Employee awarded HKD 5.4 million in wrongful dismissal damages A recent decision of the Hong Kong High Court underscores the stringent standard for justifying summary dismissal in the employment co...

WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a public comment opposing the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rule, “Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act to Domestic Service,”...

In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, Kamil Shields, a partner in S&C’s Litigation Group, Kyle Mach, a partner in S&C’s Antitrust Group, and Litigation Associate Sabrina Solow dis...

Please join Levenfeld Pearlstein for a complimentary virtual webinar geared towards human resources professionals, in-house counsel, business owners, and senior leaders. We will review developments...

In an op-ed running in USA Today this week, Director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at the Independent Women's Forum Patrice Onwuka said New Jersey’s aim to rewrite the rules determining i...

In Ontario, employees are protected under the Employment Standards Act (ESA) when facing the devastating loss of a child. Child death leave is a job-protected, unpaid leave that allows eligible wo...

Family caregiver leave in Ontario is a protected, unpaid leave of absence under the Employment Standards Act (ESA). If your family member has a serious medical condition, you have the right to tak...

Family medical leave in Ontario gives you the legal right under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (ESA) to take unpaid, job-protected time off — up to 28 weeks in a 52-week period — to care for a...

A Senate committee has recommended against establishing an independent whistleblower protection authority, citing concerns about regulatory duplications and other issues. In February of this year,...