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We just finished another year, which means it’s time once again for our yearly global employment law quiz. Have you kept up to date with the latest and zaniest in
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Introduction
The #MeToo movement is a worldwide phenomenon. Since October 2017, the hashtag has trended in at least 85 countries, and in dozens of languages—for example, #YoTambien in Spanish, #MoiAussi or #BalanceTonPorc in French, #QuellaVoltaChe
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Do you remember the “Friends” episode where Monica, a chef, brings home dinner for all of her friends – five steaks and an eggplant for Phoebe – which she received from a new meat supplier
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Are you up for the challenge of dissecting the latest trends and developments in international employment law? Take the quiz here (Survey Monkey Quiz), or amaze your friends and neighbors with the crib
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Thirty years ago, Ferris Bueller taught us how important a day off is. Fast forward, the recent rise of unlimited paid time off (PTO) policies sounds like Ferris’ heaven. Ferris would definitely take advantage. So
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When your water cooler is actually a set of water coolers in 40+ countries like at DLA Piper, water cooler talk must be digital. News reports of changes in France’s labor laws — Code du
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Choice of law and choice of forum clauses are routine. But, are those clauses enforceable in employment agreements covering U.S. citizens on foreign assignments? Let’s compare cases involving (1) U.S. employees on long-term assignments in
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My colleagues saw a line item in the advance sheets and said “this must be wrong, Joe; some reporter has obviously misunderstood.” The report was simple: a local labor dispute at the El Super grocery
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Global RIFs require careful planning and implementation.
What can be achieved in a day (or a couple of months if WARN applies) in the US can take months (and yes, sometimes years), once taken global.
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Today’s authors are summer college interns from DLA’s Chicago office.
Two Days, One Night is an award winning film set in Belgium that revolves around an employment dilemma. Here’s the premise:
Sandra is scheduled to
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