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JCAA Establishes New "Interactive Arbitration Rules"
Effective January 1, 2019, the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association ("JCAA") modified the choices of rules available to the parties to an...more
3/6/2019
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Amendment to Immigration Control Act Introduces New Visa Categories -
As of April 1, 2019, most provisions of the "Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act," which was amended in part on December 8,...more
2/4/2019
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Supreme Court Decides Whether a Fixed Overtime Allowance is Considered Statutory Overtime Wages -
On July 19, 2018, in a case in which the parties litigated whether payment of a so-called fixed overtime allowance is...more
Japan's Supreme Court Issues First Decisions Interpreting Article 20 of the Labor Contract Act -
On June 1, 2018, in the Hamakyorex and Nagasawa-Unyu decisions, the Supreme Court (Second Petty Bench) interpreted Article...more
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Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Requests Employer Associations to Prepare for the Conversion Rule -
As April 1, 2018, will mark the fifth year since the "Rule on conversion of...more
12/4/2017
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Labor - Japanese Supreme Court Decision on Overtime Payments to Doctors - In a court case in which a doctor employed by a health care corporation sought extra pay for overtime and late-night work (collectively, "overtime"),...more
9/1/2017
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Japan's Action Plan for the Realization of Work Style Reform -
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently held 10 meetings of the "Council for the Realization of Work Style Reform," to discuss reforms to Japan's...more
5/1/2017
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On January 20, 2017, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare issued the "Guidelines for Employers to Appropriately Manage Their Employees' Working Hours" ("Guidelines"). While the Guidelines basically follow the...more