Specialty Group: Employment and Labor Law

The UK Government published the highly anticipated Employment Rights Bill on 10 October 2024. Described as the biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation, the purpose of the Bill is to upgrade workers’ rights, ...

In a significant shift said to be aimed at improving access to justice, the Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023 proposed key reforms associated with costs in discrimination matters ...

On September 29, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 2123 to change California’s state sponsored paid family leave (PFL) program. As part of the PFL program, eligible employees receive wage replacement benef ...

Author: Claire Treacy Knowing how much contact to have with employees who are on sick leave can be difficult. Keeping in touch with employees during their sickness absence is important so they don’t feel unsupported a ...