News & Analysis

Este mes de mayo, el Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) anunció nuevas herramientas digitales que dan la posibilidad tanto al asegurado como a las empresas de consultar en línea el historial de las incapacidades otorgadas al asegurado, así como

The Mexican Institute for Social Security has new digital tools that enable both employers and insured employees to review the employees' disability records, the amount of disability benefits and payment status.

Bruce Sarchet and Corinn Jackson review the burgeoning popularity of laws requiring hotel employers to provide certain workers with panic buttons to be used in emergencies.

This article addresses how a multinational headquarters can surmount cross-border legal hurdles and craft a viable and enforceable global social media policy.

Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed Public Act No. 18-8, “An Act Concerning Pay Equity,” into law on May 22, 2018, making Connecticut the sixth state to prohibit employers from asking applicants about salary history.

The Supreme Court has weighed in: class and collective action waivers in arbitration agreements are lawful and must be enforced under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA).

On May 11, 2018, the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training finalized regulations concerning the state’s mandatory paid sick and safe time law, the Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s former acting Director, Thomas Homan, indicated last fall that he wanted to quadruple worksite enforcement, and ICE is on track to do so.

This article discusses the new laws that seek to combat sexual harassment, as well as those legislative efforts that remain pending.

On May 18, 2018, the OFCCP issued a directive ending uncertainty as to whether efforts to audit TRICARE participants will resume in 2019 and signaling an encouraging willingness to reconsider the agency’s prior positions on this issue.