The Employment Law Worldview Blog aims to interest and educate, to stimulate discussion, to provoke and sometimes just to amuse HR and other practitioners around the world. Through contributions from our own Labor & Employment lawyers, along with occasional guest writers, it provides a unique global insight into practical and legal HR issues relevant to employers everywhere.
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Accommodating Disabilities Under the ADA: Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Must (US)
USA - November 21 2023 It’s widely understood that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) generally requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to…
Ohio Legalizes Recreational Marijuana, But Employers’ Ability to Enforce Workplace Drug Policies Remains Intact (US)
USA - November 8 2023 As of November 7, 2023, Ohio became the 24th state to legalize adult recreational use of marijuana. Ohio voters passed Issue 2, also known as An Act…
Attention! Important new decision on accrual of paid leave in France
European Union - November 2 2023 French law has traditionally provided that absences due to non-occupational illness are not taken into account when determining the amount of paid…
Knew this would happen, Part 3 - draft Acas code fails to plug holes in predictable working patterns law (UK)
United Kingdom - November 1 2023 Last week saw the publication of the draft Acas Code of Practice for handling requests for a "predictable working pattern". When we previewed the…
Workplace monitoring - new guidance from the ICO
United Kingdom - October 30 2023 Workplace monitoring has become a matter of particular contention in recent years. In a world where remote and hybrid working practices have become…
Declaring relationships at work - it’s complicated (UK)
United Kingdom - October 30 2023 When the nightly news seems to provide nothing but death and flooding, how good of ITV to provide some light entertainment in the form of its…
NLRB Issues New Joint Employer Standard (Yet Again) (US)
USA - October 26 2023 On October 26, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) once again changed its standard for when an organization constitutes a “joint…
California Legislative Year-End Review: Preparing for 2024 (US)
USA - October 24 2023 On October 14, 2023, California’s active legislative year came to an end, leaving numerous employment law updates in its wake. This year, Governor…
“Getting the most out of the fit note”: new guidance for UK employers
United Kingdom - October 17 2023 Well, sort of. Almost nothing has changed in this month’s new government guidance on fit notes over the previous versions. You can receive a fit note…
Attention California Employers! Soon, You Will Need to Provide Employees Five Days (or 40 Hours) of Paid Sick Leave (US)
USA - October 12 2023 On October 4, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) No. 616 into law, which expands California’s mandatory paid sick leave…
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