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L&E Global is proud to announce that our member firms in Canada and Latin America have been recognised for their expertise in the field of employment law, in the recently published editions of Chambers Canada 2022 and Chambers Latin America 2022. Chambers ranks and reviews the top lawyers and law firms in over 200 jurisdictions […]

By  Laura A. Mitchell, Leslie A. Stout-Tabackman and F. Christopher Chrisbe The Department of Labor (DOL) is publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) detailing proposed regulations implementing new minimum wage requirements that certain federal contractors must pay workers performing work “on or in connection with” a covered federal contract or subcontract. The NPRM is scheduled to be published in the Federal […]

By Justin R. Barnes and Jeffrey W. Brecher In an action anticipated since it issued its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in March, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) officially has withdrawn the Joint Employer Final Rule published during the previous administration. The Rescission Final Rule was published on July 30, 2021, and becomes effective on September 28, 2021. The […]

By  Catherine A. Cano, Courtney M. Malveaux, Katharine C. Weber and Kristina T. Brooks   The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) updated its COVID-19 guidance for non-healthcare employers, Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace, on August 13, 2021. While embracing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) updated recommendations for […]

The UK ICO’s call for views is to help shape its new data protection and employment practices guidance and products, to help employers and staff comply with current data protection legislation when personal data is used. The existing ICO Employment Practices Code has not been updated since the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 became […]

The UK government’s National Disability Strategy, which follows up on a commitment made in the Conservative Party’s 2019 election manifesto, covers “making the world of work more inclusive and accessible”. Although the strategy reflects the experiences of disabled people across the UK – Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have implemented, or will implement, their own […]

A tribunal found that Mrs Mhindurwa, who worked as a care assistant, was unfairly dismissed when Lovingangels Care Limited refused to consider furlough and made her redundant in July 2020. The tribunal accepted that there was a genuine redundancy situation since the work she was employed to do had diminished. That said, given the whole […]

Mr Bayfield and Mr Jenner were creative directors at Wunderman Thompson (UK) Ltd. After its gender pay gap report for 2017 was published, showing gender pay gap figures that indicated “an acute problem of female representation” with most senior creative jobs held by men, the agency held a conference to address the lack of diversity […]

L&E Global is proud to announce that Harmers Workplace Lawyers is among the firm’s selected for inclusion in the Australasian Lawyer’s list of ‘Top Boutique Firms 2021’. In this editorial feature, Harmers’ lawyers Amy Zhang and Michael Harmer join esteemed practitioners in the industry to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on boutique law firms. Click here for details. For more information, […]

The Ministry of Health is working on a law to allow employers to verify which employees have received the COVID-19 vaccine. Those who have not taken the injection could be moved to other posts, since it is not possible to keep a safe distance or work with a mask on in all possible sites. Opinions […]