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Swiss voters approve “against the rip-off” referendum restricting corporate compensation

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
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  • Switzerland
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  • May 14 2013

On March 3, 2013, voters in Switzerland approved a referendum providing one of the world's most onerous restrictions regarding executive compensation

Keeping your students safe from child abductions

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
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  • USA
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  • April 1 2013

A loud, beeping Amber Alert and accompanying visual banner filled the homes and screens of area television viewers on the evening of January 14, 2013

Employment law in Costa Rica: a country protective of its employees and natural environment

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
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  • Costa Rica
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  • January 17 2013

On January 9, 2013 it was reported in thecostaricanews.com that the Costa Rican government has announced a new aggressive policy to attract foreign

U. S. Department of Labor publishes toolkit to help reduce global child and forced labor

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
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  • USA
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  • December 18 2012

On December 14, 2102 the U.S. Department of Labor's (“DOL”)’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (“ILAB”) introduced “Reducing Child Labor and Forced Labor: A Toolkit for Responsible Businesses” (“the Toolkit”), the first guide developed by the U.S. government to help businesses combat child labor and forced labor in their global supply chains

Preparing for and surviving an OFCCP compliance review

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
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  • USA
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  • October 1 2012

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is the U.S. Labor Department’s enforcement agency for federal contractors subject to affirmative action requirements

Employment law in Peru

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
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  • Peru
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  • July 19 2012

The Republic of Peru, a country in western South America with a population of approximately 30 million people, has an emerging economy with approximately 18 million employees

Employment law in South Africa

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
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  • South Africa
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  • May 16 2012

South Africa, a country with over 50 million people, has the largest economy in Africa

Germany’s labor and employment laws

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
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  • Germany
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  • January 13 2012

On January 3, 2012, Businessweek.com reported that unemployment in Germany fell more than originally forecast in December due to the boom of exports of cars and machinery, as well as the mild winter that resulted in additional construction jobs

Conducting international employment-related investigations

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
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  • Global, USA
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  • November 29 2011

If you are a Human Resources or other manager at a multi-national company, it is likely that at times you receive complaints from employees and others requiring investigations to ensure your workplace environment is free from illegal harassment, discrimination, theft, defamation, violence and other violations of the law andor company policies

To write or not to write? International laws on employment agreements

  • Fisher & Phillips LLP
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  • China, Lithuania, USA
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  • July 25 2011

Employers in the United States, with the exception of a few jurisdictions, are accustomed to the concept of “employment at will”, which means that employees can be dismissed at any time and for any reason or no reason without notice or severance pay, unless there is a statute, contract or public policy legal tenet that provides otherwise

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