The Employment Law Lookout is taking a holiday break this week, but will resume delivering insightful discourse and updates on the day’s most pressing workplace issues next week.
In the meantime, we want to wish all of our readers, contributors, and editors a safe and happy Fourth of July holiday. We hope you are able to spend time with family,
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By Gillian B. Lepore, Vy’Shaey M. Mitchell, and Sara Eber Fowler
Seyfarth Synopsis: Chicago’s amendments to its Human Rights Ordinance – expanding the definition of sexual harassment and implementing new policy and training requirements – go into effect on July 1, 2022. Employers should ensure that they are updating their policies and training plans accordingly.
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Seyfarth Synopsis: As previously reported here, on February 22, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed A21, the “New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act” (CREAMMA), which is enabling legislation for the amendment to the New Jersey Constitution making lawful the recreational use of marijuana in the state.
While the new
By Lawrence Z. Lorber, Leon Rodriguez, Samuel P. Sroka, and Scott P. Mallery
Seyfarth Synopsis: This special post-election report is brought to you by Seyfarth’s Policy Matters Newsletter. With so much at stake, we have collected the top-of-mind issues to watch as the election results take shape.
The Current State
While the nation hoped for a
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Just a reminder that until July 30, 2017, voting is open for the American Bar Association’s annual 100 Best Legal Blogs competition, though this year the contest is a “Web 100” and will include websites and social media along with legal blogs. We hope you will cast your vote today to help Seyfarth’s Employment Law Lookout blog get on the
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By Wan Li
Seyfarth Synopsis: A new Work Permit Policy (Policy) is being implemented in China. The Policy had been initially implemented, from October 2016 to March 2017, through a pilot program in a number of regions including Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, and Shenzhen. Nationwide implementation of the Policy commenced on April 1, 2017.
Policy Features
The Policy consists of two
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By Wan Li and Darren G. Gardner
Seyfarth Synopsis: With these new measures applied to employers, it’s recommended that enterprises conduct self-evaluations of their employment law compliance, and remediate any problems as soon as possible.
The Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MHRSS) has launched a new nationwide grading system to evaluate employers’ employment law compliance.
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As 2015 closes, we are excited to announce that Seyfarth’s Labor and Employment Law Group has been selected by Law360 as one of the Employment Practice Groups of the Year. Even more outstanding is that this is the fifth year in a row that we’ve received this honor.
In the spirit of the season, we wanted to take
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As we look back on 2013 and the legal decisions that shaped last year, we are also mindful of how those events will impact the year to come.
As part of our continuing effort to let you know how this will impact *you* – Seyfarth’s Employment Law Lookout blog team invites you to join us for a subscriber only webinar
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