Employment Matters

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Indiana. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speaker: Kayla Ernst ( email ) ( Ice Miller LLP / Indiana) Support the show Register on the ELA website here...

In this episode, we discuss the EU Whistleblowing Directive and how it has been implemented in Denmark and Sweden. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Philippe Durand ( email ) ( August Debouzy / France) Guest Speakers: Tove Tullberg ( email ) ( Vinge / Sweden) & Jacob Falsner ( email ) ( Plesner / Denmark) Support the show R...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Honduras. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Jorge Kafati ( email ) ( BLP / Honduras) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitati...

In this podcast we address some of the most relevant innovations introduced by the new Paraguayan migration law; Law No. 6984/22. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Listen to the Spanish version of this episode here . Host: Alexandra Aguilar ( email ) ( BLP / Costa Rica) Guest Speaker: Manuel Acevedo ( email ) ( Vouga Abogados / Parag...

In July 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order which encouraged the Federal Trade Commission to curtail the unfair use of non-compete clauses and other clauses that may unfairly limit worker mobility.  The FTC recently proposed a new rule that would ban employers from imposing non-competes on their workers - the FTC is seeking public comment on this proposed rule.  Today, we will be discu...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Egypt. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Mona Osama Abdel Hafiz ( email ) ( Ibrachy & Dermarkar / Egypt) Support the show Register on the ELA website here t...

The Speak Out Act was signed into law on December 7th, 2022 by President Biden.  This Act of Congress prevents the enforcement of non-disclosure agreements in instances of sexual assault and harassment. On today’s program, we will discuss this ground-breaking new law, its origins, and what employers need to know to ensure compliance. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Oregon. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speaker: Naomi Haslitt ( email ) ( Miller Nash / Oregon) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to...

In this episode, we discuss the end of the 'zero-Covid' policy in China and its impact on travel. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Jeffrey Wilson ( email ) ( JunHe / China) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at the Netherlands. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Danny Vesters ( email ) ( Boontje Advocaten / Netherlands) Support the show Register on the ELA website here...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Montana. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speakers: Mike Green ( email ) & Greg Dorrington ( email ) ( Crowley Fleck Attorneys, PLLP / Montana) Su...

In this episode, we discuss a recent High Court decision on whether employment policies ought to be binding or not, as well as the rationale for the outcome. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Raymond Low ( email ) ( Shearn Delamore & Co. / Malaysia) Guest Speaker: Qi-Yang Chang ( email ) ( WongPartnership / Singapore) Suppo...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Nicaragua. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Favio Batres ( email ) ( BLP / Nicaragua) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invita...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Bermuda. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Juliana Snelling ( email ) ( Canterbury Law Ltd. / Bermuda) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to rece...

In this episode, we discuss “redundancy”, “restructuring”, and “lay-offs” in Hong Kong, the process of making someone redundant, entitlements employees have under Hong Kong law if they are made redundant, and more. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Cynthia Chung ( email ) ( Deacons / Hong Kong) Guest Speaker: Elsie Chan ( email...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at South Carolina. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Steve Hirschfeld ( email ) ( Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP / California) Guest Speakers: Elizabeth Gibbes ( email ) & Amanda Williams ( email ) ( Parker Poe / South Carolina) S...

La possibilité de réaliser  des apprentissages porteurs de sens trône au sommet des priorités d’une majorité d’employés, particulièrement chez les jeunes générations. Loin d’exiger des tables de ping-pong et des machines à café dernier cri, les employés souhaitent surtout compter sur le soutien de leur employeur afin de pouvoir se développer professionnellement. Nous savons tous qu’il est crucial...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at El Salvador. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Fernando Farrar ( email ) ( BLP / El Salvador) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Angola. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Nuno Gouveia ( email ) (Miranda & Associados / Fátima Freitas Associados / Angola) Support the show Register on th...

In this episode, we discuss New Jersey's new marijuana law called New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (“CREAMMA”). In September 2022, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission issued interim guidance for employers on drug testing employees for cannabis. Today’s podcast will focus on how CREAMMA effects employers, and the procedures emp...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Mexico. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Samuel Flores ( email ) ( Santamarina y Steta / Mexico) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive e...

In this episode, we discuss the origins of "the right to disconnect," Angola's position on this matter, and how the labor market will adapt to new rules and regulations. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Nuno Gouveia ( email ) (Miranda & Associado...

In this episode, we discuss current mental health issues in Thailand, the concern this poses for employees and employers in the country, obligations for employers who are dealing with these issues, and more. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host:  Raymond Low ( email ) ( Shearn Delamore & Co. / Malaysia) Guest Speaker: Sophon Pa...

In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at India. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts ( Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Atul Gupta ( email ) ( Trilegal / India) Support the show Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations...

In this episode, we discuss recent updates to Japan's personal data law, the concept of "personal related information," concerns for global companies, and more. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to date on employment issues from law experts worldwide. Host: Cynthia Chung ( email ) ( Deacons / Hong Kong) Guest Speaker: Kohei Tsuji ( email ) ( Ushijima & Partners / Japan)...