May 1, 2024 The Right to Disconnect in Australia In today’s digital age, the lines between work and personal life have become increasingly blurred. With this new law, employees will have a workplace right to refuse to monitor, read or respond to contact from their employer outside of work hours, “unless the refusal is unreasonable.” Watch this vlog to learn more about the Right to Disconnect law and what "unreasonable" means in this context.
05/16/2024 582: Travel Tuesdays: Doing Business in Belgium In our Travel Tuesdays series, we explore the 'need to know' items for doing business in various jurisdictions around the world. This week, we take a closer look at Belgium. Stay tuned for more episodes! Host: Peter Walts (Employment Law Alliance / Global) Guest Speaker: Kato Aerts (email) (Lydian / Belgium) Register on the ELA website here to receive email invitations to future programs.
May 6, 2024 The FTC Rule Banning Noncompetes: Its Impact on Employers and How to Protect Your Business On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to issue a Final Rule banning nearly all noncompete clauses in employment agreements nationwide. Learn about the FTC Final Rule, the court challenges to the Final Rule, and the measures you should be considering for how to protect valuable business assets in light of this development.
May 23, 2024 Examining the 2024 Title IX Regulations: Practical Takeaways and Key Considerations On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education published the new final rule in the Federal Register amending the regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Join us as our panelists discuss some of the key provisions of the final regulations, share practical takeaways related to institutional sex-based discrimination and harassment grievance procedures, and highlight jurisdiction specific issues. This webinar is meant to help institutions as they now contemplate