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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

European Court of Human Rights delivers final ruling in the case of Semenya v. Switzerland

White & Case LLP on 7/18/2025

On 10 July 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its final ruling in the case of Semenya v. Switzerland1 . The ECtHR, sitting as Grand Chamber, found that Switzerland violated its procedural obligations...more

The First Requirements of the EU AI Act Come into Force in February 2025

Littler on 12/13/2024

Earlier this year, the European Parliament approved the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (the “AI Act”) by a sweeping majority, becoming the world’s first comprehensive set of rules for artificial intelligence....more

Navigating AI in the Workplace and Recruitment

Mayer Brown on 3/22/2024

In recent years, we have seen an increase in employers using artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, whether to assist with decision-making and staff management across the life-cycle of the employment relationship or...more

Data Privacy and AI: What Should UK and EU Employers Look out for in 2024?

Littler on 2/5/2024

As we look ahead to 2024, it is clear that both data protection and AI will continue to take center stage in the UK, as it will in many other countries. In this article we look ahead to the developments that are expected...more

Accelerated Scrutiny of AI Systems in 2024: The EU AI Act and the U.S. Strategy

Hinckley Allen on 1/9/2024

On December 9, 2023, representatives from the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament, and the European Commission agreed in principle on the world’s first comprehensive legal regulations for artificial...more

Recent Developments in Irish Employment Law

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 8/2/2022

There have been several developments in Irish employment law in recent months. These developments include requirements for gender pay gap reporting, expanded protections for whistleblowers, family leave and flexible work...more

German Federal Government Agrees On Act On Human Rights Due Diligence Obligations Of Companies

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/29/2021

On March 3, 2021, the German Federal Cabinet adopted an act on corporate due diligence obligations in supply chains (“Due Diligence Act”; sometimes also referred to as “Supply Chain Act”) (“Government Draft”). The Government...more

Littler's Executive Employer Survey – Europe 2018

Littler on 11/12/2018

This report summarises the results of Littler’s first annual European survey on which legal and HR issues are having the greatest impact on the workplace. It is based on survey responses from over 800 C-suite executives, HR...more

Employment News - June 2017 #2

Hogan Lovells on 6/12/2017

Keep it for later – European Court's Advocate General issues Opinion that the right to paid leave can be carried over if employer has not offered it - According to the preliminary Opinion of the European Court in The Sash...more

Decrypting the New Whistleblower Law in France

Littler on 5/25/2017

On December 9, 2016, France enacted a statute broadly granting whistleblower protections to employees. This new law represents the next step in the evolution of such protections in France. The focus on this area of law...more

Employment News - April 2017

Hogan Lovells on 4/3/2017

Plus ça change… - the employment law implications of the Great Repeal Bill - The government published its white paper "Legislating for the UK's withdrawal from the EU" last week. The employment law consequences of Brexit...more

France: How to Tackle Religion in the Workplace | France : Quelles réponses apporter à la religion en entreprise

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/27/2017

Due to the recent terrorist attacks and headlines on religious extremism across Europe, the question of restricting religious expression in the workplace is becoming more prevalent for French employers. Employers would agree...more

European Court Clarifies Legality of Banning Islamic Headscarves in the Workplace

Littler on 3/21/2017

On March 14, 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) issued a significant ruling clarifying when an employer may prohibit employees from wearing visible signs of their religious beliefs in the workplace. The...more

CJEU Provides Guidance on Bearing Religious, Philosophical, or Political Symbols in the Workplace

Morgan Lewis on 3/16/2017

The Court of Justice of the European Union provided new guidance on March 14, 2017 on the visible bearing of political, philosophical, or religious symbols in the workplace—and any direct discrimination that may result....more

ECJ: No Discrimination Claims for Mock Applicants in Europe

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation on 9/6/2016

Just in time for the 10th anniversary of the German General Equal Treatment Act (Allgemeines Gleichbehandlungsgesetz – AGG) the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has clarified that European anti-discrimination law does not...more

CJEU to Rule on Extradition of EU Citizens in Criminal Antitrust Proceedings

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/4/2016

The first European citizen to be extradited from Europe to the United States for criminal antitrust conduct recently succeeded in having a Berlin court refer the matter of his extradition to the Court of Justice of the...more

Employment Law Commentary, October 2015

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 11/2/2015

EU Employment Issues In M&A Transactions - Across industry sectors, there is one thing that all organizations have in common—people. Every organization needs a workforce to steer it in the right direction. This means...more

That is SO last week - September 2015 #4

Zelle LLP on 9/28/2015

No matter how many times employment lawyers say that the ADA may require employers to provide more leave than the FMLA’s 12 week allotment, some just don’t get the message. Last week, the EEOC announced a $300,000 settlement...more

Whistleblowing and Data Privacy in France: A New Pragmatic Approach for Employment and Discrimination Claims

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/20/2014

The French data protection authority has extended the scope of whistleblowing protections to employment and discrimination claims. ...more

UK Supreme Court Confirms Scientology Is a Religion

Morgan Lewis on 12/13/2013

With implications for employers, Court’s decision reinforces that non-mainstream religions also fall within the scope of the Equality Act. On December 11, in R (on the application of Hodkin and another) v Registrar...more

Repeal of Third Party Harassment - Are Employers Safe from Claims?

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice on 12/12/2013

As part of its UK Employment Law Review in 2012, the UK Government announced that it intended to remove the third-party harassment liability provision from section 40(2) of the Equality Act 2010. This provision was repealed...more

Resolving Islamic finance disputes through international arbitration

K&L Gates LLP on 10/9/2013

The tendency to favor litigation - Litigation through the courts is the most well-known method of determining disputes. A recent judgment of the UK Tax Chamber of the First Tier Tribunal published on the 15th July 2013...more

Landmark US Supreme Court Decision May Extend US Tax Benefits to UK Civil Partners

Butler Snow LLP on 6/29/2013

On Wednesday, 26 June 2013, the US Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), which limits the definition of “marriage” to “a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife” and...more

Climbing Everest And Your Compliance Process

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist on 5/31/2013

What is your compliance process? I thought about that question when I read an article in this month’s National Geographic Magazine entitled “Maxed Out on Everest” by Mark Jenkins....more

Europe’s Largest Ethnic Minority Group Likely To Turn To European Courts To Combat Discrimination In Coming Years

Fisher Phillips on 5/23/2013

For more than 1,000 years, the Roma (still more commonly known in the English-speaking world as “Gypsies,” although this term is now outdated and considered to be derogatory) have lived on the fringes of the societies of the...more

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