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A VOLATILE LANDSCAPE
The landscape for US employment and labour law remains more volatile and contentious than that of any other major industrialised country. The national election results of November 2008 suggest things will only get more contentious. New legislation will likely be pushed through by the Democratic-controlled Congress, and the new administration led by Barack Obama, will undoubtedly create more rights for employees, which could lead to more workplace disputes.
The end of the employment relationship often raises a number of issues regarding obligations of both the employer and employee. Recent developments in case law in Australia have raised interesting issues surrounding the employment relationship, and later we deal with issues relating to fixed term contracts and the ownership of inventions.
This article deals with the dismissal of white-collar employees hired for an indefinite period. While most foreign companies are rightly convinced that Belgian dismissal law is very protective of the employees, it should be stressed that Belgian law allows an employer a very high degree of flexibility in removing individuals from their posts.
The Aditya Birla Group, of which I am general counsel, is India’s premier MNC and is anchored by a workforce of 82,000 employees belonging to over 20 different nationalities. Although the Group has a presence in 15 countries, this article discusses the labour and employment issues in India, where the Group is most active.
Richard Woolley takes a closer look at the current issues facing management labour & employment lawyers.
Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP has received the management labour and employment law firm of the year award for the past three consecutive years in The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, and once again emerges as the best-regarded firm in this edition.
We list 25 management labour and employment specialists in this chapter.
A total of nine individuals from as many firms have been selected for inclusion in this chapter. These practitioners are widely regarded as leaders in the field, representing and advising management on all aspects of labour, employment and industrial relations law. The market is highly regulated and trade unions are extremely influential, with a large percentage of the employment market organised through collective bargaining agreements. This is therefore an area in which law firms have no shortage of clients in need of their expertise in navigating this complex area.
A total of 32 individuals have been selected for entry into the management labour and employment chapter.
Twenty-eight management, labour and employment specialists from 17 firms make up this chapter, mirroring the current buoyancy of the labour market and reflecting the prosperity of this practice area in Florida. The inclusion of a number of individuals from boutique firms highlights the weight such outfits carry within the market. The lawyers in this chapter have extensive experience in a range of areas, including litigation matters involving class actions, employment discrimination laws, sexual harassment, employee loyalty, wrongful discharge, whistle-blower actions, individual employment contracts and work-related tort claims.
This chapter identifies private practice lawyers with a proven track record representing and advising management on all aspects of labour, employment and industrial relations law. A number also have experience in litigation matters involving employment discrimination laws, sexual harassment, employee loyalty, wrongful discharge and individual employment contracts. We identify a select group of five lawyers.
Forty-three management, labour and employment specialists from 22 firms make up this chapter, mirroring the current buoyancy of the labour market and reflecting the robust health of this practice area in California.
There are 26 management, labour and employment specialists in this chapter, mirroring the current buoyancy of the labour market and reflecting the prosperity of this practice area in Georgia.
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