Specialty Group: Employment and Labor Law

Contact: Stephen Hughes and Lara Radik; Carter Newell (Queensland, Australia) The recent Federal Court decision in Ewin v Vergara (No 3) [2013] FCA 1311 highlights how important it is for employers to have in place ...

Contact: Hannah Connors; Clarkslegal LLP (Reading, England) A number of key changes come into effect on 6 April 2014. They are: Power of employment tribunals to impose penalties on employers – In cases p ...

Contact: Andrew Brought; Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP (Missouri, USA) Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), employers are required to compensate employees for time spent changing clothes before the wo ...

Contact: Brian Peterson; Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP (Missouri, USA) HR managers are frequently asked to decide whether employee requests for unpaid time off qualify as leave protected by the Family Medical Lea ...