Specialty Group: Employment and Labor Law

Authors: Jolene Konnersman and Grant Goeckner-Zoeller On June 3, 2015, the California Labor Commissioner ruled that a San Francisco-based driver for the popular ride-coordination service Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber ...

By: Matthew Payten and Ross Byrnes The duty of care owed by the hirers of temporary labour, often referred to as ‘host employers’, to labour hire employees was spelt out in the oft-cited 2003 New South Wales Court ...

By: Stephen Hughes and Lara Radik Requirement to supply date of birth, gender and evidence of right to work in Australia held to be discriminatory The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) has found that ...

By: Marc Engel One of the biggest myths I hear perpetuated in my practice is that so-called "small" employers, or for the purpose of this article, those with fewer than 15 employees, (i.e., homeowners and condominium ...