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COVID-19 Germany: Working From Home and Employer Reimbursement of Remote-Work...
Due to the pandemic-related increase in remote work, questions come up who will end up bearing additional costs – such as increased electricity costs and expenses for cell phone and internet plan....
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COVID-19 Germany: Can You Terminate Employment During Short-Time Work?
The COVID-19 crisis led to drastic changes in employment. Although measures have been taken by the German legislator and the government to secure jobs, staff cuts appear inevitable for many companies...
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The CDC Provides Guidance: Antibody Testing Cannot Be Used as a Return to...
On May 26, 2020, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) released its anxiously awaited Interim Guidelines for COVID-19 Antibody Testing (the “Guidelines”). As set forth in further detail...
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Catching Up with the Times: DOL Issues Final Rule Simplifying Retail...
As we recently reported, the DOL promulgated three new final rules regarding wage and hour issues last month. One of these rules brings a much-needed dose of clarity for certain employers on an...
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Furloughs and Redundancies – COVID Creative Compensation: Pandemic Pay and...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to financially impact companies worldwide, employers have been working to implement creative compensation strategies to mitigate the financial impact on their...
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I. Premium Pay and COVID-19 Although many Americans have suffered furloughs or job losses while those more fortunate are able to work, albeit remotely, workers deemed “essential” under state executive...
View ArticleImmigration Proclamation: What does this mean for your foreign national...
On June 22, 2020, the White House issued the “Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak” which is the latest in a series of...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Germany: The New Corona-Warn-App – What Employers Need to Know
A few days ago, the much-anticipated official Corona-Warn-App, commissioned by the German government, went live – and has since been downloaded over 10 million times. The goal is to convince as many...
View ArticleSan Francisco Offers “Right to Reemployment” For Local Workers Laid-off Due...
In an unprecedented move, on June 23, 2020 the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted in favor of legislation that requires San Francisco employers with 100 or more employees to “offer a right to...
View ArticleCalifornia Enacts Legislation Codifying COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation...
On September 17, 2020, California Governor Newsom signed SB-1159. Effective immediately, the bill adds three new sections to the California Labor Code (§§ 3212.86-3212.88) which create a rebuttable...
View ArticleCrowdworkers Can Be Employees in Germany!
The German Federal Labor Court decided in an eagerly awaited ruling that crowdworkers or microtaskers can be classified as employees under German employment law. The decision will likely have...
View ArticleMobile Working in Germany – New Draft Bill Currently Under Discussion
The legal framework for regular work in the mobile office is currently still lacking in Germany—the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs wants to close this gap. The German government coalition...
View ArticleGermany: New Right to Work From Home During the Pandemic
On 19 January 2021, the German Chancellor and Federal Prime Ministers passed a new resolution on further measures to combat the Corona pandemic. The Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs...
View ArticleThe Luck of the Draw: H-1B Lottery Set to Open March 9-25
Earlier this month, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) officially announced that the H-1B electronic registration period for FY2022 will be open from March 9 through March 25, 2021....
View ArticleUpdate: Occupational Health and Safety During the Pandemic
For as long as the threat of infection from COVID-19 remains, businesses will have to maintain a safe and healthy workplace to an increased degree. In order to clarify and sort out the large number of...
View ArticleGermany to Boost Works Council Rights Amid the Pandemic
The Federal Cabinet has introduced a draft bill to make it easier for employees to establish and elect works councils and to facilitate the works councils’ work in an increasingly digitalized work...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Germany: German Government to Approve New Benefit Packages for...
The German government has agreed on additional benefit packages worth billions. Companies that recently implemented short-time work and their employees are to profit from this. Here are the key...
View ArticleCOVID-19 – European OSHA Gives Guidance on Returning to Work
When starting to take steps to return to a new normal where business continues, even as outbreaks may flare up, employee health and safety certainly are top of mind. Since many EU member states are...
View ArticleEmployers as Contact Tracers: the Employment and Privacy Implications of...
Of the many new terms that we have learned as part of the current pandemic, ‘contact tracing’ is one that seems to offer some light at the end of the tunnel. The plan is that contact tracing will work...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Germany: Working From Home and Employer Reimbursement of Remote-Work...
Due to the pandemic-related increase in remote work, questions come up who will end up bearing additional costs – such as increased electricity costs and expenses for cell phone and internet plan....
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