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Proskauer Partners Attend Cambridge Forum’s International Forum on Employment Law

By International Labor Group on Posted in Seminar
Two Proskauer Labor & Employment partners Allan Bloom and Kathleen McKenna attended the Cambridge Forum’s International Forum on Employment Law held in Surrey, UK on May 14th – 16th, 2014. Practitioners from 26 countries participated, and engaged in a two-day roundtable on various issues of common interest to global employers, including the future of employment … Continue Reading

International Labor Group Fall CLE Seminar

By International Labor Group on Posted in Employment Contracts, Uncategorized
SEMINAR – Wednesday, November 14, 2012 Program: Our Fall Seminar was organized with speakers from 7 countries and 4 continents – North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Complementing our own global team of savvy and experienced labor and employment lawyers from the U.S, China, England and France, we were proud to welcome our colleagues from … Continue Reading

The French Supreme Court Imposes an Obligation To Monitor the Working Days of Management-Level Employees

By International Labor Group on Posted in Health and Security, Working Time
The French Supreme Court recently rendered a widely publicized decision which restates strict rules that employers must comply with to avoid the payment of overtime to employees whose work hours cannot be predetermined. Following this decision, French-based companies will have to check carefully that the working hours of management- level employees comply with the obligation … Continue Reading

Social Networks in the Workplace Around the World – L’utilisation des réseaux sociaux sur le lieu de travail : perspectives internationales comparées

By International Labor Group on Posted in Survey
SURVEY – July 2011 The business world continues to witness the ongoing and rapid proliferation in the use of social media at work. This, in turn, has left companies (as well as the courts) grappling to figure out how or whether rules regarding workplace confidentiality, loyalty, privacy and monitoring apply to these new forums. Proskauer’s … Continue Reading

Multinational Employers Face Multiple Facebook Rulings

By International Labor Group on Posted in Code of Conducts
Recent prosecutions by the National Labor Relations Board have the employer community all atwitter over the Board’s apparent social media policy. While social media law is too new and undeveloped to give a clear picture, the Labor Board’s approach appears to give employees broad latitude to disparage their employer on Facebook and similar social media … Continue Reading

French Supreme Court Invalidates Agreement between Employers Not to Solicit Each Other’s Employees

By International Labor Group on Posted in Restrictive Covenants
In Europe, the validity of post-employment noncompete covenants is generally viewed with great suspicion by the courts and legislatures. Thus, in France, Spain and Germany, an employee’s agreement not to compete with a former employer is often rejected as an infringement of the principle of freedom of occupation. Similarly, in the United Kingdom, the noncompete … Continue Reading

Ten Frequently Asked Questions about China’s Labor Law

By International Labor Group on Posted in Employment Contracts, Remunerations, Restrictive Covenants, Terminations, Working Time
With the explosive growth of the Chinese economy, many companies are opening offices in China.  Hiring employees in China requires a detailed understanding of local laws and regulations.  Ying Li and Lijuan Hou of Proskauer’s Hong Kong office have compiled this list of ten frequently asked questions about the laws affecting foreign employers opening offices … Continue Reading
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