In a timely blog post on our firm’s Pensions and Benefits blog, Squire Patton Boggs’ Stacey Grundman and Joseph Yonadi, Jr. of our Tax Strategy & Benefits practice discussed recent changes to the Department of Labor’s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program. The changes added a Self-Correction Component for fiduciary failures and finalized an amendment to an … Continue Reading
📅February 5, 2025, 12 – 1 p.m. ET Join us for a timely webinar where we will highlight some of the key issues employers are facing in light of the recent executive orders signed by President Trump. The orders impacting employers include an order ending certain federal contractor affirmative action requirements and terminating federal DEI … Continue Reading
Members of our Labor & Employment practice and Healthcare industry group discuss the long-awaited Final Rules amending the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”) that were released on September 9, 2024. The full post is available on our sister blog, Triage Health Law.… Continue Reading
If the technological developments of this decade are to be described in two (or actually, three) words, they will be, without a doubt, (generative) artificial intelligence. AI is everywhere these days: it’s in the news, it’s on our phones, it’s writing your mum’s Christmas cards … there is no escaping it. But how much (gen)AI … Continue Reading
Join us for our October US Labor & Employment Webinar Series where we will highlight some of the key issues employers are facing today and explore where the employment law landscape is headed. Approval for CLE and HRCI credit is anticipated for all three events. Continue reading this post for more detail on the events … Continue Reading
So you employ an individual on a series of fixed term contracts and after four years they seek a declaration that they should have been given a permanent employee job doing basically the same thing. Does that sound fair? Well, in Lobo v University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Employment Appeal Tribunal said, … Continue Reading
Squire Patton Boggs’ Summer Associate Sam Triplett discusses a recent federal appeals court decision addressing the scope of Minnesota’s employment discrimination statute. Competing Beliefs The tensions between science and religion started long before the COVID-19 pandemic. Just ask Galileo. However, the pandemic brought this struggle to the forefront, especially in the workplace. At a time … Continue Reading
Squire Patton Boggs’ Summer Associate Luis Ayala Gutierrez discusses recent guidance relating to the application of New Jersey’s employment discrimination law to remote workers. Although the pandemic is (mercifully) mostly behind us, many employers who implemented remote work arrangements as a pandemic measure have retained hybrid in-office/remote or fully remote workforce arrangements, providing employees with … Continue Reading
One Central Place To Access the Latest Labour and Employment Technology and Insights Last year, we launched our new Global Labour and Employment Resource Hub, and we have continually updated it with new content. Since our launch, we have added new features, such as:… Continue Reading
Do you need to understand the essential provisions of global employment laws? Introducing Global Edge Lite (GE Lite), the compact version of our award-winning subscription-based tool, Global Edge. Covering up to 30 key jurisdictions, GE Lite is entirely free-to-use and allows you to access commercial and pragmatic information on some of the issues we most … Continue Reading
Global Edge, our award-winning product developed exclusively by our global network of leading employment lawyers, gives instant access to the latest employment law developments. The tool provides clear, reliable, up-to-date answers on key employment law topics around the world, and maps out future legislative change. It is one of a suite of products and services … Continue Reading
Innovation is at our core. We are attuned to the fast-paced changes taking place around the world and are constantly looking to provide cost-efficient solutions. We continually seek to innovate to support and make effective use of technology to help deliver a consistent and streamlined service when managing complex multijurisdictional mandates. Over the years, our … Continue Reading
Squire Patton Boggs’ Legal Intern Amber Bouie addresses new legislation impacting Texas employers. COVID-19 vaccinations have been the subject of workplace chatter since the vaccines became widely available in late 2020. At first, some states barred government employers from requiring employees receive vaccinations as a condition of continued employment, leaving private sector policies up to … Continue Reading
Not surprisingly, California is once again passing employment laws that impact companies beyond the state. Specifically, the Golden State is continuing its war against noncompete clauses to conform to case law stating that such clauses are void for any employee working in California — even if the employment contract containing the noncompete was signed in … Continue Reading
Join Gregory Wald and Annabel Mace for an insightful and comprehensive webinar reviewing recent changes and trends in US I-9 and UK right to work rules and regulations on Wednesday, October 18, from 8:30 – 9:45 a.m. PDT / 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. BST. This webinar brings together legal experts in immigration and employment verification … Continue Reading
Latest California court decision is another example of judicial hostility to employment arbitration agreements. California employers and their employees frequently agree to resolve disputes through binding private arbitration, rather than the more time-consuming and costly process of litigating claims in court. However, to require arbitration, California employers are required to pay all fees unique to … Continue Reading
Squire Patton Boggs Summer Associate Tess Chaffee summarizes a recent opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit holding that an adverse employment action is required for a failure to accommodate claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Most employers are familiar with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), which prohibits … Continue Reading
The Czech Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has proposed two draft Bills that will introduce major changes to Czech employment law this year. Although the legislation is currently still in draft form, we recommend that employers start preparing for the changes ahead now, as the new rules will come into force shortly after the … Continue Reading
California’s active legislative year has finally come to a close, with Governor Gavin Newsom signing several new laws to further regulate the workplace. Summarized below are the laws expected to most significantly impact California employers. Unless otherwise stated, these new laws take effect January 1, 2023.… Continue Reading
It certainly wasn’t the main talking point in Westminster in the middle of the country’s own meteorological hot flush earlier this month but on 19 July the government published its Response to Menopause and the workplace: how to enable fulfilling working lives, an independent report commissioned by the then Minister for Employment and published in … Continue Reading
Squire Patton Boggs Summer Associate Wade Erwin discusses the issues in and implications of an FLSA case set to heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in October. In the upcoming 2022-2023 term, the United States Supreme Court is set to decide in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., et al. v. Hewitt (No. 21-984) whether a … Continue Reading
Squire Patton Boggs Summer Associate Jacob Williams details how new legislation in Colorado will impact employers’ use of non-competition covenants in the Centennial State. Adding to a growing nationwide trend placing restrictions on the use of non-competition agreements in employment contracts, Colorado is the most recent state to adopt exacting restrictions on employers’ use of … Continue Reading
Squire Patton Boggs Summer Associate Clara Davis discusses the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision interpreting the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). On June 29, 2022, the United States Supreme Court ruled that state sovereign immunity does not bar state employers from lawsuits under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (“USERRA”). … Continue Reading
Two major developments this week illustrate a new landscape for employers with regard to union organizing campaigns. First, the National Labor Relations Board has reported a dramatic increase recently in the number of union election petitions (i.e., requests for elections to decide whether a union may represent a group of workers). During the first half … Continue Reading