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Private Right of Action Confirmed Under Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act
This month, the Pennsylvania Superior Court held as a matter of first impression that medical marijuana users may maintain a private action under the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (MMA). The...
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Germany update: Occupational health and safety in times of the corona virus – The employer’s duty of care
The effects of the corona pandemic remain omnipresent and continue to determine not only our daily lives, but especially our working lives. The employer in particular is constantly faced with...
read moreNigeria Update: Ride-Hailing Companies – The Evolving Landscape of Legal Liabilities.
Ride-Hailing Companies (RHC) have become an almost indispensable part of the transport sector in most economies. Over the years, the likes of Uber, Lyft, Bolt ( Taxify), Cabify or Bird,...
read moreSwitzerland Update: Misuse of social media by employees
Disinformation and hate speech on social media is increasingly becoming a social problem. But what should be done when employees jeopardise the employer's reputation with their behaviour on social media?...
read moreNew Zealand update: Gate Gourmet – Were Employees At Home During Lockdown ‘Working’
The Employment Court has found that employees who remained at home during New Zealand’s Level 4 lockdown were not ‘working’ for the purposes of s 6 of the Minimum Wage...
read moreGermany Update: Vacation days in quarantine – No obligation to grant re-grant
An employee is not entitled to subsequent leave if he has had to spend vacation days in isolation due to an official quarantine order and there has not been a...
read moreNew Zealand Update: Holidays Act Review
The Government has accepted the Holidays Act Taskforce’s 22 recommendations. While the recommendations could resolve a number of thorny issues in the current Holidays Act, new issues will inevitably be...
read moreMalaysia Update: Post-Employment Restrictions: Non-Compete, Solicitation & Confidentiality
Gone were the days where employees stayed loyal only to one employer till retirement. Following the growth in living standards and education in Malaysia, employees tend to seek for better...
read moreNew Zealand Update: Vaccine Refusers Have Hopes Pricked In The Authority
The Employment Relations Authority has refused to remove a COVID-19 matter to the Employment Court, finding no important matters of law or public interest. The Applicant, a border worker at...
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