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Employment Contracts in Japan: A Quick Guide

Ius Laboris on 7/16/2025

Understanding employment contracts in Japan is essential for ensuring compliance and maintaining fair workplace practices. In this article we outline the key legal requirements and best practices for employers to follow....more

What California Employers Should Consider When Buying or Selling a Business

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/24/2025

The purchase or sale of a business in California involves intricate legal considerations, particularly regarding the rights of and responsibilities to employees. Both the buyer and seller need to consider employment...more

Managing labour cost: Insights and lessons for the resource and other sectors for 2025

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 3/20/2025

Employers in the resources sector are watchful of legal developments in 2025 that could significantly impact their labour strategies, particularly their ability to engage, utilise and remove contractors. With non-labour costs...more

Employment Rights Bill: Crucial Updates for UK Employers Ahead of Final Commons Vote Tomorrow

Paul Hastings LLP on 3/11/2025

As anticipated, the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) continues to evolve — the latest development being the release of an amendment paper last week. But what do these latest changes really mean for U.K. employers?...more

2024 Year in Review – Hong Kong Employment Law

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 1/6/2025

The year 2024 brought about notable changes in employment law in Hong Kong. This article provides a brief overview of the key developments that occurred over the past year and a look forward at the expected changes as we...more

More Bad News for the FTC: Federal Court in Florida Enjoins Enforcement of Non-Compete Ban

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 8/16/2024

Wednesday, a third court weighed in on the FTC’s proposed ban on non-competes, set to go into effect on September 4, 2024. Judge Corrigan of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida granted the...more

Federal Court in Pennsylvania Creates District Split on Enforceability of FTC Non-Compete Ban

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/24/2024

Yesterday, the Court in the ATS Trees v. FTC case denied Plaintiff ATS Trees’ Motion for Stay and Enjoin the FTC recent Ban on Non-Compete agreements (“Final Rule”), because, the Court held, ATS Trees failed to establish...more

Who is a “Senior Executive” Under the FTC’s Non-Compete Clause Rule? It’s More Narrow Than You Think.

Bodman on 5/16/2024

The FTC’s non-compete ban is the topic of conversation for most in the HR world. As we all have heard, the FTC issued the Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Rule”) which would ban nearly all non-compete provisions with limited...more

Washington State Tightens Noncompete Restrictions

Perkins Coie on 5/2/2024

Washington state businesses that have noncompetition agreements with employees or independent contractors will be subject to new requirements under the latest amendment to the state’s noncompetition law beginning June 6,...more

Time-Sensitive First Quarter Employment Housekeeping for California Employers

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 1/17/2024

The New Year rang in a collection of California employment law updates with major implications for Golden State employers. If they have not already, California employers should address the items listed...more

New Law Changes Non-Compete Landscape for D.C. Employers

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 11/3/2022

The long-awaited Washington, D.C. non-compete and anti-moonlighting law finally went into effect on Oct. 1, 2022. At the end of 2020, the Washington, D.C. Council passed the Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of...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

The Netherlands: Get the tape rolling…

Littler on 11/16/2021

It is becoming increasingly common for employees in the Netherlands to record the smartphone conversations they have with their employers in order to collect evidence, exert some pressure, or for use in court proceedings,...more

Ontario, Canada: Calculation of Reasonable Notice Period When a Contractor Becomes an Employee

Littler on 2/26/2020

Cormier v. 1772887 Ontario Limited (St. Joseph Communications) (“St. Joseph”), 2019 ONCA 965, is an appeal from a summary judgment motion arising from the wrongful dismissal claim of a contractor who worked for St. Joseph for...more

Close Was Not Close Enough: First Circuit Denies Executive’s Implied Covenant Claim For Unpaid Equity Compensation Related To A...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/24/2019

Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 27, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that, under Massachusetts law, a terminated employee asserting a claim for being deprived of lost compensation in breach...more

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