The Burr Broadcast: OSHA Clarifies Work-Relatedness of Employee Injuries While Traveling
The Course and Scope of Employment
The Holiday Workplace During COVID-19 with Sarah Mitchell Montgomery and Brad Nitschke
Coronavirus in the Workplace - PPP Update, NY Revised Travel Advisory, FFCRA, NY PSL, Albany Update
COVID-19: New York Travel Guidance, Related Disability FAQs, Reopening/Operating Procedures, School District Update
Privacy and Data Protection Issues for Employees in the COVID-19 Environment
Updates to Paid Leave Requirements Under FFCRA
COVID-19 Considerations for Employee Vacation Time - Employment Law This Week®
Employer Planning for Coronavirus
#WorkforceWednesday: Employee Travel and the Coronavirus, NLRB’s Joint-Employment Rule, and DoorDash’s 5,000+ Individual Arbitrations - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: Coronavirus Balancing Act, Vaccination Requirements, #MeToo - Employment Law This Week®
#WorkforceWednesday: Joint Employment, Coronavirus, Medical Marijuana Protections - Employment Law This Week®
Our Employment team briefly reviews three recent rulings relating to the application of the criteria for ordering economic layoffs, the conformity of scanned handwritten signatures, and the qualification of effective working...more
On September 26, 2022, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) announced that effective October 1, 2022, Canada’s COVID-19 entry restrictions will be removed for all travellers regardless of citizenship, and Transport...more
On June 14, 2002, Canada announced that, due to the country’s improved public health situation, certain vaccination requirements are suspended as of June 20. Federally Regulated Travel Sector...more
Fully Vaccinated Travellers - On March 17, 2022, Canada announced that, effective April 1, 2022, fully vaccinated travellers will no longer be required to provide a pre-entry COVID-19 test result to enter Canada....more
As COVID-19 positivity rates continue to decrease, on February 13, 2022, Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi issued three news executive orders revising travelers’ declaration requirements, relaxing COVID-19 restrictions and...more
The Japanese government announced on January 13 that it has added seven prefectures—Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Aichi, Gifu, Tochigi, and Fukuoka—as areas subject to the Second Declaration of a State of Emergency (SDSE) from January...more
Employees working remotely outside the UK during Covid-19 may create – and may already have created – expensive tax liabilities for themselves and their employers....more
On 28 September 2020, new regulations introduced an obligation on people to self-isolate where they have been advised to do so through the NHS track and trace system or where they or someone they live with has tested positive...more
Since 26 July and 31 July 2020, travellers returning to the UK from Spain (including the Canary and Balearic Islands) and Luxembourg respectively have been required to quarantine for 14 days. If cases of Covid-19 spike across...more
May I prohibit my employees from taking leisure travel? No. An employer cannot prohibit employees from taking leisure travel. Can my employee refuse to go on business travel?...more
Companies and their workforces are in unprecedented circumstances, with COVID-19 changing situations and advice on a frequent basis. In this checklist, we have set out below the key issues faced by employers across France,...more
The official website of the National Health Commission of China (NHC) announced that, as of 12:00 pm on January 30th, there are a total of 7,737 confirmed coronavirus cases reported in China and 128 related deaths....more
The UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and Public Health England (PHE), have published guidance about the Wuhan novel coronavirus to the public in the UK and to UK travellers.The Foreign and Commonwealth office is...more
Our European practice, spread across 13 offices in the region’s most robust economies, can provide a single point of contact for clients’ global labor and employment needs. Here we highlight significant labor and employment...more
Court Holds Member States Must Require Employers to Adopt Systems to Record All Employee Working Time - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - On May 14, 2019, the European Court of Justice (ECJ)...more
Remuneration of Business-Related Travel Time in Germany - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - According to a recent decision from the German Federal Labor Court, necessary travel time spent in the...more
German Church's Religious Occupational Requirement Subject to Judicial Scrutiny - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - On April 17, 2018, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) held that German laws...more
Carrie: I’m writing to inform you that I am being transferred to our Rio de Janeiro office next month for a twelve month assignment. It’s a bit daunting, but I am confident that the help you have provided me in...more
Carrie: Thank you again for all your help over the past few weeks as we address our concerns with employees going abroad. We previously talked about offer letters and employment agreements. I know you covered some of...more
Dear Ned, I understand that one of your employees will be engaging a six-month temporary assignment around Europe to scope market opportunities, and you’d like to have a better understanding of what to be thinking about...more
Carrie: Thanks again for your guidance over the past several weeks. Now that we’ve tackled updating our offer letters for employees working abroad, I’d like to look at our employment agreements. What provisions should...more
Proposed amendments to the Income Tax Act (Canada) (ITA) will provide relief from Canadian payroll withholdings for many non-resident employers whose employees work in Canada on a temporary or short-term basis....more
Ned: As promised, I am following up on my email from last week regarding some additional resources for employees working abroad. The offer/assignment letter is a great place to specifically outline additional resources...more
Although I’ve been writing offer and assignment letters for more than 15 years, I’m curious as to what are today’s best practices for preparing these documents as our company extends its global reach. Specifically, what are...more