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End to six-month cap on unlawful termination compensation in small businesses for Jobs-Act-governed relationships

A&O Shearman on 7/24/2025

On July 21, 2025, the Constitutional Court, with Judgment No. 118/2025, declared the constitutional illegitimacy of Article 9, paragraph 1 of Legislative Decree 23/2015. With this decision, the court deleted the strict...more

Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter - July 2025

Jenner & Block on 7/22/2025

Welcome to the July 2025 edition of the Jenner & Block Japan Newsletter, a publication containing updates about legal developments in the United States that may be noteworthy to our clients and other leaders in the Japanese...more

EU Competition Authorities Escalate Enforcement of No-Poach Agreements

Morgan Lewis on 7/14/2025

The French Competition Authority recently fined several companies for no-poach agreements, following similar action by the European Commission in the online food delivery sector. These decisions mark a sharp escalation in...more

From competitor to competitor

A&O Shearman on 7/3/2025

Sectors characterized by massive investments and a limited number of market players—such as defense and semiconductors—are experiencing unprecedented levels of investment as governments and industry seek to secure...more

More nuanced approach to the assessment of no-poach agreements under EU competition law? AG Emiliou Opinion in the Portuguese...

White & Case LLP on 6/6/2025

On 15 May 2025, Advocate General Emiliou issued his opinion in the Portuguese football no-poach case. The AG opinion is of particular interest given the European Commission's increased scrutiny of labour market related...more

Employers Take Note: CMA Imposes First Ever Fines for Anti-competitive Employment Practices

Mayer Brown on 5/23/2025

OVERVIEW - In a recent landmark decision, the UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") imposed a fine on sports broadcasting companies for fixing wages paid to freelancers. It is the first time that the CMA has issued...more

New EU Platform Work Directive Impacts Freelancers and Gig Economy: Here’s What Businesses Need to Know

Fisher Phillips on 4/17/2025

The European Union took a big step last year towards regulating digital labor platforms – and member states will need to adopt the new directive before the end of 2026. The directive seeks to curb worker misclassification,...more

Layoffs in Germany & Poland: Differences & Similarities

Littler on 3/13/2025

As layoff procedures in Poland and Germany are anchored in the same EU Directive, their national regulations are similar in direction, but they still have their own flavor and local specificity. Germany and Poland share...more

Key Developments in German Labor and Employment Law for 2025

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 1/23/2025

Labor and employment law in Germany will see a number of important developments in 2025. The Bureaucracy Relief Act IV took effect on January 1; the EU AI Act’s initial provisions on unauthorized AI take effect on February 2;...more

‘Improvement in Position’ Cuts Both Ways in Non-Compete Clauses

Ius Laboris on 12/3/2024

When it comes to enforceability of a non-compete clause, the prospect of a raise for the employee can in some instances be an argument in favour of the employer....more

Big Fines for Anti-competitive Practices in Belgium

Ius Laboris on 11/27/2024

The Belgian Competition Authority recently rendered a decision imposing significant fines totaling EUR 47 million on competitors guilty of a variety of anti-competitive agreements, including ‘no-hire’ clauses....more

The Netherlands: Linking an Overtime Allowance to the Full-Time Norm Constitutes Prohibited Discrimination Between Full-Time and...

Littler on 11/20/2024

Dutch law prohibits employers from paying full-time employees differently—i.e., more favorably—than part-time employees, unless the difference in pay can be objectively justified. This is not readily the case, however....more

Employee risk considerations for private capital investors

A&O Shearman on 4/5/2024

Employee activism is increasingly becoming a focal point within the private equity sector, as employees leverage their voice to influence company policies and practices. This shift towards a more vocal workforce has prompted...more

Restrictive Covenant Crackdown Poses New Challenges for M&A Deal Teams

Latham & Watkins LLP on 9/29/2023

Corporates and deal teams should pay careful attention to drafting non-competes and other restrictive arrangements as UK, EU, and US regulators step up enforcement. Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are placing...more

The latest news for companies and employees: conversion into law of the so called labour decree

A&O Shearman on 7/5/2023

On 3 July 2023, Law no. 85 of 2023 (hereinafter, also the "Law") was published in the Official Gazette, which, by converting Law Decree no. 48 of 4 May 2023 (the so-called "Labour Decree"), introduced several innovations in...more

Employment Flash - June 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/23/2023

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

Will Europe Follow the Proposed U.S. Ban on Non-competes?

Littler on 5/3/2023

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on January 5, 2023 a proposed ban on non-competes across the United States. With large global employers considering the implications of the proposed rulemaking, we reached out...more

Monthly Highlights – UK Employment Law – April 2023

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/27/2023

In April’s instalment, our team identify key takeaways from the Court of Appeal’s decision in Boydell v NZP Pharma Limited surrounding the enforceability of non-compete clauses. We highlight the letter recently published by...more

Non-Compete and No-Poach Agreements: Towards Convergence of the US and EU Approaches?

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/21/2023

Following up on an earlier blog post outlining the United States Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) increased regulatory action against non-compete agreements in employment contracts, a view across the pond reveals that...more

Competition authorities crackdown on employment markets: a new era for cartels

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 2/8/2023

At the end of last year, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) secured a guilty plea for wage fixing, resulting in its first criminal conviction with Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter saying: “[t]oday’s guilty plea...more

PEOs–The European Perspective

K&L Gates LLP on 1/31/2023

Professional employer organizations (PEOs) are third-party organizations engaged by companies, usually domiciled in one country, to directly employ individuals based in another country. Such arrangements are being...more

Dutch Employment know how update

Hogan Lovells on 9/2/2022

This update provides an overview of the latest important developments in Dutch Employment legislation and case law. On 5 July 2022, the Dutch House of Representatives adopted the legislative proposal for the Work Where You...more

EU Working Conditions Directive: Local Implementation At-A-Glance Guide

Littler on 7/29/2022

Three years have already passed since the European Union agreed upon Directive 2019/1152 of June 20, 2019, addressing transparent and predictable working conditions in the EU in the area of civil law (Working Conditions...more

New Hurdles for Employers in Germany – The Sharpening of the Law on Proof of Essential Working Conditions and its Consequences

Littler on 7/1/2022

The European Union (EU) in 2019 launched a civil law directive on transparent and predictable working conditions in the EU. The directive stipulates that the rights and obligations set out therein must apply to all employment...more

On your mark! Get set! Vacation! FAQs on German Vacation Law (Part 1)

Littler on 6/30/2022

In the midst of the vacation season, many employers in Germany are prompted to address old and new questions surrounding the issue of vacation. This Insight series: "On your mark! Get set! Vacation!" is designed to help...more

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