As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, most companies are operating in a fully or partially remote environment and must come up with new and creative ways to ensure employees are productive and have the resources they need to be successful. In this episode of Creative Compliance, Susie and Sarah discuss some “dos and don’ts” of remote work policies. […]
On Wednesday, December 16th at 1:00 PM ET, join Lindsay A. DiSalvo and Ashley D. Mitchell for a webinar regarding Delaying Retirement: Impact of America’s Aging Workforce on OSHA and Employment Matters. The single biggest factor affecting safety and health in America’s workplaces today is our aging workforce. Older workers offer valuable experience and job knowledge, but with that comes an […]
On this week’s episode of OK at Work, Russell Berger and Sarah Sawyer discuss updates to the CDC guidelines regarding quarantine periods following close contacts. They review the previous guidance, the newest updates, and what it means for your business so you can stay compliant. Russell and Sarah also discuss how different employers, with different types of workforces, might […]
Thank you to Laurel G. Bellows of The Bellows Law Group, P.C. in US – Illinois who kindly hosted the final US Central Group Virtual Meeting of 2020! Aaron R. Gelb of Conn Maciel Carey in Washington DC presented on OSHA issues, regulations and solutions arising in connection with COVID. At the end of the […]
On December 1, 2020, a California federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s policies tightening eligibility and raising minimum salaries for foreign employees on high-skilled work visas, finding that the administration hadn’t justified its choice to skip key procedural steps. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White, a George W. Bush appointee, found that the unemployment crisis […]
The employment law and labour relations system in Australia is highly regulated and employers are required to deal with numerous overlapping layers of regulation. Australia is a federation of six states (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia) and each state has its own law-making parliament. There are also two mainland […]
Foreword by Andrew Chilvers For ambitious companies eager to expand into overseas markets, often theconventional route of organic business development is simply not fast enough. The other option to invest in or buy a business outright is far quicker but often fraught with unforeseen dangers. And even the biggest, most experienced players can get it […]
Bitcoin Near All-Time Highs vs. Search Interest Just about every financial asset saw a huge drop in March, but few have had the spectacular recovery that bitcoin has had since then. Up more than 300% from the March lows, bitcoin is within $1,000 of its all-time high ($19,891) established three years ago. While 2017’s run-up […]
LawMatters – November 2020 In the November 2020 edition of LawMatters, Offit Kurman attorneys discuss how to continue connecting virtually and how to prepare yourself for the upcoming holiday season, while our Intellectual Property group highlights California’s Privacy Rights laws and the U.S. Trademark Offices latest plans. Our LawMatters newsletter has been a staple in […]
As the U.S. is entering the third wave of COVID-19 as virus cases continue to rise nationwide, employers should not only be aware of their obligations under the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act, but also recent state laws such as California’s COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave and New York State’s COVID-19 Leave Law. As […]
Issuer: National Constituent Assembly of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezela.Published: Official Gazette Special Nº 6,583 of October 12, 2020. The Constitutional Anti-Blockade Law for National Development and Guarantee of Human Rights was published in Official Gazette Special Nº 6,583 of October 12, 2020. It establishes an extraordinary and temporary regulatory framework that will provide legal […]
Foreward by Andrew Chilvers For the legal sector, COVID-19 has been a huge catalyst for change globally. Overnight, almost all legal advisors decamped en masse from their expensive mid-town and city offices to their homes to work. Personal meetings suddenly disappeared to be replaced by virtual meetings on Zoom or Microsoft Teams. As the UK […]
