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In the decision of Egan v. Harbour Air Seaplanes LLP, 2024 BCCA 222 (“Egan”), the British Columbia Court of Appeal upheld a termination clause in an employment agreement, rejecting various arguments to undermine the clause’s...more
El auxilio de cesantías en Colombia es una prestación social que tiene como finalidad formar un ahorro en caso de que el trabajador se quede sin trabajo. Lo anterior, sirve de auxilio y se pagan al finalizar el contrato de...more
INTRODUCTION - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently published its new Federal Labour Law No. 33 of 2021 (New Law), which repeals Federal Labour Law No. 8 of 1980 (Previous Law). The New Law comes into effect on 2 February...more
Beginning on December 1, 2022, Nevada public employers will have new limitations placed on certain common elements contained in employment contracts. Governor Sisolak recently signed Assembly Bill 385 into law, prohibiting a...more
In June 2019, David Dunwoody (“Dunwoody”) left his position as President of EnVen Energy Corporation (“EnVen”) amidst a scandal centering around his alleged involvement in a kickback scheme. Dunwoody sued EnVen, the oil...more
Specialists have long touted certain significant advantages to employers that come along with maintaining ERISA severance plans, and a recent district court case highlights some of these advantages....more
It is always unpleasant for a healthcare entity or medical practice to have to sever ties with an employed physician, but it is sometimes necessary. Perhaps the physician has committed serious policy violations or lost an...more
C’est officiel : le barème des indemnités pour licenciement irrégulier ou sans cause réelle et sérieuse est en vigueur. ...more
In Germany, employees frequently refuse to sign separation agreements for fear that the Employment Agency (Agentur für Arbeit) will disqualify them from receiving unemployment benefits. A revision of the Employment Agency's...more
On January 26, 2017, Puerto Rico’s Governor, Ricardo Roselló, signed into law the Labor Transformation and Flexibility Act (the “Act”). The Act represents the first significant and comprehensive labor law reform to occur in...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
Generally speaking, many employers do not think about the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) when it comes to severance, whether at the front end, when employment agreements or policies are negotiated and...more
In Depth - Additional flexibility to use Section 409A exemptions - ..Expanded availability of the rules for transaction-based compensation for stock rights and incentive stock options. The final regulations allow...more
Most executive level employees have detailed employment agreements outlining the terms and conditions of their high-paying jobs. Putting such agreements in place is a really good idea for a number of reasons, even though it...more
Did you know that employees in most countries outside the United States have a contractual right to continued employment, whether or not they have written contract? If an employer does not provide an employee with a written...more
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (the “District Court”) issued a memorandum and order (the “Order”) in which the District Court upheld a decision of the FDIC that contract damages sought by the...more