Global Employment Law Alerts

2008

• United States - National Labor Relations Board: 2007 Year in Review (March 2008)
• United States - Family and Medical Leave Act Amended to Include Leave for Military Families (February 2008)
• United States - Alert Regarding 409A Corrections (January 2008)
• Canada - Family Day: Does the New Holiday Apply to Your Workplace (January 2008)
• United States - Employment Newsletter (January 2008)
• China - New Law on Labor Disputes is Passed (January 2008)
• United States - US National Labor Relations Board: 2007 Year in Review Implications for Corporate America

2007

• United States - Employment-Based Immigration and Diversity Visas (December 2007)
• Global - Global Equity Services Newsletter (December 2007)
• United States - Safe Harbor from the Immigration Storm (14 November 2007)
• Global - Global Employment Law Newsletter (October 2007) 
• Canada - Canadian Labour, Employment & Employee Benefits Newsletter (September 2007)
• China - SAFE Issues Additional Rules for Employee Stock Plans
• Global - Global Employment Law Newsletter (July/August 2007)
• United States - EB Quotas for Highly Skilled Remain Current for the Month of July; August Visa Bulletin Reflects EB Unavailability as of August 1
• United Kingdom - New Language Required in All UK NIC-Transfer/Joint Election Agreements Approved Prior to and Used on or After 6 April 2007 (24 July 2007)
• United States - USCIS Indicates it will Adhere to the Revised, 2 July 2007 Update of the Department of State Announcing Immigrant Visa Unavailability for Employment-Based Workers
• China - Employment Contract Law is Passed (July 2007)
• China's Draft Anti-Monopoly Law - Key Developments in the Second Reading (July 2007)
• China's Employment Contract Law Moves Closer to Passage
• Canada - Hours of Work and Overtime: Is Your Workplace in Compliance? (June 2007)
• Canada - Canadian Employers Exposed to US Style Class Actions for Unpaid Overtime (June 2007)
• United States - Exemption of CFO from Group of Covered Employees under Code Section 162(m), and Reduction of Group to Three Persons, Effective for 2006 and 2007 (July 2007)
• United States - Severance for Executives in a Post-409A World
• United States - Determining Specified Employees for Purposes of Code Section 409A
• China - China Employment Law Update (June 2007)
• Newsletter: Canada - Labour, Employment & Employee Benefits (June 2007)
• Newsletter: United Kingdom - Focus on Collective Issues (May 2007)
• Global - Significant Changes in Tax Treatment of Equity Awards in India (March 2007)
• Canada - Canadian Labour, Employment & Employee Benefits Newsletter (March 2007)
• United States - Employee Free Choice Act - or - Global Outsourcing Act? (March 2007)
• China - China Employment Law Update (February 2007)
• Australia - Immigration Update (February 2007)
• China - Legal Developments Bulletin (January - March 2007)
• Asia Pacific - Law at Work (First Quarter 2007)

2006

• Canada - Mandatory Retirement - Are You Ready? (December 2006)
• United States - Code Section 409A - What Needs to be Done by End of 2006? (December 2006)
• Global - Employment Pitfalls in International Outsourcing (November 2006)
• United States - U.S. National Labor Relations Board Issues Critical Ruling Impacting Non-Union and Unionized Employers. (October 2006)
• United States - U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Constitutioinal Claim - Says No Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in Content on Workplace Computers (August 2006)
• United States - Email/Internet/Blogging Policies (August 2006)
• Asia Pacific Law at Work (August 2006)
• United States - EEOC Issues New Publication Addressing Individuals With Hearing Loss (August 2006)
• Australia - Immigration Update (July 2006)
• Canada - E.I. Compassionate Care Benefits Expanded to More Family Members (June 2006)
• United States - Supreme Court Rules That a Claim for Retaliation Under Title VII is Not Limited to Actions Related to Employment or That Occur in the Workplace (June 2006)
• Canada - Immigration Alert (June 2006)
• United States - Premium Processing to Apply to I-140 Employment-Based Immigrant Petitions, I-539 Applications to Extend or Change Status and I-756 Application for Employment Authorization Documents (May 2006)
• United States - Avian Flu Goes to Work (May 2006)
• United States - Changes to Section 911 Means Higher Taxes for Some Expatriates (May 2006)
• Canada - Total Ban on Smoking in the Workplace (May 2006)
• United States - Enforcement at is Peak - Department of Homeland Security is Aggressively Investigating and Penalizing Employers with Undocumented Workers (May 2006)
• United States - "Bi-Specialization" Changes Filing Location for Forms I-129 and I-140 (April 2006)
• United States - The Rice-Certoff Vision Plan to Enhance Travel Fluidity (April 2006)
• United Kingdom - Focus on Collective Rights (April 2006)
• United States - Developments in Federal Legislation (April 2006)
• Asia Pacific - Law @ Work (April 2006)
• Hong Kong - Court of Appeal Rules on Commission Payments (March 2006)
• United States - U.S. Congress Proposes Substantial Changes to Foreign Investment Rules (March 2006)
• United States - The Filing Period for Fiscal Year 2007 (March 2006)
• United States - DOL Proposes Elimination of Substitutions (February 2006)
• Canada - Benefits for Those Over 65 Who Do Not Retire (February 2006)
• China - Draft Labor Contract Law - Major Changes for Employers on the Horizon (February 2006)
• United States - Equity Awards - Deferred Compensation or Not? (February 2006)
• UnitedStates - Department of Labor Final Regulations Implementing USERRA Focus on Welfare and Pension Benefits (February 2006)
• United Kingdom - 2005 Employment Review (January 2006)
• Canada - The End of Mandatory Retirement in Ontario - January 2006
• Mexico - Workforce Cost in Mexico for 2006 - January 2006

2005

• United States - Code Section 409A.  What Needs to be Done by the End of 2005? - November 2005
• European Union - Employee Share Plans and the EU Prospectus Directive - Separate Voices Lacking Harmony - August 2005
• United States - The California Supreme Court Expands Sexual Harassment to Include Paramour Favoritism - July 2005
• Canada - Sponsorship of Spouses and Common-Law Partners from Within Canada - July 2005
• France - New French Tax Regime for So-Called "Free Shares" Now Available to Foreign Issuers Granting Restricted Stock Units - June 2005
• China - Changes in Withholding and Reporting on Stock Options in the People's Republic of China - June 2005
• Canada - Amendments to Immigration Legislation - June 2005
• Canada - Labour Relations Statute Law Amendment Act - June 2005
• Canada - The End of Medicare? - June 2005
• United States - Employers Should Ensure That Their HIPAA House is in Order - May 2005
• United States - Extension of Use-It-Or-Lose-It Deadline for Qualifired Benefits Offered Under Employer Cafeteria Plans - May 2005
• Australia - Law @ Work-In Brief (March 2005)
• Australia - EBA's In A Vacuum?  The Electrolux Decision And Its Impact - February 2005

2004

• United States - U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Proposed Regulations Addressing the Rights of Employees in the Uniformed Services - December 2004
• United States - Pattern Civil Jury Instructions Addressing Employee Discrimination Claims Proposed - December 2004
• Australia - New Occupational Health and Safety Laws Proposed for Victoria - December 2004
• Australia - Law at Work - December 2004
• London - Court of Appeal Considers Discretionary Bonuses - November 2004
• United States - Fiduciary Safe Harbor Under Automatic Rollover Rules - November 2004
• London - Incorporation of Collective Agreements: MG Rover v. Kaur - November 2004
• United States - California High Court Permits Overtime Class Action by Sav-On Managers - September 2004
• Netherlands - Proposed Changes to Dutch Tax Law on Options - September 2004
• United States - Employer Responsibilities for Electronic Document Retention - August 2004