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BREAKING: DOL issues independent contractor regs, NLRB restores joint employment - JD Supra
Stuff is happening! The U.S. Department of Labor has issued proposed regulations on who is an "independent contractor" for purposes of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical ...
Read moreBeyond the Employment Rights Act – a new organisation-wide trigger for collective redundancy obligations? - Freshfields
The UK government has launched a consultation seeking views on a new organisation-wide threshold for triggering collective redundancy obligations. The Employment Rights Act 2025 (the ERA) is set to...
Read moreMonte Hurst Joins Munsch Hardt's Labor & Employment Practice as Shareholder - Law.com
Board-certified trial lawyer brings 30+ years of employment litigation experience to Munsch Hardt. <a>Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. (Munsch Hardt) is pleased to announce Monte Hurst has ...
Read moreGerman Regional Labor Court Rules on Company Cars for Works Council Members - Ogletree
Providing a company vehicle to works council members in Germany for private use constitutes prohibited preferential treatment within the meaning of Section 78 sentence 2 BetrVG if it is granted s...
Read morePay Transparency: Update for Employers in Germany - Ogletree
Under the German Pay Transparency Act, disclosure requests can only be asserted within a narrow time frame. With respect to pay information, the statute provides only an establishment-level right...
Read moreVirginia Court Ruling Clarifies State’s Ban on Noncompete Agreements Against Low-Wage Workers - The National Law Review
On January 27, 2026, the Court of Appeals of Virginia ruled in Sentry Force Security, LLC v. Barrera that employers in the state: (i) can enforce customer nonsolicitation clauses that restrain low...
Read moreEmployment Law Attorneys, at Blumenthal Nordrehaug Bhowmik De Blouw LLP, File Lawsuit Against Good Earth Natural Foods, Inc., for Underpayment of Sick Wages - PR Newswire
Good Earth Natural Foods, Inc. allegedly failed to accurately calculate employees; sick pay wages. This resulted in an alleged miscalculation and underpayment of wages owed to employees. **THIS IS ...
Read moreLPSS employee seeking whistleblower status - KATC
The Current is reporting that an electrical supervisor with the Lafayette Parish School System says he was targeted and disciplined for cooperating in a forgery investigation that led to a former ...
Read moreResearch shows how ERA zero hour protections could impact - Pinsent Masons
The number of people on zero hour contracts in the UK has reached record levels, according to new research. The findings underscore the scale of the challenge that employers in Britain will face w...
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