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REAL ID and Enhanced Driver Licenses: Are TSA Agents As Confused As We Are?

I proudly presented my new ENHANCED driver’s license to the TSA agent at Newark International Airport with the comment that I am now ready for October 2020 when the new rules go into effect requiring the presentation of a REAL ID license to board an...By: Proskauer - International Labor Law
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Switzerland – New Gender Pay Gap Requirements

Switzerland has joined the growing list of jurisdictions to introduce legislation to address the gender pay gap. Effective July 1, 2020, employers with 100 or more employees (including part-time and hourly employees) will be required to conduct an...By: Proskauer - International Labor Law
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The Surprisingly Broad Scope Definition of Workplace Accidents in France

The legal definition of “workplace accidents” under French law does not normally make global headlines. However, as many of you will have read, a recent decision of the Paris Court of Appeal (CA Paris, May 27, 2019, n°16/08787) did just that....By: Proskauer - International Labor Law
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Ireland Supreme Court Analyzes Disability Accommodation Requirements

On July 31, 2019, in the case of Nano Nagle School v Daly, the Supreme Court of Ireland delivered its decision in a long-running disability discrimination lawsuit between a paraplegic special needs assistant (“SNA”) and the school that ended her...By: Proskauer - International Labor Law
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Romania Amends Labour Code to Provide In-Vitro Fertilization Leave

Romania’s fertility rate is statistically low, with only 1.54 children born per woman in 2018. The country’s birth rate has continued to decline since the early 90s, and more families are choosing to have one or no children. In-vitro fertilization,...By: Proskauer - International Labor Law
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Dubai International Financial Center Enacts Sweeping Changes to Employment Law

Background - On June 12, 2019, the Dubai International Financial Center (“DIFC”) in Dubai, UAE announced its new employment law regime, which will come into force on August 28, 2019. This new employment code replaces the DIFC’s previous employment...By: Proskauer - International Labor Law
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UK Supreme Court Examines Restrictive Covenants First Time in 100 Years: A New Test for Severance

In the case of Tillman v Egon Zehnder [2019] UKSC 32, the UK Supreme Court, for the first time in over 100 years, has examined the law of post-termination restrictive covenants. As well as providing clarity of the law, the decision serves as a...By: Proskauer - International Labor Law
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