On July 12, 2024, the European Union published the language of its much-anticipated Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), which is the world’s first comprehensive legislation regulating the growing use of artificial...more
The use of digital nomad visas is a new trend gaining momentum in East Asia. These visas give individuals the legal right to work remotely while residing away from their countries of permanent residence. ...more
Countries around the globe are establishing digital nomad visa regulations to allow foreign employees to enter the countries and work exclusively for foreign employers for short periods of time—generally, between six and...more
6/6/2024
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Singapore recently made three new changes in employment practices that stand to impose higher standards on employers. These three major legislative updates may have implications for employer handbooks and policies. ...more
European Union policymakers reached a provisional agreement on the Platform Work Directive on March 11, 2024, which reveals significant concessions on the classification of digital platform workers as employees or independent...more
3/28/2024
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On February 2, 2024, European Union policymakers reached an agreement on the final text of the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), taking us another step closer to the world’s first comprehensive AI legislation, and,...more
After more than two years of legislative highs and lows for the European Union’s proposed Platform Work Directive, the EU may be inching closer to adopting regulations on the classification of platform workers, such as...more
1/22/2024
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Ridesharing
In the wake of the pandemic and global adoption of teleworking, an increasing number of employees are looking to work remotely abroad. Unfortunately, the law is not as flexible as technology....more
While a global contingent workforce may be an extension of a company’s internal workforce for all practical purposes, legally, it is a separate and distinct group of nonemployees. That can create a number of obstacles...more