I used to think that our Global Edge International Employment Law product was pretty slick. So did others, as we secured a Legal Business UK Award for Legal Technology Team of the year. But now we have Global Edge 2.0, updated, uprated, up-scaled and just generally upped, and that is a wholly new set of capabilities … Continue Reading
There is a law in Poland guaranteeing minimum pay for work. There are rules how its amount is calculated and agreed. There are also upcoming elections in October 2019 which may unexpectedly influence its amount.… Continue Reading
If you have recently read the headline, say, “Directors personally liable for company’s breach of employment contract” and now quail in anticipation of a whole new avenue of attack on your business, fear not. All is not as it seems.… Continue Reading
Squire Patton Boggs presents a webinar to provide an overview of the past year’s most significant labor and employment decisions and emerging areas of the law in the United States. On 5 December 2018 at 4 p.m. GMT (5 p.m. CET, 11 a.m. EST, 8 a.m. PST) Jill Kirila, our US Labor & Employment Practice … Continue Reading
Squire Patton Boggs presents a series of webinars focussing on the key labour and employment issues in countries throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and the United States. Presented in English by our local labour and employment law experts, each 60-minute webinar comprises a 50-minute presentation covering key “hot topics” in the featured jurisdiction, … Continue Reading
Last week, Business Minister Jo Swinson publicly named and shamed 48 more employers which have paid their employees below the UK’s statutory minimum wage. The companies span the fashion, retail, hospitality and publishing sectors and are located right across the UK. They include the likes of the esteemed French Connection in London and Toni & … Continue Reading
When does work experience become exploitation? When is an unpaid internship a ‘vocational placement’ (which is legal under the Fair Work Act (Cth) 2009) and when is it not? These questions were at the heart of a recent prosecution by the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) of TV and radio producer Crocmedia Pty Ltd, for failing … Continue Reading
Introduction of a statutory minimum wage in Germany With the new Minimum Wage Act (Mindestlohngesetz, MiLoG) a statutory national minimum wage will be introduced in Germany for the first time. The Minimum Wage Act obliges every employer to pay at least the minimum statutory wage from 1 January 2015. Compliance with this obligation will be monitored by … Continue Reading
In recent years, unpaid interns have made headlines by bringing suit against companies for allegedly failing to pay minimum wage and overtime wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state wage and hour laws. In order to avoid potential litigation and negative publicity, employers should review their requirements under the FLSA … Continue Reading
The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) has released new guidance as part of a “more aggressive” stance to tackle employers using unpaid interns to avoid the requirement to pay the national minimum wage. According to The Guardian, the guidance has been issued to coincide with the end of the academic year, when students … Continue Reading
As of January 1, 2013, ten states will raise the minimum wage for workers. In Arizona [pdf] ($7.80 per hour), Colorado ($7.78 per hour), Florida ($7.79 per hour), Missouri ($7.35 per hour), Montana ($7.80 per hour), Ohio ($7.85 per hour), Oregon [pdf] ($8.95 per hour), Rhode Island ($7.75 per hour), Vermont ($8.60 per hour), and Washington … Continue Reading
As of January 1, 2012, eight states raised the minimum wage for workers. In Arizona ($7.65 per hour), Colorado ($7.64 per hour), Florida [pdf] ($7.67 per hour), Montana ($7.65 per hour), Ohio ($7.70 per hour), Oregon [pdf] ($8.80 per hour), Vermont ($8.46 per hour), and Washington ($9.04 per hour), workers will see an increase. These states … Continue Reading
