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Employment Matters
An Employment Law podcast series for human resource executives and in-house counsel which features conversations with labor and employment lawyers with global expertise on key employment law topics and trends, immigration news and other important HR legal solutions for global and multinational companies.
Episodes
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571: Student Athletes in the United States (NIL & Athletes as Employees)
In today's episode, we discuss changes in Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) compensation for college athletes, as well as the student-athlete employment debate…
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570: Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Malta
In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer…
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569: Immigration Updates in the United Kingdom
In this episode, we discuss some very significant immigration changes coming into force in April to one of the main visa routes in the UK used by employers to…
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568: New Leave Rights for Reproductive Loss in California
In this episode, we discuss eligibility for reproductive loss leave in California, including 'qualifying events,' the required timeframe for the leave, and…
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567: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Angola, Gabon & Mozambique
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our…
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566: Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Guatemala
In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer…
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565: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Kenya
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our…
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564: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Oman
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our…
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563: Layoffs, Mental Health & Social Media in the Vietnamese Workplace
In this episode, we discuss Vietnam's legal culture, new developments regarding layoffs, policy changes surrounding mental health & remote work, and legal…
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562: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Ghana
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our…
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561: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: South Africa
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our…
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560: Indonesia’s Personal Data Protection Law and Its Impact on Employment Documents
In this episode, we discuss Indonesia's data privacy law, which becomes effective in October 2024, at which time companies will have to comply. Subscribe to…
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559: Non-Compete Clauses for Employees in France
In this episode, we discuss the main conditions for non-competes to be valid & binding in France, including legitimate interest for the employer & employee’s…
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558: Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Malaysia
In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer…
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557: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Bolivia
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our…
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556: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Uruguay
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our…
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555: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Venezuela
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our…
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554: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Costa Rica
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553: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Paraguay
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our…
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552: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Benelux
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our…
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551: Best Practices for Managerial Contracts in the Baltics
In today's episode, we discuss the types of agreements that are allowed in managerial contracts in the Baltics, including recommended provisions for employers…
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Labor Law Series Episode #5: Employees’ Protected Activity Under the NLRA in the US
In this episode, we discuss the recent activity at the NLRB this last year, particularly employees’ protected activity under the National Labor Relations Act…
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549: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Greece
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our…
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548: Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Vietnam
In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer…
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547: Non-Competes Under Attack in the US: Considerations for Restrictive Covenants
In today's episode, we discuss the recent onslaught of attacks on non-competes in the US and best practices to craft an enforceable restrictive covenant…
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546: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: The Baltics
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our…
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545: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Poland
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our…
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544: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Bermuda
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543: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Portugal
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our…
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542: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Nordics
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541: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Austria
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our…
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540: Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in California
In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer…
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538: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Ireland
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our…
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539: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Northern Ireland
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our…
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537: Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Starting January 1st, 2024, Belgium assumes the final rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union. This ultimate presidency within the current…
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536: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Taiwan
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our…
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535: 2024 Employment Law Year in Review: Australia
Listen in as we discuss the most impactful employment law regulations of 2023 and forecast what employers can expect in the current year. Subscribe to our…
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534: Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Taiwan
In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer…
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533: The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation
In today's episode, we discuss the EU Regulation 2022/2560, issued by the EU Parliament and Council on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market…
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Labor Law Series Episode #4: Worker Retention in Chile
In this episode, we discuss mechanisms to incentivize and retain key workers in Chile in an increasingly competitive market. For these purposes, companies not…
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Labor Law Series Episode #3: The New Final Rule for Representation Cases in the US
In this episode, we discuss the Final Rule recently announced by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), including what the rule seeks to accomplish, what…
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530: The US Corporate Transparency Act
In this episode, we discuss the Corporate Transparency Act in the United States, including which entities it impacts, who needs to report information…
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529: Immigration Updates from the United Kingdom
In this episode, we discuss recent immigration changes in the United Kingdom, including those that have already come into force and others expected in the…
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528: Crisis Communications in US Higher Education
In this episode, we discuss the unique features to higher education that institutions should consider as they strategize for communicating in a crisis…
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527: Remote Work & Digital Nomads in Angola
In this episode, we discuss the general features of the Angolan legal framework on remote work, how the remote work schemes are implemented in Angola, the…
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Labor Law Series Episode #2: Current Labor Reform in Colombia
In the second episode of our new labor series, we discuss the current labor reform in Colombia, including impact on labor from foreign investments and an…
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525: The Impact of GDPR on Employment Law in the Netherlands
In this episode, we discuss the statutes, regulations, and other legal rules employers need to consider in connection with employee privacy issues in the…
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Labor Law Series Episode #1: The New “Joint Employer” Rule Issued by the US National Labor Relations Board
In the first episode of our new labor series, we discuss the recent developments at the National Labor Relations Board, including changes to the rules…
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523: Initiatives and Challenges Surrounding Sustainable Employment Practices in Gabon
In this episode, we discuss the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) aspects of companies' operations and their impact on sustainable development. In…
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522: Recent Developments to Parental Leave in South Africa
In this episode, we discuss the recent, progressive decision in the High Court of South Africa dealing with employees’ rights to maternity leave and other…
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521: Spain's Royal Decree-Law 5/2023
In this episode, we discuss Spain's recently approved Royal Decree-Law 5/2023, which includes some reforms in the Spanish Workers’ Statute, and the reasons…
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520: Termination of Employment Contracts Under Vietnamese Law
In this episode, we discuss the grounds to terminate employment contracts under Vietnamese law, notice periods for termination of employment contracts and…
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519: Artificial Intelligence in the US Workplace
In today's episode, we discuss the benefits of using AI for recruiting, hiring & performance management, as well as potential problems employers should be…
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518: Work Permits for Foreign Workers in Vietnam
In today's episode, we discuss limitations for foreign workers in Vietnam, requirements for the different types of work permits, and more. Subscribe to our…
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517: Child Labor Enforcement and Proposed FLSA Overtime Exemption Regulations in the United States
On this episode, we discuss the US Department of Labor’s recent developments in the Wage and Hour Division, involving (1) child labor compliance and (2) new…
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516: US Employers – The NLRB Has Just Made Many Common Work Rules Unlawful
In today's episode, we discuss the National Labor Relations Board’s conclusion on the Stericycle case, addressing evaluation of workplace rules and whether…
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515: Employee Arbitration Agreements and PAGA Claims in California
In today's episode, we discuss what the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) is, how it's different from a class action, the history of arbitration…
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514: Current Trends in Data Protection in Uganda
In this episode, we discuss the enforcement of image or personality rights under the Uganda Data Protection Act. Subscribe to our podcast today to stay up to…
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513: Substantial Change in Turkish Working Conditions
In this episode, we discuss what a substantial change in working conditions means, how employers should be making these changes, whether employees can withdraw…
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512: SCOTUS Addresses Workplace Religious Accommodations: Title VII Compliance in the US
In this episode, we discuss the US Supreme Court's recent decision in the Groff v. DeJoy case regarding religious accommodations and what employers need to do…