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Korea’s “Blind Hiring Act” Takes Effect on July 17, 2019
Earlier in 2019, the National Assembly amended the Fair Hiring Procedure Act (the “FHPA”) to (i) prohibit certain corrupt hiring practices, such as lobbying and offering gifts; and (ii) prohibit...
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Sexual Harassment Law Update – Mandatory Registration of the Internal Committee for Establishments Located in Telangana and Mumbai
Introduction In India, the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (the “Harassment Act”) and the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and...
read moreNew Protections for Employees Dealing with Domestic Violence
The Domestic Violence – Victims Protection Act 2018 is now in force providing rights to employees affected by domestic violence. On 1 April 2019 the Domestic Violence – Victims Protection...
read moreRules Finalized Permitting Employees to Buy Individual Health Insurance Plans through HRAs
On June 13, 2019, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury issued final rules that will expand the use of health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), which...
read moreLicensing and Securitisation under the Trademarks Bill 2019
The long awaited Trademarks Bill 2019 (“Bill”) which is modelled on the Trademarks Act of the countries which have acceded to the Madrid Protocol introduces significant and substantial changes to...
read moreThailand’s Personal Data Protection Act Passes into Law
Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019) (PDPA), approved by the government earlier this year, was published in the Government Gazette on May 27, 2019. Provisions relating to the collection, use,...
read moreIndia’s Supreme Court allows registered Trade Unions to file application as operational creditors on behalf of members
In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court (the “SC”) resolved a long-standing dispute between JK Jute Mill Mazdoor Morcha (the “Union”) and Juggilal Kamlapat Jute Mills Company Limited (the “Debtor”) by...
read moreAmendments To India’s Insider Trading Regulations Come Into Effect
On December 31, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (the “SEBI”) introduced several changes to the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading Regulations), 2015 (the “Regulations”), which became effective on April...
read moreUS Immigration Update: H4 Spouses May Lose Employment Authorization
On February 25, 2015, under the Obama Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") published a final rule extending employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants who...
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