Effective November 12, 2025, British Columbia employers face new limitations under the Employment Standards Act (the “ESA”) regarding their ability to request medical documentation for short-term h...

State regulators in California have imposed a substantial misclassification penalty on a global employer. It’s yet another reminder for HR pros: Treating workers as independent contractors when th...

The Bar of Ireland's Employment Bar Association (EBA) will hold its annual conference today focussing on justice in the workplace. One of the topics up for discussion will be the dismissal of larg...

The Supreme People’s Court has introduced a new judicial interpretation on labour disputes that raises the stakes for employer compliance and risk management. Interpretation (II) of Issues Concerni...

People Matters, from employment law, HR and health and safety firm AfterAthena, will focus on areas including equal pay, grievances, employee second jobs and protecting a business. The firm produc...

Activision Blizzard has been hit with a PAGA lawsuit in California Superior Court claiming wage and hour violations. Los Angeles, CAA former Activision Blizzard employee filed a PAGA lawsuit claimi...

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently sided with Home Depot in a dispute over whether an employee’s “Black Lives Matter” message on a work apron was protected under the National Labor Relati...

Incident led to temporary closure of outpatient department, two emergency cases An employee at Hawke's Bay Hospital has been sentenced to a three-month home detention after sharing a cannabis-laced...

New platform to help the public understand their legal rights in work-injury scenarios A new online resource based on Hong Kong's Employees' Compensation Ordinance is now available for public acces...

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recently restored quorum sets the stage for its Republican majority to pursue an ambitious agenda that will include upending Biden-era guidance on...