On July 2, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued two eagerly awaited decisions that may dampen the recent wave of collective and class actions filed by unpaid interns claiming they should be paid employees.
The IRS has issued a Notice preventing qualified defined benefit pension plan sponsors from "de-risking" their plans by offering certain participants the opportunity to receive the present value of their future annuity payments as a lump sum.
New Rhode Island law obligates employers to provide a reasonable accommodation for any condition related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
The United Kingdom recently enacted the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the first law in Europe aimed at eliminating modern slavery and human trafficking from supply chains.
Company could forbid employees, when interacting with the public, from wearing t-shirts that the company reasonably believed could harm its relationship with customers or its public image.
Ban-the-box laws that apply to private-sector employers acting as vendors or having contracts with state or city governments are often inconsistent, posing difficulties for multi-jurisdiction employers.
A federal district court judge has held that a section of the Massachusetts Independent Contractor law, as applied to same-day delivery services, is preempted by the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA).
On July 6, 2015, the Brazilian government issued an Executive Order called Program to Protect the Employment to slow down the rise of unemployment and the deepening of the recession.
