This edition summarizes key employment law developments during the last quarter of 2021, including, among other COVID-19 vaccine mandates instituted around the globe, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s...more
1/12/2022
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
OSHA ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Safety
This edition of Employment Flash summarizes key employment law issues, including employers' COBRA obligations and increased minimum wage for federal contractors. We also discuss New York's newly enacted laws prohibiting...more
6/1/2021
/ COBRA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EEO-1 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
Wage and Hour
On December 20, 2020, the French government published a circular detailing the practical rules employers need to follow in order to test employees for COVID-19 now that tests for the virus are more available. These rules...more
This edition of Employment Flash summarizes key employment law issues, including the Department of Labor's proposal for determining independent contractor status, revised DOL regulations that clarify who qualifies for...more
10/16/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Amended Rules ,
Arbitrary and Capricious ,
Bias ,
California ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Collective Redundancies Directive ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Earned Sick and Safe Time Act ,
Economic Realities Test ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
France ,
Germany ,
Governor Newsom ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Laws ,
Joint Employers ,
Local Ordinance ,
LPTA ,
Mayor de Blasio ,
Mileage Reimbursement ,
New Rules ,
New York ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OFCCP ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Pay Data ,
Proposed Rules ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Reduction in Hours ,
Remote Working ,
Ridesharing ,
Safe Time ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
As part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the French government implemented a very generous furlough system designed to protect companies and avoid redundancies, i.e., terminations of employees for economic reasons....more
This edition of Employment Flash summarizes key employment law issues related to COVID-19 as well as two seminal U.S. Supreme Court rulings that protect gay and transgender employees from discrimination, and clarify the...more
7/20/2020
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Age Discrimination ,
Appeals ,
Ballots ,
Business Closures ,
CARES Act ,
Certification Requirements ,
City of Los Angeles ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Contact Tracing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Emergency Orders ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Retention ,
Employee Rights ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Foreign Workers ,
France ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Laws ,
LGBTQ ,
Local Ordinance ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Notice Requirements ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Posting Requirements ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Rehiring Issues ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Right of Recall ,
San Francisco ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
UK ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Unemployment Compensation System ,
Unlimited Benefits ,
Vacation Pay ,
Vicarious Liability
On April 28, 2020, the French government announced the outline of its plan to end the lockdown measures currently in force, scheduled for May 11, 2020. (This date may be postponed if the hospitalization and death rates...more
5/8/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
France ,
Medical Monitoring ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Screening Procedures ,
Social Distancing ,
Virus Testing ,
Workplace Safety
On April 13, 2020, the French government announced that the lockdown measures in force since March 16, 2020, will remain in force until at least May 11, 2020. The government is still working to produce a road map for how to...more
4/29/2020
/ Amazon ,
Business Closures ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Court Schedules ,
Emergency Orders ,
Fines ,
France ,
Government Lockdown ,
Health and Safety ,
Indemnity ,
Noncompliance ,
Sick Leave ,
Social Insurance Contributions ,
Temporary Layoffs ,
Workplace Decontamination ,
Workplace Safety
This is the first issue of our monthly newsletter detailing recent important legislative developments, case law and events regarding labor law in France.
This edition focuses on recent decisions rendered by French courts,...more
4/1/2020
/ CEOs ,
Constitutional Courts ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Executives ,
Criminal Liability ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Damages ,
Digital Platforms ,
Drivers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Financial Assistance Policies ,
France ,
Government Lockdown ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Misclassification ,
Moral Harassment ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Essential Businesses ,
Reorganizations ,
Suicide ,
Supreme Court of France ,
Temporary Layoffs ,
Uber
Following the French government’s publication of the Emergency Bill To Combat the COVID-19 Crisis, a total of 25 ordinances will be or have been published to address the economic, financial and social consequences of the...more
In anticipation of a potential economic slowdown resulting from the lockdown announced by the French government on March 16, 2020, the French Parliament approved an emergency law on March 22, 2020, called the "Emergency Bill...more
3/24/2020
/ Bonuses ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
France ,
International Labor Laws ,
Layoffs ,
Paid Leave ,
Profit Sharing ,
Relief Measures ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
Small Business ,
State of Emergency ,
Work Schedules
On March 18, 2020, the French government published a legislative package of emergency measures aimed at tackling the COVID-19 crisis. It includes an Amending Finance Act for 2020 (which includes a state guarantee of up to...more
As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout France, the government has adopted lockdown measures limiting the movement of individuals throughout the country, as well as ordering the temporary closure of certain businesses. The...more