Not long after the November elections, we discussed potential changes that could come at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) after inauguration day on January 20, 2025. Although it is a virtual certainty that President-Elect Trump will very quickly remove Jennifer Abruzzo from her position as the NLRB’s current General Counsel (the agency’s
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UK Home Office announces new immigration compliance crackdown
Under growing pressure to tackle high net migration figures, the Home Office has published plans to clamp down on visa abuse and exploitation to be implemented through amendments to the Employment Rights Bill. These are aimed at “rogue” employers (particularly within the care sector) but are likely to affect any UK employer with a licence…
US State Law Roundup – 2024 Year-end Update
State and local legislatures have been active throughout 2024 passing laws and ordinances that will impact employers of all sizes and all industries.
Click HERE for our summary of these laws and related developments in Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New York and elsewhere!
As always, our team will continue to monitor these and other state employment…
Government’s Better Regulation Committee savages UK Employment Rights Bill provisions
Electronic Travel Authorisations for visitors to the UK extended to most non-EU nationalities from today
As part of its drive to digitise the UK border and immigration system, with effect from today, the UK government has now opened the process for obtaining an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) for eligible non-European nationals who must hold an ETA if travelling to or through the UK from 8 January next year.…
Amendments to UK Visas & Immigration Priority Service for Sponsor changes of circumstance
Disciplinary Dismissals: Spanish Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling
On 18 November 2024, the Spanish Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling with significant implications for labour and employment relations in Spain.
Previously, under the Workers’ Statute, employers were not required to hold a prior hearing for employees in disciplinary dismissal cases, unless the employee was unionized or a legal representative of the employees.
However,…
Trump Immigration 2.0: What the Election Means for U.S. Employers
Employers should expect changes to their immigration and hiring enforcement regimes under a second Trump administration. Based on campaign rhetoric and promises, those changes will include emboldened and focused immigration policies to remove millions of undocumented workers and tighten the legal immigration system. Below is a summary of expected employment-related immigration changes and practical steps…
Federal Court Vacates U.S. Department of Labor Rule Increasing Salary Threshold for White Collar Exempt Employees (US)
Employers fearing rising labor costs can rest a little easier now after a Texas federal court struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) final rule (the “2024 Rule”), which, in July 2024, increased the minimum salary employers are required to pay employees under the executive, administrative, and professional (“EAP”), or “white collar,” exemptions to…
No Obligation for “General Workforce Consultation” in Small-scale Redundancy Exercises
Towards the end of last year, the EAT in De Bank Haycocks v ADP RPO UK Ltd caused a bit of a stir in employment law circles when it suggested that even in smaller-scale redundancy situations (i.e. where collective redundancy consultation obligations are not triggered), there should be “general workforce consultation”. Unhelpfully for employers, it…