Earlier this year, France introduced significant changes to its class actions regime, including extending the scope for trade unions and associations approved by the French administration to bring...

For the last two years, the California prison system has been undergoing a radical change. Inspired by prisons in Scandinavia, which treat incarceration as an opportunity to rehabilitate inmates, ...

In this episode of our Cross-Border Catch-Up podcast series, Skye Hao (associate, Atlanta) discusses some of the hottest cross-border topics of 2025, from the European Union’s (EU) pay transparenc...

4 things you need to know about Quebec employment law Ever hear that when it comes to employment law, Quebec is the “California” of Canada but you don’t really know why? If your company already ope...

Changing laws regarding exempt and nonexempt employees can greatly affect the way businesses classify and pay employees. Ensuring your pay practices are based on the most up-to-date laws is crucia...

The Department of Labor (DOL) just rolled back a Biden-era practice of demanding that employers pay liquidated damages – in an amount equal to back pay – to resolve wage and hour investigations. T...

New York’s two-year 2025-2026 legislative session hit its midpoint in June, with lawmakers wrapping up the first year by passing a slew of workplace-related bills that now await action from Govern...

Q: Does the employee infected with COVID-19 have the right to get paid leaves? A: On 8 May 2020, the UAE Ministry of Labor notified establishments to grant sick leaves to employees infected with CO...

California’s minimum wage is on the ballot for California voters to decide on November 5, 2024. Proposition 32 would increase California’s minimum wage to $18 per hour over time, the rate of the i...

On June 26, 2025, the UK government brought into force the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2025 (the “2025 Amendment”), marking a notable development in the UK go...