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Newswire 21/06/2023

India expands the ambits of its money laundering law and imposes responsibilities on professionals

Background Through notifications issued in May 2023, the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, has widened the scope of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (the “PMLA”).  The aim...

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Newswire 19/06/2023

Netherlands Employment Law Update

Statement of the week: "As of what date is the employee unfit for work"? The Group Manager Strategy & Development of BME Building Materials Europe (BME) is not comfortable with...

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Newswire 15/06/2023

Exploring Lucrative Opportunities in Saudi Arabia’s Mining Sector

Saudi Arabia is undergoing a significant economic shift, focusing on diversifying its economy by developing its untapped mineral resources. This presents exciting opportunities within the country’s mining industry, which we...

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Newswire 15/06/2023

UK Update: Labour’s proposals for a “right to switch off” explained

The Labour Party’s plans to restrict out-of-hours work communications could change how the UK works. In an interview with the Financial Times published on 12 May 2023, the Deputy Leader...

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Newswire 15/06/2023

US Update: NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD GENERAL COUNSEL TACKLES NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS

The General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“Board’) issued a Memorandum on May 30th delineating her position that noncompete agreements interfere with an employee’s rights under Section 7 of...

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Newswire 14/06/2023

Colombia Update: Challenges of the labor reform

The drafting of the labor reform is not the most fortunate, harming entrepreneurs and MSMEs. One of the great challenges of the labor reform is to break with the classic...

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Newswire 12/06/2023

US Labor Law Update: THE PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT (PWFA) GOES INTO EFFECT ON JUNE 27, 2023

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act and Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA” or “Act”) into law. The PWFA requires “covered employers” to provide “reasonable accommodations”...

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Newswire 07/06/2023

The Corporate Immigration Review: Indonesia

Introduction to the immigration framework Immigration matters in Indonesia are overseen by the Directorate General of Immigration (DGI), which is under the auspices of the Ministry of Law and Human...

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Newswire 07/06/2023

Korea Update: Data Privacy Update: Proposed Amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act

The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) has announced the legislative notice of the proposed amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the amended Personal Information Protection Act (the “Proposed Amendment”) set...

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