Washington state last month passed a law banning almost all worker noncompete agreements, adding to a growing nationwide patchwork of state laws limiting or banning such agreements. A Subscription...

Mexico’s New Digital ID Mechanism: Labor and Employment Implications Quick Hits Llave MX is a new digital identity system for accessing Mexican government platforms and completing official proced...

Takeaways Washington will effectively ban all employment non-compete agreements as of 06.30.27, with only limited exceptions, and regardless of when they were signed. Employers must provide noti...

The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) wants Parliament to strengthen the proposed Protected Disclosures Bill to provide immediate emergency support to whistleblowers, warning of insufficiencie...

Suspect had had or sought personal relationships with individuals, Calgary police say A civilian member of the Calgary Police Service (CPS) has been charged after an internal investigation alleged ...

KPMG Australia’s two most senior executives have been warned by a powerful parliamentary committee that their handling of whistleblower allegations is now under formal scrutiny. Federal Labor Sena...

Llave MX is a new digital identity system for accessing Mexican government platforms and completing official procedures online. Employers have been required to use a Llave MX account to register ...

On Feb. 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor proposed yet another rule regarding independent contractor status to be applied under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Fair Labor Standards A...

In most mergers and acquisitions (M&A), employment issues are rarely the headline drivers of valuation. Buyers tend to focus on revenue growth, intellectual property, market share and operatio...