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Día de Muertos Is Around the Corner: Are November 1 and 2 Mandatory Holidays in Mexico?

Día de Muertos is one of the most identitarian Mexican festivities, and it takes place every November 1 and November 2. Throughout those days, the deceased are celebrated and remembered....more

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Potential changes to holiday pay

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An investigation requested by the Norwegian government has proposed changes in how holiday pay is accrued and paid out in Norway....more

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Oct. 1: New Mandatory Rest Day in Mexico's Federal Labor Law

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Due to amendments in 2012 and 2014 to the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States regarding the date of the transfer of the Federal Executive Power (Oct. 1 every six years), there were various interpretations...more

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Zuckerfest und Brückentage: Was ist, wenn alle Urlaub wollen?

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Brückentage sind beliebt. Arbeitgeber erhalten daher häufig Urlaubsanträge von gleich mehreren Arheitnehmerinnen und Arbeitnehmern. Nicht selten lässt sich zu Jahresbeginn ein regelrechtes Wettrennen bei der Einreichung der...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Election day for Israeli local authorities and regional councils

Election day for Israeli local authorities and regional councils is expected to be on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Following are questions and answers about employees’ rights and employers’ obligations on that day....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Employment Flash - February 2024

In this issue, we discuss upcoming regulatory changes as well as recent court decisions with far-reaching implications, including case law on the need to replace share awards on a TUPE transfer and a UK Supreme Court ruling...more

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Horizon Scanning - UK Employment Law Developments 2024

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As employees return from the holiday season and businesses reopen, employers and HR leaders should be mindful of key employment developments in 2024 that may affect their workforce. 2024 will see a number of legislative...more

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Employers Must Beware Of Year-End Wage Hour Issues/Landmines!

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I read an interesting post by Sara Zorich of Amundsen Davis concerning the year-end wage hour issues that employers must deal with, and I agree with the concepts set forth in that article. There are a number of implications...more

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Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on ... Holiday Pay

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With limited exceptions, California law does not require employers to provide employees with a premium rate of pay for working during holidays or paid days off for holidays unless contractually obligated to do so. However,...more

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Time to Check Your Year-End Wage and Hour Compliance

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As we wind down 2023, your company may be sharing with its employees either through business closing periods or end-of-the-year bonuses. Employers must be cognizant that these generous gestures may carry compliance...more

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Key Updates for UK Employers: A Look Through to the End of 2023 and Beyond

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The regulatory landscape for UK employers has evolved significantly over the second half of 2023. New legislation is in force or is due to come into force over the next 12 months, covering a variety of employment-related...more

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Ontario, Canada Appellate Court Finds National Day of Mourning to Honour Memory of Queen Elizabeth II Not a Paid Holiday under...

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In Ottawa Police Services Bd. v. Ottawa Police Assn., 2023 ONSC 6225, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Divisional Court) (Ont. SCJ (Div. Ct.)) quashed an arbitrator’s decision allowing two grievances that claimed...more

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Agnew: A New Headache for UK Employers?

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The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has recently decided the case of Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and another v Agnew and others, a Northern Irish case that has been working its way through...more

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Employment in the news | October 2023

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After a fairly quiet summer period, there were developments on several fronts in October. The new duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment became law, although is not yet in force. The Supreme Court...more

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UK Supreme Court Ruling:  A Look at the Changes to a Series of Unlawful Deductions

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The Supreme Court has released its decision in the case of Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland v Agnew. The Court decided that, with respect to a series of unlawful deductions, a gap of more than three...more

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UK HR Two Minute Monthly: October 2023

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Our October update includes a significant Supreme Court decision on how to treat historic underpayments of holiday pay, a preliminary tribunal hearing on whether a belief in race equality that opposed critical race theory was...more

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4 Things for Employers to Know About Wages and the Holidays

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As we move into what many refer to as the holiday season, employers may have questions about handling wages and the holidays. Here are four things for employers to understand about holidays and pay for hourly (non-exempt)...more

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New Development in Relation to Underpayment of Holiday Pay

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There has been much case law in relation to the underpayment of holiday pay in the context of overtime and commission. That case law has reinforced the position that although claims must be issued within 3 months of an...more

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DOL Says Holiday Weeks Could Be a Potential FMLA Land Mine

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For many, Labor Day weekend represents the last bastion of summer. It also ushers in a season of holidays, celebrations, and shortened workweeks throughout fall and winter. However, employers that deal with the year-round...more

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US Department of Labor Clarifies Calculation of FMLA Leave on Holiday Weeks

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The U.S. Department of Labor issued an opinion letter on May 30, 2023, clarifying how employers should calculate Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave taken by employees “during a week that includes a holiday.” The letter...more

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Ontario, Canada Arbitrator Finds Employer Did Not Violate Collective Agreements by Not Recognizing National Day of Mourning as...

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In a recent decision under the Labor Relations Act, 1995, Arbitrator Adam Beatty dismissed four union grievances concerning the National Day of Mourning, which was declared following the death of Queen Elizabeth. The grievors...more

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Is It Compensable? Federally Recognized Holidays

February 20, 2023, was Presidents’ Day, one of several federal holidays occurring throughout the year in the United States. Private-sector employers are not required by federal law to give employees any federal holidays off....more

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Full steam ahead - UK government acts on strikes, holiday pay and EU law

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During January the UK government introduced legislation to impose minimum service level requirements in some sectors during industrial action. It is also consulting on how to calculate holiday entitlement for part year and...more

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Top 10 Ways Employers Can Avoid Regular Rate Wage Mistakes On Their 2023 Resolutions Lists

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When the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published a Final Rule on the regular rate in late 2019, it gave employers the freedom to more easily offer perks and benefits to their employees without running afoul...more

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Ninth Circuit Clarifies Overtime Calculation Rules for Shift Premiums and Holiday Pay Under California Law

To properly calculate the overtime rate for a non-exempt employee, employers must first calculate the “regular rate of pay.” Under federal law, and the laws of most states, the regular rate is determined by dividing the...more

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