Wishing you a happy and healthy Thanksgiving with your friends and family.
– The Employer Report Team @ Baker McKenzie
Keeping Up With The Pace of Change — New Global Employer Monthly eAlert
Keeping up with the pace of change in employment law around the world is quite a challenge.
In our Global Employer Monthly eAlert, we capture recent key developments in employment law from across the globe.
In this month’s issue, we share updates from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, France, Mexico, Singapore, South Africa, Vietnam, Ukraine, the UK
Calling All Happy Campers . . .
You’re invited to our live Annual California Employer Update on December 14 in Millbrae, California to discuss the adventures ahead for California employers.
Join us as we sit around the proverbial campfire to discuss the most significant legal developments in 2017 and how to prepare for 2018.
Covered topics will include:
- New wage and hour
New CA Law Prohibits Salary History Inquiries — 3 Steps To Take Now
On October 12, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a landmark new law barring California employers — and their agents — from inquiring about applicants’ previous salaries and benefits.
The law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2018.
Here are 3 steps to take now to prepare:
- Remove all salary questions from hiring forms (including
New Mandatory Gender Pay Gap Reporting In The UK
The TLDR on the new UK pay gap reporting regs:
New Requirements
- From April 2017, employers with at least 250 employees (which may include some contractors) in the UK will need to publish details of their gender pay gap on an annual basis.
- The gender pay gap reflects the difference between what women are paid,
Landmark 7th Circuit Ruling Recognizes Sexual Orientation Claims Under Title VII and What It Means for Your Business
Last Tuesday, in Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals (with jurisdiction over the courts in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin) became the first federal circuit to explicitly rule that sexual orientation is covered by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In so doing, the Seventh Circuit