Against the background of a looming General Strike, the Liberal Initiative (IL) party candidate for Portugal’s January presidential elections addressed the International Club of Portugal on issues...

Nearly three years after Denmark challenged the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages (AMWD), last November 11th, 2025, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued a landmark jud...

This update highlights three major employment law developments in Ireland in 2025 through to 2026: Introduction of the My Future Fund auto-enrolment pension scheme from January 2026; Mandatory ge...

You don't want to be caught doing any of these Christmas Day is officially two weeks away and that means one thing. It's finally time for the work Christmas parties. It's a tale as old as time tha...

Dozens of states, cities and counties will see increased minimum wages in 2026, helping millions of Americans combat an increasingly urgent affordability crisis. On Jan. 1, 2026, the minimum wage w...

No more concessions, says minister after legislation was thwarted in upper house despite manifesto climbdown The government has vowed that there will be no more concessions on the employment right...

Happy Holidays from The Employment Law Counselor Podcast! The newest episode, in collaboration with the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) and hosted by Victoria Fuller, Partner, a...

December 11, 2025 On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court took up the question whether independent agencies, as they have been known for the last ninety years, can continue to exist. In Trump v. Slaugh...

Labour's flagship law on workers' rights faces continuing deadlock after the House of Lords inflicted another defeat on the government. The setback comes just two weeks after ministers said they h...

UK law makers have pushed back on government plans to remove the cap on compensation that employees can be awarded when successful with unfair dismissal claims. Late last month, the government dro...