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On September 18, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that attempts to settle some of the ambiguity that remained surrounding the California Supreme Court’s decision in Dynamex and its “ABC Test.” While the new bill may have...By: Hogan Lovells

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule that, effective January 1, 2020, will increase the salary threshold, by approximately 50%, that so-called “white collar” employees must be paid in order to be classified...By: Hogan Lovells

No harassment as conduct not related to sex - The EAT decision in Raj v Capita Business Services Ltd is a reminder that behaviour, even if it is unwanted and creates a hostile or intimidating work environment, is only harassment in the Equality Act...By: Hogan Lovells

The question of whether an arbitration clause has been successfully incorporated into a contract is one that has come before the courts regularly, with different jurisdictions taking different approaches to what counts as effective incorporation....By: Hogan Lovells

The United States and other Western countries have steadily escalated long-simmering trade tensions between their economies and those of China. What began as complaints over trade surpluses, intellectual property theft, and improper subsidizations,...By: Hogan Lovells

Noteworthy – no holiday pro-rating for "part year" music teacher - In The Harpur Trust v Brazel the Court of Appeal confirmed that a music teacher was entitled to be paid for 5.6 weeks' annual holiday, even though she only worked during term time....By: Hogan Lovells

On 28 August 2019 investment advisor Third Point LLC (Third Point) and three funds under its control – Third Point Partners Qualified L.P., Third Point Ultra, Ltd., and Third Point Offshore Fund Ltd. (collectively, the Third Point Funds) – entered...By: Hogan Lovells

On August 9, 2019, the D.C. Office of Employment Services (DOES) took another step toward full implementation of D.C.’s Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016 (UPLA) by issuing proposed benefits regulations. In a recent post, we discussed...By: Hogan Lovells

In Germany, paying contributions to the statutory (state) social security pension is compulsory for most employees and their employers. Please see full Publication below for more information....By: Hogan Lovells

The debate about whether the Dynamex decision applies retroactively is alive again thanks to a reverse course by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  As we previously discussed, in April 2018, the California Supreme Court issued a groundbreaking...By: Hogan Lovells