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Often—and without much thinking—when an employer faces a claim of sexual harassment, the knee-jerk response is to discipline or terminate the man accused. It is the easiest way to go, especially if the alleged harasser is a mid- or lower-level...By: Littler

What Is the “Gig Economy”? The “gig economy” is the catchall term for an ever-growing range of temporary, flexible, autonomous work arrangements that are often enabled by technology platforms, such as websites or apps that connect workers directly...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Corporate, social and responsibility (CSR): three words when spoken together ought to mean something powerful, something fundamental and at the heart of what an enterprise does. Yet, they do not mean that, do they? They never have. In truth, CSR has...By: Dentons

The Workers’ Minimum Standard of Housing and Amenities (Amendment) Act 2019 aims to expand the minimum standard of housing and provision of basic facilities for workers in all sectors. The Act received Royal Assent on September 18, 2019, and was...By: Littler

Upending the longstanding practice of employers including no-rehire clauses in agreements resolving employment disputes, California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law that will prohibit such provisions in employment settlement agreements....By: Littler

On 10 October 2019, the competition authorities of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (the "Authorities") issued a "Joint Memorandum" which adds further (BeNeLux) perspective to the on-going debate regarding "competition law for the digital...By: Hogan Lovells

California’s 2019 legislative session recently ended, leaving employers with a number of new laws requiring compliance starting January 1, 2020. To assist employers, we are publishing a series of blogs, each dedicated to a new bill impacting...By: Lewitt Hackman

A new proposed bill would grant relief to employees with high levels of debt. The bill would ensure that at least 40% of an employee’s salary is free from reductions and would allow employees to access better conditions for their loans......By: Littler

Germany should not be a blank spot on your company map. Located at the center of Continental Europe, it is the world’s fourth biggest economy and the home of some of the biggest companies in the world. It plays a key role in the EU and is a motor of...By: Hogan Lovells

Do you think that there is a difference between "furnishing" labor and "performing" labor? (Is there a difference between Godiva chocolate and Palmer's?) Well, the Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma recently held that "furnishing labor is not the...By: Burr & Forman