International Labor Laws

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

UK Employment Alert No 207: Increase in Employment Protection Awards

by Katie Clark, Paul McGrath | McDermott Will & Emery on 1/14/2013

The compensation limits on Tribunal awards will increase as of 1 February 2013. The key changes are set out below...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

International workplace dispute practices: key concepts for today’s global employers

by Peta-Anne Barrow, Nicole Borofsky, Ying Li, Jean-Baptiste Martin, Betsy Plevan | Proskauer - International Labor Law on 12/5/2012

Increasingly, companies with operations or employees in more than one country are exposed to the risk of court proceedings in a foreign jurisdiction and the unfamiliar practices and procedures arising out of overseas...more

Legislative Update Report No. 2012-22 - Nov 30, 2012

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 12/5/2012

In This Article: Federal Government; Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Québec/Quebec; Saskatchewan; and...more

México Promulga Reformas Importantes a la Ley Federal del Trabajo

by Oscar De la Vega, Liliana Hernández, Mónica Schiaffino | Littler on 12/5/2012

El día de hoy se publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el "Decreto por el que se reforman, adicionan y derogan diversas disposiciones de la Ley Federal del Trabajo" de México. Las reformas entran en vigor a partir del...more

Mexico Enacts Important Reforms to the Federal Labor Law

by Oscar De la Vega, Liliana Hernández, Mónica Schiaffino | Littler on 12/5/2012

Mexico's Federal Official Gazette today published a Decree that reforms and repeals various provisions of its Federal Labor Law (FLL). The reform will become effective on December 1, 2012, with some exceptions which are...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

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

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