Monday, September 19, 2016

Brexit, the EU, and employment laws

How will Brexit impact employment law in the UK? There are far more unanswered questions than answers, and the tangled mess doesn't appear to have either easy or quick solutions. In the UK Brexit isn't the only issue, right now employers are navigating other legislation changes including: living wage, apprenticeship levy, and holiday pay.



Will Brexit untangle UK employment law from Europe?

What does leaving Europe mean for employment laws?

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

San Francisco Becomes First City to Require Paid Parental Leave

America is not known for being a leader in employment rights. At the risk of sounding socialist, some of the rights afforded to employees in other countries are virtually nonexistent in the US. For example parental leave is something virtually unheard of in United States. If you want to have a kid you better plan to set money aside or have a very generous employer.

On April 5th, this City of San Francisco passed legislation requiring certain employers to provide their employees with paid parental leave. The rules come into effect next year and require up to six weeks fully paid parental leave.

New York City is approving similar measures as well.

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

8 Points for New UK Employment Law Shifts

Beginning next month, there are a number of employment legislation changes coming into effect. For details read:
http://www.personneltoday.com/hr/employment-law-changes-april-2016/

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

USDOL 2016 Updates/Changes

USDOL prepped for 2016 and will be rolling out some changes including:

Changes to Federal Overtime Exemptions

The USDOL intends to modify wage and hour regulations under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The amendments will double the salary ($23,660 to $50,000 per year) for certain “exemptions” from federal overtime requirements.

Secondly, USDOL intends to clamp down on misclassification of employees as independent contractors.

Monday, January 25, 2016

TOp 5 2016 January Employment Law topics USA

Check it out here:

http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d023c629-b281-422d-bcf8-ca91470214a7