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In an employment relationship, it is the duty of the employer to offer and promote the transition of employment of their employees to more secure forms of employment in accordance [...]

The Supreme Court has handed down its much-anticipated decision in Commissioners for His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (Respondent) v Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL). In this article, we explore [...]

Real World Impact: A recent New Jersey Superior Court decision interpreting the federal Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA) may require New Jersey employers to [...]

EU / Schengen Area: Current situation regarding Schengen internal border controls Due to the current situation, many countries in the European Union have introduced border controls and extended these temporary [...]

Law n°1.559 dated February 29, 2024, adapting legislative provisions in relation to Anti-Money Laundering, the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was published in Monaco's [...]

Mitigation issues can save an employer months of termination pay and/or gut your termination case, depending on whether you are the employer or employee in a dispute. But what exactly [...]

For applicants who wish to live in Nova Scotia permanently, the Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry ('NSE:EE') is a great stream to apply for permanent residence. General Requirements To qualify [...]

On August 4, 2023, the New York legislature introduced Senate Bill 07623 ('S07623'), which would dramatically restrict employers' ability to use both electronic monitoring and automated employment decision-making technology in [...]

On June 25, 2023, the Canadian government introduced the Economic Mobility Pathways Pilot ('EMPP'), a program designed to help skilled refugees and other displaced people immigrate to Canada through an [...]

The October 2023 Visa Bulletin has been released by the U.S. Department of State and shows some encouraging movement forward from last month, with the exception of the filing date [...]

There are different arrangements as it relates to employment. It is important to understand the different types of employment statuses that exist, and the differences in obligations for employers and [...]

On June 29, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) issued new guidance on the enforcement of the city's law regulating the use of automated [...]

Since 1996, E-Verify, a free digital immigration verification service, has existed to help employers ensure that their hired workforce is authorized to work in the United States. While Florida made [...]

The assesses considered the payment to the overseas company as reimbursement of salary costs not liable to tax in India in the absence of any income element. Whereas the tax [...]

1 Legal and enforcement framework 1.1 In broad terms, which legislative and regulatory provisions govern AI in your jurisdiction? There is no overarching statutory law or regulatory law specifically governing [...]

Earlier this month, Governor Ned Lamont announced the long-awaited implementation of the state's so-called 'Clean Slate Act' - sort of. According to a recent press release, January 1, 2023 will [...]

Highlights The Foreign Government Employment (FGE) program requires all retirees or reservists (officer and enlisted) of any of the U.S. uniformed services to seek approval before accepting employment with a [...]

A new episode of the 'If I Were You' podcast is here! You can listen to it here. Featuring Bona Law partner Jim Lerner. This Episode Is About: Antitrust and [...]

IR35 regime Among possibly more eye-catching headlines, last week the Chancellor made a significant announcement in respect of the IR35 reforms by announcing that these will be repealed from 6 [...]

BACKGROUND To operate efficiently on the global market, companies often engage workers in several jurisdictions. In order to simplify the process of engaging with these workers, companies may take advantage [...]

In 2009, the James Brown compilation album The Godfather's Smackdown, Live! was released. It's a two-disc compilation of live shows from 1980. I never saw James Brown live, but I [...]

Secondment is a common practice amongst global entities and corporations having presence in various jurisdictions through group entities. Such secondment practice, depending upon the business requirements of the host entity, [...]

Turkish citizenship can be acquired in several ways, including by marriage or employment or living for a certain period of time. Another option is making investment in the country. Accordingly, [...]

On June 21, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board ('NLRB') released its rulemaking agenda for Spring 2022, indicating the Board is considering revisions to two significant and tumultuous topics pursuant [...]

New Jersey recreational cannabis sales began April 21, 2022 and have since amounted $24 million in sales. But what happens when all of those legal users show up to work [...]

Selling or purchasing a business is an exciting milestone in any business owner's career. However, it can be an overwhelming period of time contemplating issues such as leases, loans, due [...]

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European legislation affecting all organisations that hold personal data on living individuals. It aims to ensure that organisations using and processing personal [...]

On April 25, 2022, Governor Henry McMaster signed bill H.3126 into law in an effort to signal the state's continued opposition to any mandated COVID-19 vaccination requirement. The new law [...]

On May 3, 2022, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced a Temporary Final Rule that temporarily increases the automatic extension period for employment authorization and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) [...]

Ukrainian nationals and residents fleeing the war can enter Lithuania, receive humanitarian aid and work there. 1. Migration On 4 March 2022, the Council of the European Union activated temporary [...]

Due to the changing nature of the workplace and the myriad of roles and ways of working, a person's employment status is often not clear, this could mean being unaware [...]

Originally published on the 14th October 2021 Background While it is hoped that COVID-19 subsides as vaccination rates increase across Canada, the pandemic has left behind a host of legal [...]

As we begin 2022, three issues will continue to demand the attention of human resource professionals and management. Regardless of company size, all employers will continue to be required to [...]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that they will soon be ending their COVID-19 related temporary policy allowing employers to accept expired List B documents when verifying an [...]

Counsel representing businesses, their owners, or executives regularly earn their legal fees by resolving problems that arise from poor business practices. Those practices often evolved from temporary 'fixes' to resolve [...]

There has been a lot of discussion over the last few years about the joint employer test for liability under employment statutes. Whether it be Uber drivers in California or [...]

What if 2021 is just a trailer of 2022? goes the meme. It was good to have students back in class despite the many precautions that had to be put [...]

Employees who have incurred expenses related to their home office that are not reimbursed by their employer may be able to claim a deduction on their tax returns for such [...]

Los Angeles, Calif. (February 23, 2022) - Taking effect on January 1, 2022, California's Senate Bill 331, known as the Silenced No More Act, expands existing law aimed at preventing [...]

Do you have an old conviction that is holding you back from a new job or career? Legislation introduced in Victoria last year finally makes it possible to have old [...]

INTRODUCTION On January 15, 2022, the Government of Haryana had formally notified the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 (the 'Act') and the Haryana State Employment of Local [...]

Do I still get reasonable notice? That is a very good question, and until very recently we would have said, Yes! For those without an agreed period of notice for [...]

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced its effort to modernize the agency's EEO data collection by revising the procedures for professional employer organizations (PEOs), administrative services organizations [...]

On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that will make mandatory arbitration provisions unenforceable for claims in the United States 'relating to sexual harassment disputes or sexual [...]

Another federal election campaign is almost upon us, with expectation for a 14 May poll date building. For industrial relations practitioners, this often means that it is time to brace [...]

Driven by the need to provide certainty, the High Court of Australia delivered two decisions on 9 February 2022 that have reset the way we determine whether a worker is [...]

Employers who have potentially mis-categorised staff as self-employed may face significantly larger historic holiday pay claims following the Court of Appeal's recent ruling in Smith v Pimlico Plumbers (subject to [...]

Following the increase in COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong government has announced a series of tightening measures on 8 February 2022. Vaccine pass soon to be launched [...]

Let's face it: remote, hybrid, and alternative work arrangements are here to stay. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Though many employers already had accepted and adopted remote, hybrid, and [...]

In order to ensure the vision of an unemployment free State by the year 2024, the Haryana Government has launched many initiatives under which The Haryana State Employment of Local [...]