The landscape of transgender employment laws is evolving globally, with various jurisdictions adopting laws that ensure inclusivity and non-discrimination in the workplace. This area is one of the most complex issues in employment law systems and has generated much controversy. Notwithstanding this, many global companies seek to support and promote the interests of women regardless of their gender identity or
Continue Reading The Emerging Law on Women’s Advancement Programs and Transgender Rights: A Cross-Border PerspectiveWebinar Jun 25, 2024: Italy, Spain and France: Current Trends and Upcoming Regulations in the European Employment Law Landscape
About the Program: Italy, Spain and France have seen many changes in the employment law landscape within the last year. Seyfarth’s Italy, Spain and France qualified international employment law experts, Sofia Bargellini, Ana Cid and Laurence Harvey Wood, look forward to sharing some recent developments in their upcoming 45 minute webinar. These international employment law specialists will give an overview
Continue Reading Webinar Jun 25, 2024: Italy, Spain and France: Current Trends and Upcoming Regulations in the European Employment Law LandscapeSurprising Plot Twist: The European Data Protection Supervisor Reprimands the European Union for its use of Microsoft 365
By Jason Priebe and Danny Riley
Seyfarth Synopsis: The European Union (EU)’s government organizations are just like any another entity trying to function in a world where global companies and even government entities are reliant on digital platforms for messaging and collaboration. For years, there has been debate about how platforms like Microsoft 365, formerly Office 365, could be deployed
Continue Reading Surprising Plot Twist: The European Data Protection Supervisor Reprimands the European Union for its use of Microsoft 365A Decade in Australia: Seyfarth’s Partners Reflect on Changes in Employment and Workplace Safety Law
By Rachel Bernasconi, Paul Cutrone, Marissa Dreher, Ben Dudley, Chris Gardner, Erin Hawthorne, Justine Giuliani, Sarah Goodhew, Philippa Noakes, Darren Perry, Penny Stevens, Henry Skene and Michael Tamvakologos
Seyfarth just celebrated ten years of service to leading employers in Australia. To mark the occasion, we invited some of our partners
Continue Reading A Decade in Australia: Seyfarth’s Partners Reflect on Changes in Employment and Workplace Safety LawSeyfarth to Sponsor and Kathryn Weaver to Lead Panel at the Legal 500 GC Summit Hong Kong 2024
Kathryn Weaver, Hong Kong Partner in Seyfarth’s International Employment Law team, will lead a panel on “The challenges of getting DEIB policy and practice right, and the cost of getting it wrong.”
The panel will be held at the Legal 500 GC Summit Hong Kong 2024, on 7 March 2024. More details on the event can be found here.
Continue Reading Seyfarth to Sponsor and Kathryn Weaver to Lead Panel at the Legal 500 GC Summit Hong Kong 2024Navigating Global Religious Accommodation: Insights from Our Lawyers on Employer Responsibilities Towards Religious Beliefs in the Workforce
By Peter Talibart, Kiran Seldon, Erin Hawthorne and Kathryn Weaver
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a previous blog, we summarized the recent case of Groff v. Dejoy, where the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously clarified the undue hardship standard under Title VII, a federal law in the United States that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national
Continue Reading Navigating Global Religious Accommodation: Insights from Our Lawyers on Employer Responsibilities Towards Religious Beliefs in the Workforce2022 Future Employer Survey – Have Your Say on What Lies Ahead
By Tim Griffin
Seyfarth Synopsis: Seyfarth is committed to helping leading employers and in-house counsel adapt to the rapidly changing business landscape and prepare for what may lie ahead. As part of that commitment, since 2017, Seyfarth has carried out a suite of initiatives based on helping clients understand the future of work and empowering them to tackle emerging workplace
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Five Key Issues in the Australian Workplace—Highlights for Multinational Employers
Seyfarth Synopsis: The key issues affecting Australian workplaces bear a strong resemblance with those in the United States. While generalizations suffer from the limitations of being just that, here are five issues HR and workplace leaders in Australia are grappling with in a two-minute read.
- Skills and staff shortages and wage pressure
Almost one in
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The Workplace During Conflict: Considerations for Employees in Ukraine, Russia, and Beyond
By Marjorie Culver, Yana Komsitsky, and Dan Waldman
Seyfarth Synopsis: As events unfold in Ukraine, employers face uncertainty regarding the impact on business and employees in the Ukraine, Russia, and elsewhere. Concerns include the safety and security of workers in the region, the impact of sanctions, and heightened anxieties among employees, to name a few. This article
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The Right to “Disconnect” for Employees
By Ana Cid, Laurence Harvey Wood, and Gabriella Long
Seyfarth Synopsis: We have seen the benefits of technology in keeping us connected in the new remote working environment and the flexibility that it provides, but how does this impact employees’ ability to disconnect from their work?
During the Covid-19 pandemic, working from home has become the new
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