The spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) across the globe remains a significant concern in the workplace. Employers are confronting difficult questions regarding how to handle safety and health rules, travel...more
3/12/2020
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Best Practices ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
China ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Layoffs ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Severance Pay ,
Sick Leave ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Traveling Employee ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has implications for multiple workplace concerns, including health and safety, leaves of absence, discrimination, and travel. Although the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has been...more
3/5/2020
/ Best Practices ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Duty of Care ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Furloughs ,
General Duty Clause ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Interim Guidance ,
International Travel ,
Layoffs ,
Leave of Absence ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OSH Act ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Sick Pay ,
Traveling Employee ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Workplace Safety
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
2/3/2020
/ Business Travel ,
China ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Labor Laws ,
New Guidance ,
Public Health ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Risk Management ,
Telecommuting ,
Traveling Employee ,
UK
New Rules on Regulatory References Come Into Force -
Enacted Legislation -
The new rules on Regulatory References came into force on March 7, 2017. The intention of these rules, which apply to full-scope regulatory...more
5/30/2017
/ Couriers ,
Employee Definition ,
Employee Rights ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Holiday Pay ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Pay Gap ,
Standard Duties Test ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
Effective April 6, 2017, new Gender Pay Reporting regulations to address the gender pay gap (the “Regulations”) come into force in Great Britain. The Regulations are intended to address the pay gap between men and women by...more
The gig economy is expanding fast. Although it brings great benefits, such as flexibility for companies and individuals, it also has generated concerns regarding workplace protections and social inequalities. In the UK, the...more
On November 29, 2016, France’s National Assembly adopted the text of a bill (the “Bill”) that, if enacted, would create new due diligence obligations for large French companies regarding their subsidiaries’ and supply chain...more
On June 23, 2016, the people of the United Kingdom—(more precisely, the island of Great Britain, comprising England, Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland) voted, pursuant to a referendum called “Brexit,” to leave the European...more
7/14/2016
/ Corporate Restructuring ,
Cross-Border ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
Foreign Workers ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Immigrants ,
Member State ,
Multinationals ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Referendums ,
TUPE ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Works Council
In a landmark decision that will dramatically affect thousands of U.S. companies that transfer personal data from the European Union ("EU") to the United States, the European Union Court of Justice ("ECJ") yesterday...more
10/7/2015
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Transfers ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Multinationals ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
PRISM Program ,
Safe Harbors ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
The United Kingdom recently enacted the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the first law in Europe aimed at eliminating modern slavery and human trafficking from supply chains. The Act is anticipated to take effect in October 2015....more