U.S. employers and others are working to ensure the safety of employees traveling or working in Israel in the midst of the war that erupted there beginning on Oct. 7. U.S. citizens are... Read more »
Micro-dosing is the practice of taking small, sub-hallucinogenic doses of illegal class A psychedelic drugs such as LSD/acid and magic mushrooms. The practice of micro-dosing involves administering very small doses of these... Read more »
With increasing reports of sexual violence in Indonesia over the last three years, and the enactment of Law No. 12 of 2022 (the Sexual Violence Law), which created specific offenses for sexual violence,... Read more »
The government in British Columbia (B.C.) enacted the Pay Transparency Act in May to improve pay equity and address systemic discrimination that indigenous women, women of color, immigrant women, women with disabilities... Read more »
?In March, a proposed amendment to South Korea’s Labor Standards Act failed, sinking attempts to raise the cap on working hours per week from 52 to 69 and provide companies with more... Read more »
?After becoming widespread due to the COVID-19 pandemic, remote-work arrangements are here to stay in Canada, a Vancouver, British Columbia-based employment lawyer told attendees at a recent conference in Vancouver. “Now that... Read more »
?The U.K. government has proposed significant reform of key aspects of U.K. employment law. In the “Smarter Regulation to Grow the Economy” policy paper (the “Paper”) published recently, the government identified an... Read more »
?Concerns about a potential recession are causing some once-generous employers to tighten their purse strings as they plan for layoffs, cut some employee perks and turn to smaller raises this year. But... Read more »
?Employers in British Columbia play an important role in educating employees about both the decriminalization of illegal drugs, including opioids, and the fact that they will not tolerate possession in the workplace,... Read more »
?The earthquake in the southeast of Turkey on Feb. 6 affected everyone in the country and disrupted normal life for weeks afterward. More than 44,000 people died in Turkey in one of... Read more »
