lockdown ,
Health and Safety ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Preexisting Conditions ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Remote Working ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Sick Employees ,
Social Distancing ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Decontamination ,
Workplace Safety
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine Washington state's new facial recognition law, the U.K. Supreme Court's ruling that an employer is not liable for a data breach caused by a disgruntled...more
5/3/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Draft Guidance ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equifax ,
European Commission ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
FSB ,
Mobile Apps ,
New Guidance ,
NYDFS ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Settlement ,
UK Supreme Court
The COVID-19 crisis has led to much uncertainty regarding continuing pay for employees who are unable to work from home, as well as overall job security, in the face of employers’ financial uncertainty....more
3/26/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Retention ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EU ,
France ,
Germany ,
Government Lockdown ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
Layoffs ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Relief Measures ,
Tax Extensions ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour ,
Waivers
In this edition of our UK Employment Flash, we examine tribunal rulings on whether covert recordings constitute misconduct and whether ethical veganism is a "philosophical belief." We also look at guidance for U.K. employers...more
3/19/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Discrimination ,
International Labor Laws ,
IR35 ,
Secret Recordings ,
UK ,
Veganism