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Report Link The European Union's Second-Highest Court Highlights the Importance of Hiring Outside CounselLittler Mendelson, P.C. - September 26, 2007 Last week, the European Union (EU) Court of First Instance held that documents exchanged between an in-house attorney and corporate client were not protected under the attorney-client privilege. The decision highlights the prevailing rule in EU law that communications between in-house attorneys and their clients are not protected under the "legal professional privilege," as the doctrine is known in the EU. Report Link Corporate Liability for Human Rights Abuses Goes on Trial.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - July 24, 2007 The extent of corporate liability for alleged human rights abuses committed abroad under the Alien Tort Claims Act is currently being tested in the Northern District of Alabama. The plaintiffs in Estate of Rodriquez v. Drummond Company, Inc., No. CV-02-0665-W (N.D. Ala. 2002), allege that Alabama-based mining company Drummond Ltd. ("Drummond") was complicit in the murders of three union leaders at a Drummond-owned coal mine in Columbia. After surviving first a motion to dismiss, and later a motion for summary judgment, the parties began trial on July 9, 2007, to determine whether Drummond aided and abetted the murders of three union leaders by Columbian paramilitaries. As discussed more fully below, the case presents a unique opportunity to test the extent of corporate liability under the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), a federal statute originally passed in 1789, which provides a private right of action to aliens for violations of international law. Significantly, the Drummond case is the very first ATCA case to proceed to trial. Report Link New Employment Contracts Law Adopted in China.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - July 20, 2007 The Law of the People's Republic of China on Labor Contracts ("Employment Contracts Law") was approved at the 28th session of the 10th National People's Congress Standing Committee on June 29, 2007. Report Link France's Measures on Diversity and Data Protection: The Ten Recommendations of the CNIL.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - June 12, 2007 Everyone agrees ‑ In France, the fight against discrimination in the workplace and the improvement of diversity are priorities. However, until recently, improving diversity in France was not an easy task. Report Link UK Employment Law: Puffing in the Past! Put Out That Cigarette! (pdf).Hogan & Hartson LLP - June 12, 2007 England's smoking ban begins on 1 July 2007. The Smoke-free regulations impose significant financial penalties on those who do not comply. This update looks at the impact of the new Smoke-free rules on businesses with a particular focus on the hotel industry. Report Link Preliminary Opinions By European Court of Justice Top Advisors Tilt Slightly In Favor of Trade Union Rights.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - June 06, 2007 Top legal advisors at the European Court of Justice grappled with these and other thorny questions implicating core European legal principles late last month. In two recently issued advisory opinions, the Advocates General responsible for two critical labor law cases offered clues as to how the European Court of Justice may rule on these weighty questions in the coming months. Report Link French Data Protection Authority Fires Warning Shot to U.S. Multinationals: U.S.-Based Employer Fined for Improper Transfers of Employee Data to the U.S.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - May 23, 2007 In what may foreshadow a new era of more aggressive enforcement, France's data protection authority - La Commission Nationale de L'informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) - recently fined Tyco Healthcare France (THF), the local subsidiary of a U.S. multinational organization, €30,000 (approximately $41,000) for, among other things, improperly transferring employee information to Tyco's U.S. headquarters. The fine appears to be the first imposed on a U.S.-based company accused of unlawful cross-border transfers of human resources data. The French government's enforcement action coincides with recent public declarations by other European data protection authorities, calling for more aggressive enforcement of the European Union's strict data protection regime. Report Link International Labor Organization Weighs in on Dispute over Labor Rights at the British Embassy.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - April 30, 2007 In what appears to have resolved a two-year old case that has caused a stir in Washington's diplomatic circles, the International Labor Organization (ILO) recently directed the British embassy to engage in collective bargaining with the union that represents its staff members and British consulates throughout the United States. Report Link How Globalization Affects Labor-Managment Relations.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - January 15, 2007 In this attorney authored article, Littler Mendelson's Gavin Appleby and Jim Ferber discuss how the increasing outsourcing of US jobs should force unions and management to see the benefits of working together. "U.S. jobs are being lost at an alarming rate—manufacturing jobs to China, call center positions to India and research jobs all over the globe—rendering the adversarial premise of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) an outdated piece of legislation." Appleby and Ferber name the causes of outsourcing, including high US labor costs, and note that "If unions and employees work with management to make producing U.S. goods more competitive, whether through labor costs or other means, jobs can be retained. Report Link Complex New Employment Law Hits Companies with UK Operations.Hogan & Hartson LLP - November 07, 2006 This update looks at how the New Age Discrimination Legislation protecting younger as well as older employees has caught businesses by surprise. Report Link New UK Age Discrimination Law May Impact US Employers.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - August 31, 2006 As of October 1, 2006, age discrimination will become an unlawful employment practice in the United Kingdom. On that date, the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (the "Regulations") will take effect, impacting the recruitment, retirement, benefit and redundancy programs of UK employers.1 In addition, discrimination and harassment on the basis of age will become actionable in employment tribunals. These new regulations will impact U.S. employers with operations in the UK. As a result, covered U.S. employers should familiarize themselves with the Regulations and ensure compliance implementation in advance of the effective date.
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ArticlesFound: 11 ArticlesNO SUBTOPICSEmployment Law Seminars
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March 12, 2008 Shaw Valenza LLPUNDERSTANDING YOUR ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITIES AT WORK (AB 1234 COMPLIANCE)Sacramento
May 13, 2008 Shaw Valenza LLPPreventing Wage/Hour Class Actions.Online
May 13, 2008 LittlerHOW TO CONDUCT EFFECTIVE INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONSSacramento
May 13, 2008 Shaw Valenza LLPHow to Stay Union FreeLas Vegas
2008-5-13 Jackson Lewis LLPConducting Effective Investigations of Employment Claims: Essential Skills for Internal InvestigatorsHouston
May 13, 2008 Littler2008 Public Sexual Harassment Training for supervisors and managers.Universal City
May 13, 2008 Ballard RosenbergSHRM Morris County Monthly Legal UpdateFlorham Park
2008-5-14 SHRM Morris County ChapterThe Connecticut Sexual and Other Harassment Education and Training in the Workplace ActHartford
2008-5-14 Jackson Lewis LLPDigital Dangers: Recent E-Discovery Developments and TrendsLas Vegas
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