United States: New York's 5 Gifts for Employers In 2015: What State And City Employers Need To Know Heading Into The New Year (Day 1)

2014 was a hectic year for labor and employment practitioners in New York, yielding mixed results for employers and, in many instances, presenting more questions than answers. Among the highlights, an expanded paid sick leave law – amended on the eve of implementation by Mayor Bill de Blasio – took effect in New York City. And in Albany, state legislators, following the lead of their NYC counterparts, enacted workplace protections from discrimination and harassment […]

By | December 16th, 2014 ||

United States: Don’t Let California’s Sick Leave Law Leave You Sick This New Year’s: Be Prepared To Comply On January 1!

California employers are facing a healthy dose of new requirements next month as the notice and posting provisions in the state’s recently enacted paid sick leave law take effect. To help employers comply before ringing in the New Year, the California Labor Commissioner has published a revised Wage Theft Notice and a new workplace poster.

As we posted on September 12, the new Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 requires employers to provide up […]

By | December 16th, 2014 ||

New Perspectives Of Temporary Work In Brazil

Companies have been using the temporary work, only kind of “manpower assignment” legally allowed in Brazil, since the publication of Law 6,019 in 1974, which regulated the subject.

However, the very restricted situations where it could be used, added by the briefness of said law, resulted in many misuses of this legal arrangement. Consequently, some companies were fined by the Labor Ministry due to irregular hiring of temporary workers, others were subject to investigation procedures […]

By | December 15th, 2014 ||