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Index on Equal Remuneration Between Women and Men - New Order or Decree - Pursuant to Decree No. 2019-382, dated April 29, 2019, each company over 50 employees must calculate the salary gaps between women and men and publish the results on their...By: Littler

Court Holds Member States Must Require Employers to Adopt Systems to Record All Employee Working Time - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - On May 14, 2019, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that, in order to guarantee...By: Littler

Amendment to Law Simplifies Terminations of Employment Contracts - New Legislation Enacted - On July 1, 2019, the amendment to Chapter 7, Section 2, Subsection 1 of the Employment Contracts Act (55/2001) comes into force. The amendment makes it...By: Littler

Amendments to Concept of Industrial Accidents to Cover “Temporary” Injuries - New Legislation Enacted - The Danish Parliament recently amended the Danish Workers’ Compensation Act for the purpose of, among other things, easing the requirements for...By: Littler

After the recent resignation of Alex Acosta, President Trump has announced his intent to nominate Eugene Scalia—son of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia—as Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL). The announcement was made via...By: Littler

The New York State Legislature recently approved changes to state law addressing prohibited retaliation in employment, and to vehicle and traffic laws, to provide additional protections for employees or their family members regarding their...By: Littler

The Relationship Between Sickness and Paid Holiday Leave to Suspend the Period of Retention of Employment Due to Illness - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - On April 17, 2019, the Supreme Court ruled a dismissal due to the...By: Littler

On July 18, 2019, voting largely along party lines, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would increase the federal minimum wage from the current $7.25 an hour to $15.00 an hour by 2025. ...By: Littler

Amendments to Labor Code to Implement GDPR- New Legislation Enacted - Recent amendments to the labor code implement the GDPR. From a practical point of view, some of these measures were already in place. The use of biometric entry systems (such as...By: Littler

Remuneration of Business-Related Travel Time in Germany - Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency - According to a recent decision from the German Federal Labor Court, necessary travel time spent in the employer’s interest generally...By: Littler