Labor & Employment Law, International Law & Trade, Civil Rights

Did You Know…Certain Businesses Are Now Required To Post Human Trafficking Notice

by Jennifer Reass | Nossaman LLP on 5/16/2013

As anticipated, Senate Bill 1193 went into effect on April 1, 2013, requiring a broad range of businesses in the transportation, hospitality, and health care sectors to post public notices regarding slavery and human...more

Navigating through the Challenging German Employment Law Framework for Japanese Companies Doing Business in Germany

by Lutz Hoheisel | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/23/2013

In This Presentation: 1. Employment law in Germany – General facts 2. The Employee 3. Overview on German social security system 4. Dismissal of employees 5. Managerial authority 6. Modification of...more

Recent Development on Corporate Liability in U.S. Courts for Conduct Outside the United States

by Bob Loeb, James Stengel, Laurie Strauch Weiss | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/22/2013

This week the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-awaited decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., which addressed the question of whether a federal court may recognize a cause of action under the Alien Tort Statute...more

The Final Breaths of the Alien Tort Statute

by Philip Berkowitz, Michael G. Congiu, John Kloosterman, Morgan Julia Matson, Eric A. Savage | Littler on 4/22/2013

On April 17, 2013, the Supreme Court decided Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum. For all intents and purposes, the decision eliminates use of the federal Alien Tort Statute ("ATS") as an employment law weapon to be used against...more

EEOC Birmingham Office Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Mexican Consulate

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 4/17/2013

Agreement Establishes Ongoing Collaborative Relationship to Combat Discrimination - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Birmingham District Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will sign a Memorandum of...more

Employment Law in the United Kingdom

by Amanda Caldwell | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 4/10/2013

The United Kingdom (“UK”), comprised of England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland, has a population of over 62 million people, is culturally diverse and remains one of leading financial and service centers of the world....more

Global Employment and Benefits Updates - Issue 1 2013

by White & Case LLP on 3/22/2013

In This Issue: - Balancing human rights in discrimination law - French flexicurity - In Profile: Johanna Johnson - News in Brief - Upcoming Events - Excerpt from French flexicurity: The...more

EEOC New Orleans Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Mexican Consulate

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 3/12/2013

Agreement Establishes Ongoing Collaborative Relationship to Combat Discrimination - NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Field Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will sign a Memorandum of...more

ALJ Applies Villanueva Factors, Finds Overseas Employee’s Whistleblower Claim “Territorial”

by Lloyd B. Chinn, Cecile Martin, Daniel Ornstein, Daniel Saperstein | Proskauer - Whistleblowing & Retaliation on 3/5/2013

In Dos Santos v. Delta Airlines, Inc., 2012-AIR-20 (ALJ Jan. 11, 2013), an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) examined whether the facts alleged by the complainant required a territorial or...more

Global HR Hot Topic - March 2013: Cross-Border Anti-Harassment Initiatives

by Donald C. Dowling, Jr. | White & Case LLP on 3/4/2013

Challenge: A “zero tolerance” stand against illegal workplace harassment is laudable in US domestic operations. But wildly differing harassment laws and standards abroad complicate an inflexible global approach to eradicating...more

Orrick World: A Quarterly Report of Global Employment Law Issues for Multinationals - February 2013

by Elizabeth Cole, Mike Delikat, Christine Guillot-Bouhours, Yumiko Ohta, Gary Siniscalco, Nicola Whiteley | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/19/2013

In This Issue: - Asia Employment Law Update - France Employment Law Update - UK Employment Law Update - United States Employment Law Update...more

Manufacturers and Retailers Doing Business in California Are Required to Take Action to Prevent Slavery and Human Trafficking

by Duane Morris LLP on 2/7/2013

Lawmakers are looking to businesses to help curb the growing problem of human trafficking. The first in a series of a new wave of legislation has taken effect. Manufacturers, retailers and others in the supply chain are...more

International Employment Law Review - January 2013, Issue 3

by Samer Amro, Alan Berkowitz, Thomas Johnson, Phillippe Thomas, Charles Wynn-Evans | Dechert LLP on 1/21/2013

Welcome to the latest edition of the International Employment Law Review, presented by Dechert’s Labor and Employment Practice. In this issue, we examine the most significant employment law developments of the year thus far...more

Anti-Discrimination Reforms: The Proposed Harmonisation of Anti-Discrimination Laws

by Alice DeBoos, Courtney Fleming | K&L Gates LLP on 1/21/2013

The Federal Government has released an exposure draft for a new Anti-Discrimination Bill, which proposes to harmonise, into a single statute, the Commonwealth’s anti-discrimination laws and the Australian Human Rights...more

UK Employment Reforms in 2013

by Johanna Johnson, Stephen Ravenscroft | White & Case LLP on 1/14/2013

The UK’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has issued the ‘Fifth Statement of New Regulations’ (the “Statement”), which provides details of regulatory reforms and implementation dates for 2013. Whilst the...more

Global HR Hot Topic - January 2013: Cross-Border Diversity Initiatives for Recruiting and Retention

by Donald C. Dowling, Jr. | White & Case LLP on 1/5/2013

Challenge: Diversity initiatives that promote recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce are increasingly important outside the US. But transplanting a US diversity initiative for overseas workers risks confusion,...more

Global HR Hot Topic - December 2012: Dismissing Staff Outside the United States

by Donald C. Dowling, Jr. | White & Case LLP on 12/10/2012

Firing an employee in the United States can be a challenge. Group firings - reductions-in force — can be a big challenge. And from the point of view of a multinational headquartered in the United States, overseas individual...more

Mexico Reforms Federal Labor Law | México Reforma la Ley Federal del Trabajo

by Humberto Padilla Gonzalez, Rodrigo Dominguez Sotomayor, Mark E. Zelek | Morgan Lewis on 12/6/2012

Amendments address several legal loopholes and will substantially affect labor relationships in the country. During his last day in office, President Felipe de Jesús Calderón enacted a number of major amendments (the...more

Employment Law Commentary -- Volume 24, No. 11, November 2012: Doing Business in Europe: Top 10 Labour Law Issues

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/1/2012

In this article we list the top ten labour law issues employers operating in Europe need to understand in order to avoid employment disputes, litigation and disruption to their businesses. The European Union (EU)...more

Antidiscrimination Law - Punitive Damages in Germany and the European Union

by Klaus Alenfelder on 11/30/2012

Discrimination is an attack on human dignity and highly inefficient as well. The European Union anti-discrimination directives demand “effective, proportionate and dissuasive” protection against discrimination....more

EEOC’S Detroit Field Office Director and Mexican Consulate Sign Historic Outreach Agreement

by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 11/30/2012

Pact Establishes Ongoing Collaborative Relationship Between the Two Entities DETROIT - The Detroit Field Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with...more

Turkey Continues Its Reform Of Labor And Employment Laws Despite Waning Enthusiasm For EU Membership

by Roland De Monte | Fisher & Phillips LLP on 11/29/2012

Turkey’s decades-long quest for membership into the European Union has been the impetus of many rapid and “modernizing” changes throughout this ancient country, pushing it ever closer to its European neighbors relative to its...more

European Court of Human Rights Finds That Greater Protections Are Required For The Political Beliefs Of UK Employees

by Katie Clark, David Dalgarno, Paul McGrath, Sharon Tan | McDermott Will & Emery on 11/27/2012

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), in Redfearn v United Kingdom [2012] ECHR 1878, has held that employment law in the United Kingdom does not adequately protect individuals from dismissal as a result of their...more

Labor Reform Bill Passed in Mexico—What it Means for Employers Doing Business in Mexico

by Diana J. Nehro | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/27/2012

On November 13, 2012, for the first time in 40 years, after extensive consideration by both Mexico’s House of Representatives and its Senate, the Senate approved a significant labor reform bill, with far-reaching and...more

Rekabet Için Sürdürülebilirlik - Mersin Siyaset 23.1.2012

by Ulya Selçuk on 11/23/2012

Rekabe Için Sürdürülebilirlik - Mersin Siyaset http://www.mersinsiyaset.net/haber/Rekabet-icin-surdururebilirlik--5378 Rotary 2420. Bölge’nin, Birlesmis Milletler Kalkinma Programi (UNDP) ile is birligi içinde yürüttügü...more

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