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Authors: Patricia Anderson Pryor, Joy M. Napier-Joyce, Melissa Ostrower and Tasos C. Paindiris  Corporate management and directors should plan for changes and be aware of policies and fiduciary responsibilities. This can include preparing for public and employee reactions (for and against), legislative and law enforcement threats, social media posts, and other employee demonstrations. Pressure from a variety of groups […]

Author: Adam B. Cantor Investment, private equity, and real estate fund managers should consider becoming familiar with the complex final regulations on the preferential tax treatment of “carried interest” under Section 1061 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) that are generally effective for taxable years beginning on or after Jan. 1, 2022. Preferential Treatment of […]

Authors: Ruth Bonino, Corinna Harris and Sophie Jackson Mr Burke was employed as a caretaker for nearly 20 years when, in November 2020, he contracted COVID-19. Initially his symptoms were mild, but he went on to develop severe headaches and fatigue. He also experienced joint pain, a loss of appetite, a reduced ability to concentrate […]

Author: André Lerch On June 13, 2021, a majority of voters in the Canton of Basel-City voted in favor of a statutory minimum wage of CHF 21 per hour (approx. USD 22). The new minimum wage applies to employees whose usual place of work is in the Canton of Basel-City. Basel-City thus becomes the fifth […]

Author: André Lerch Short-Time Work Compensation (KAE) – Retroactive Payments for Vacation and Public Holiday Entitlement for the Years 2020 and 2021 Companies that have received short-time work compensation (KAE) in the summary procedure in 2020 and 2021 can now submit a request for a review of their KAE entitlements for this period. Based on […]

Author: André Lerch Since early 2020, Switzerland has had mutual agreements with all its neighboring countries to apply a certain degree of flexibility in terms of the regulations on social security. The regulations’ aim was to ensure no change in social security subordination while employees have been working from home due to COVID-19 measures. While […]

Authors: Iván Suárez and Pablo Samsó Sánchez The ruling of the High Court of Justice of Asturias of 22 June 2022, establishes that the use of WhatsApp to communicate certain aspects of the employment relationship does not always violate the right to digital disconnection and privacy of workers. This ruling examines a case in which […]

Authors: Avik Biswas and Ivana Chatterjee The State Government of Tamil Nadu has exempted all shops and establishments employing 10 or more persons from the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947 that deal with opening and closing hours of shops and establishments. The Government of Tamil Nadu, vide a notification dated […]

Author: Lydia Milders In its judgment of 24 June 2022, the Supreme Court ruled on the exception to the granting of a transition payment. In this case, a teacher of movement studies at the University of Applied Sciences in Maastricht was accused of transgressive behaviour towards female students, consisting of giving full body massages. The […]

Author: Lydia Milders The Transparent and Predictable Employment Conditions Act will take effect on 1 August 2022. Here are briefly the main changes that will take place: Employees with an unpredictable work pattern can from now on request work with more predictable and certain times from the employer. Think for example of employees with a […]