The following Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are designed to address some of the more common questions that employers with operations in Germany currently face.
A recent family law decision proves significant beyond the family law context, including in the employment law context. The decision in Yenovkian v. Gulian marks the first time the privacy tort of false light publicity has been recognized in Canada.
Dutch employers are starting to abandon the use of fingerprints for time clocks and sales registers in light of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
With less than a year remaining before Brazil's General Data Protection Law (referred to as the LGPD) takes effect, HR professionals should start preparing.
On December 17, 2019, in a 3-1 decision split along party lines, the National Labor Relations Board restored to employers the right to restrict employees from using company email systems for nonbusiness purposes.
With the usual flurry of activity at the end of the legislative session, California enacted a slew of bills with labor and employment implications. Closing out his first year in office, Governor Newsom signed more than 40 such bills on varied topics.
Just hours before California’s 2019 legislative session ended, the California Assembly approved a bill (A.B. 25) that, if enacted, would substantially narrow the application of the California Consumer Privacy Act to employers.
As mega-breaches heighten concern about the security of personal information and a federal solution does not appear forthcoming, New York recently joined the growing list of states imposing their own security obligations on businesses.