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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

A recent decision by a three judge panel of the federal D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals highlights potential pitfalls for successor employers who want to establish new compensation terms. In First Student, Inc., the D.C. Circuit panel concluded the...By: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

The election for the 22nd Knesset will be held on September 17, 2019. This is the first time in Israel’s political history that two elections for the Knesset will take place in the same year. Election Day is a statutory holiday. An employee who has...By: Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

There have been an increasing number of reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has begun conducting workplace site visits for F-1 students employed pursuant to optional practical training (OPT) in the science, technology, engineering,...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

Department Retaliated When Manager Reported Age Bias in Hiring, Federal Agency Charges - ST. LOUIS - The University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) violated federal law when it discharged a manager who alerted officials that his department head...By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Following the prime minister’s announcement that free movement will come to an end, the UK government has published a policy paper setting out proposals for European Economic Area and Swiss nationals if the United Kingdom leaves the European Union...By: Morgan Lewis

In its required status report, filed pursuant to Court Order, EEOC announced it is preparing a Notice of Information Collection – Employer Information Report (EEO-1) to seek authorization from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

Within the past few weeks, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed several pieces of legislation expanding the scope of anti-discrimination laws in the New York workplace and adding accommodation obligations for domestic violence victims. New York employers...By: Cole Schotz

On August 26, 2019, the Delaware Chancery Court invalidated a California employee’s customer and employee non-solicitation covenant on the grounds that it violated California law. In doing so, the Court rejected the plaintiff company’s attempt to...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.

On September 5, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment proposed amendments (Proposed Amendments) to National Instrument 51-102 Continuous Disclosure Obligations (NI 51-102) and its companion policies related to the...By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP