News & Analysis

It used to be that employers had the luxury of waiting until January 1 to be vigilant for new employment laws and compliance challenges. For the past several years, we have reported on employment and labor laws taking effect mid-year.

Portugal recently approved significant changes to the country’s telework regime. Law N° 83/2021 took effect on January 1, 2022.

The Ontario Divisional Court recently reconsidered a decision that held the right to bring a civil action in constructive dismissal against an employer for the same conduct asserted in a workers’ compensation claim is barred by statute.

An employee plans to continue to work full time from his RV while living in and visiting three different states this year. Will he be able to use the same health insurance plan? What if he gets injured? How do state leave laws apply?

On May 11, 2021, Washington State enacted SB 5115, the Health Emergency Labor Standards Act (HELSA), which expands the workers’ compensation framework for infectious and contagious diseases and imposes new notice requirements on employers.

Dear Littler: Some of our employees moved to different states during the pandemic without telling us. Are there any wage and hour concerns?

Easing out of hibernation this year, we divert attention from harrowing events purely on the domestic front by shining a light on odd employment and legal stories worldwide, plus Alabama.

Governor Newsom has signed into law approximately 20 new bills that will impact those businesses with operations in the Golden State.

The California legislature has passed Senate Bill 1159, which creates a new framework for COVID-19-related workers’ compensation claims.

On July 1, 2020, the Puerto Rico State Insurance Fund Corporation (“SIF”) announced the automatic extension of the deadline for employers to file the Payroll Statement for fiscal year 2020-2021, from July 20 to August 4, 2020.