Puerto Rico has recently relaxed its requirements for remote work, implementing significant changes. The first set of changes occurred in 2022 with the enactment of Law 52-2022....more
In recent months, Spain has approved measures to streamline the visa process and better protect LBGTQ employees. It also has proposed raising the minimum wage and shortening the workweek....more
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Are performance-based terminations of employment possible in South Korea? The answer may lie in a recent Supreme Court of Korea case in which the employer obtained a favorable decision regarding the legitimacy of dismissing...more
China has introduced a new legislative amendment revising the Women’s Protection Law, which was first introduced in 1991, to address workplace gender discrimination and sexual harassment. The amendment, which took effect on...more
COVID-19 continues to cause significant restrictions in many areas around the world, including workplaces: Employees are working in remote settings, they no longer share tools and supplies, partitions separate workspaces,...more
Amidst the pandemic, China introduced a civil code - its first ever compilation of civil laws detailing the rights of private parties. The code’s attention to sexual harassment provides another important reminder that even as...more
In preparing global strategies for monitoring employee health, employers with international workforces may want to be aware that occupational medicine plays a key role for employers in many countries outside the United States...more
The outbreak of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (now designated COVID-19) caused massive disruption in China, including a nationwide extension of its Spring Festival holidays. Though February 10, 2020, was the last “public...more