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The Conversation You’re Not Having – Part 2: The Fourth Trimester, Parental Leave, and Reengaging After Leave
The Conversation You’re Not Having: Pregnancy, Complications, Miscarriage, and Other Loss at Work
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The Antwerp Labour Court recently settled the question of whether compensation for maternity protection and separate compensation for discrimination can both be awarded for the same dismissal under Belgian law....more
Overview - The primary piece of legislation, the Employment Ordinance (the “EO”), prescribes certain basic rights and protection for most employees. The EO applies to every employee engaged under a contract of employment...more
In this issue, we discuss upcoming regulatory changes as well as recent court decisions with far-reaching implications, including case law on the need to replace share awards on a TUPE transfer and a UK Supreme Court ruling...more
As the September 14, 2023, deadline to pass bills during the current session of the California Legislature fast approaches, the California Senate and Assembly are considering several employment law bills. Many are likely to...more
Our March update includes new cases on whether a “without prejudice” letter attaching a settlement agreement and referring to a termination by mutual agreement can be an effective dismissal letter, the role of written...more
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal’s decision in LaFleche v. NLFD Auto, 2022 BCHRT 88, provides employers with insight into how they should conduct themselves while their employees are on a leave of absence. The...more
Fitness company SoulCycle recently reached a settlement in a New York-based pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by a former executive who alleged the company’s pandemic-based reasoning for her termination was actually...more
In mid-November, the UAE Cabinet approved a new Labour Law, Federal Law Number 33 of 2021 (the New Labour Law) which will come into force on 2 February 2022 and repeals Law Number 8 of 1980 (the Old Law), replacing it...more
Manquement de l’employeur à son obligation de proposer un entretien professionnel à une salariée à l’issue de son congé maternité : pas de nullité du licenciement notifié ultérieurement. Précisions sur les obligations de la...more
Every player interested or already active in the German market needs to have a working knowledge of the key principles of German employment law which offers a good level of protection to employees. This is especially true for...more
The Labor Justice Act (Ley de Justicia Laboral) published in the Statutes at Large, has introduced unfair dismissal protection for pregnant women as well as for women who are union leaders....more
Enhanced Shared Parental Pay Lower than Enhanced Maternity Pay Not Discriminatory - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - On May 24, 2019, the UK Court of Appeal held that it is not discriminatory...more
An employee is on maternity leave and it does not look like she is going to be returning to work. Should you go ahead and terminate her employment during the maternity leave? Wait until it is over to terminate her employment?...more
From federal agency changes to anticipated developments in sexual harassment, paid leave, overtime, and marijuana use, this episode of Employment Law Now provides ten issues that employers should resolve to understand in the...more
In this edition, we report from around Europe on some interesting case law developments that affect the way employers manage their employees. The range of issues covered shows that, despite the breadth of directives issued by...more
Let's talk about it – changing terms and redundancy consultation - In Socha v Szpital Specjalistyczny im A. Falkiewicza, the CJEU confirms that the duty to inform and consult applies where employees are dismissed for...more
In May 2017, the German Federal Government passed a reform known as the German Maternity Protection Act, aimed at protecting the health and well-being of the woman and her (unborn) child during pregnancy, after birth and...more
Persons With Disabilities May Now Be Declared as Dependents for Tax Purposes - Enacted Legislation - Republic Act No. 10754, enacted on March 23, 2016 and effective on December 23, 2016, expanded the benefits of...more
Self-employment and the gig economy laid bare – Parliamentary Committee calls for changes to employment status - The Work and Pensions Parliamentary Committee inquiry into self-employment and the gig economy has...more
In a 7 to 1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that courts of appeals should largely defer to lower courts’ decisions when policing subpoenas issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). By...more
On January 26, 2017, the Governor of Puerto Rico approved the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act (“the Act"). The Act makes substantial changes to virtually all existing Puerto Rico employment laws, including those...more
Orchid Grower Fired Several Employees After Childbirth, Federal Agency Charges - FRESNO, Calif. - Dash Dreams Plant, Inc., a grower and wholesale distributer of orchids in Dos Palos, Calif., violated federal law when it...more
As part of the entry into force of the Labour Act, the Proskauer firm offers a series of focus on the provisions already in force today could impact the daily lives of companies. Two provisions in force to date,...more
Is Russian employment law a codification of rules? Yes. Is Russian employment law protective of employees? Yes. Is Russian employment law complex? Certainly. However, we would like to note that Russian employment law...more
As our readers may recall, in November 2012, Judge G. Murray Snow of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona nixed a subpoena issued by the EEOC seeking employee pedigree information (name, address, telephone...more