Yesterday the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania voted in favour of a more liberal Labour Code. For the Code to be passed, the approval of the President of the Republic of Lithuania is necessary. Out of all the projects, the Labour Code received the most controversy during the last year due to the changes it offered to the labour market.
Once the Code is adopted, it will be much easier to dismiss the […]
On June 10, 2016, Governor John W. Hickenlooper signed Colorado House Bill 16-1432, Personnel Files Employee Inspection Right (the “Bill”), into law. The Bill, which provides certain current and former private-sector employees the right to access and obtain a copy of their personnel files, will take effect on January 1, 2017.
The Bill requires covered private employers to provide employees the right to inspect and obtain a copy of their personnel files at least once […]
Although non-competition agreements between employer and employee are not prohibited in Lithuania, there is a gap in the regulation of covenant not to compete. Lithuanian Labour Code and Civil Code do not specifically govern non-compete agreements, but there is a possibility to apply the Civil Code by analogy. Therefore, the case law and especially judgements of the Supreme Court are of crucial importance while interpreting non-compete agreements. Up to now the duty to pay […]