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Wednesday, 9 February, 2022
Torkin Manes LLP

Ontario Arbitrator Disallows “Automatic” Termination Element of Vaccine Policy

In a recently released arbitration award, an arbitrator in Ontario, Canada, held that a mandatory- vaccination policy that included the right of an employer to automatically terminate noncompliant employees was unreasonable and violated specific provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement.
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Wednesday, 2 February, 2022
Alerion

France Expands List of Sectors Subject to Foreign Investments Screening

Effective January 1, 2022, and with the addition of sectors in which foreign investments are subject to prior authorization by the Minister of the Economy, France has taken another step in its ongoing expansion of foreign investment control.
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Tuesday, 11 January, 2022
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Here We Go Again? US NLRB Seeks Input on Appropriate Bargaining Unit Standards

The NLRB is hoping that the fourth time is the charm when it comes to designing an enduring standard for determining an appropriate bargaining unit.
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Thursday, 16 December, 2021
Edwin Coe LLP

Effective 1 January 2022, LIBOR Will Be No More: Are You Ready?

In less than a month, on 1 January 2022, the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) will be replaced by risk-free reference rates (RFRs). 
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Friday, 3 December, 2021
Varnum LLP

Attention Small Businesses: The US Corporate Transparency Act is Coming Soon

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was enacted by the US Congress on January 1, 2021, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act.
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Thursday, 2 December, 2021
Smith Anderson

$15 Minimum Wage for US Federal Contractors Takes Effect in January 2022

On November 22, 2021, the Wage and Hour Division of the US Department of Labor (DOL) published its final rule implementing Executive Order 14026, “Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors.” The final rule adopts the terms of both the executive order and the proposed rule, and increases the hourly minimum wage for certain federal contractors performing work on or in connection with covered federal contracts to $15 per hour, beginning January 30, 2022.
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Tuesday, 9 November, 2021
Thynne & Macartney

Australia Reinstates and Expands Companies’ Administrative Use of Technology

The lockdowns and restrictions due to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 highlighted the rigidness of Australia’s Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (the Act) in relation to carrying on a company.
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Friday, 5 November, 2021
Russell Kennedy Lawyers

Individual Directors and Officers of Companies in Australia Must Have a DIN

Effective 1 November 2021, officers, directors and alternate directors of Australian companies, registered Australian bodies, registered foreign companies under the Corporations Act 2001, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act) must verify their identity on the new Director Identification Number (DIN) platform.
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Tuesday, 12 October, 2021
Boase Cohen & Collins

NFTs: The New Kid on Hong Kong’s Digital Block

With the global market for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) now generating billions of US dollars, these new forms of digital asset have gone mainstream and, particularly, mark a fresh development in the way artists can promote and sell their works.
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Tuesday, 5 October, 2021
Izabella Zyglicka

Polish Development Fund Expands Its Investment Activities

Polish Development Fund Ventures (PFR Ventures) is a development finance institution dedicated to fund investments in Poland.
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Tuesday, 28 September, 2021
KCG Partners

European Commission Approves New Synthetic Securitization Instrument

To help companies affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the 22 participating EU Member States, the European Commission has approved the creation of a new synthetic securitization product.
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Thursday, 9 September, 2021
Edwin Coe LLP

UK Competition Appeal Tribunal Gives Green Light to Opt-Out Class Action

The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has certified the first application for a collective proceedings order (CPO) on an opt-out basis, paving the way for a class-action claim against Mastercard.
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