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Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
The European Parliament adopted a legislative initiative in January 2021 that calls the European Commission to propose a law on the “right to disconnect” in order to enable smart working employees to disconnect from work related activities outside their working hours.
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Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
The New Year brings new reporting obligations for California employers.  Under California Senate Bill 973, employers with 100 or more employees (anywhere in the country) must report pay and hours-worked data by establishment, job category, sex, race, and ethnicity to the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) by March 31, 2021, and annually thereafter. 
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Tuesday, 16 February, 2021
Many employers have policies that require employees to wear uniforms.  What if an employee of such an employer, however, wants to instead wear a t-shirt expressing support for a labor union?
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Monday, 15 February, 2021
Damages-based agreements (“DBA”) have had a troubled start in life. MORE.
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Thursday, 11 February, 2021
The Government announced yesterday a further £3.5bn funding for the Building Safety Fund to deal with the remediation of unsafe cladding on high-rise residential buildings.
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Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
Most of us are familiar with the sales puff of those agents’ particulars, boasting “a wealth of period features”, “a bright and airy aspect” and “well-appointed accommodation”.
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Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
Hong Kong lawyers have been lobbying for almost two decades for a unique entry mechanism that would allow them to practice in mainland China.
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Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
Most buyers expect to be able to recover damages when a seller commits fraud in connection with an M&A transaction, and many of these buyers believe that they will be able to pursue a fraud claim post-closing against a seller without regard to any limitations imposed by the purchase agreement.
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Monday, 8 February, 2021
The High Court has recently considered an appeal in connection with the tenant “fault” grounds under sections 30(1)(a) and 30(1)(c) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (the “Act”).
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Monday, 8 February, 2021
The registration process for H-1B cap-subject petitions will open at noon on March 9 and remain open until noon on March 25.
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