The patients were slapped with lab bills that shocked them. Toxicology or genetics tests for $5,000, $10,000, $12,000, $18,000 or more. Why, one man demanded to know, was a DNA test done for an e...

On 27 March 2021 the Fair Work Amendment (Supporting Australia's Jobs and Economic Recovery Act 2021 (Cth) ("Amending Legislation") amended the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ("FWA") and inserted a def...

If you value your sanity as a junior banker, one of the things that you must never do is to calculate what your compensation might look like if expressed as an hourly wage. If you’re working 100-...

The marching orders from the Biden administration in November had seemed clear — large employers were to get their workers fully vaccinated by early next year, or make sure the workers were teste...

Click here to listen to the Audio In the December episode of Hire & Fire, our employment law experts discuss competition. How does competition factor into employment law-related matters? Comp...

Competent authorities of the United States and the Republic of Malta entered into an arrangement regarding the definition of the term “pension fund,” the IRS announced December 21. The Competent ...

Our light-hearted review of 2021 recaps key employment law developments from the past twelve months to the tune of five re-written verses of "The Little Drummer Boy". Enjoy with a mince pie! Come...

On 16 November 2021, the United Arab Emirates published the new Labour Law, i.e., Federal Labour Law No. 33 of 2021 (“New Labour Law”) which repealed the Federal Labour Law No. 8 of 1980. The New...

The Scott administration has agreed to pay $119,839 in back overtime wages to eight current and former employees at the comptroller’s office as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of La...

Washington employers must decide whether to collect long-term care contributions while the state considers adjustments to the program, Gov. Jay Inslee (D) said Dec. 22. The long-term care law, al...