Employer Liability Issues, Employee Rights, Pay Gap

EU’s Pay Equity Directive: 5 Key Points Employers Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 3/13/2025

Employers with operations in the European Union should ensure they are familiar with a pay equity directive aiming to close the gender pay gap that will soon come fully online. The directive was signed into law in 2023, and...more

What’s in the UK Employment Rights Bill?

Ius Laboris on 11/25/2024

The UK government recently published its long-awaited Employment Rights Bill along with a ‘Next Steps’ paper outlining plans for future reforms....more

UK: What Do Labour's Current Employment Law Proposals Mean for Employers?

Littler on 5/1/2024

As the UK general election, which must happen before the end of January 2025, approaches, we delve into the potential implications of a Labour government on employment law in Great Britain (Note, employment law is devolved to...more

New York Releases FAQs on Statewide Salary History Ban

Littler on 1/27/2020

Changes to New York state law that prohibit employer inquiries into the salary history of applicants and employees took effect on January 6, 2020. Recently, the New York Department of Labor released a series of Frequently...more

Is Foresight 2020? Employers Confront New Laws Taking Effect in the New Year

Littler on 11/14/2019

As the year draws to a close, employers are assessing the next wave of labor and employment laws and regulations they will face in 2020 and beyond. Most new laws taking effect at the end of 2019 and throughout 2020 are at the...more

Oregon Employers Face Significant New Workplace Laws

Fisher Phillips on 8/17/2017

There’s good news for Oregon employers about the recently concluded 2017 legislative session: unlike years past, there were only a very small number of workplace laws passed. In fact, the Oregon Legislature only passed four...more