Revision of Schengen Agreement in the Offing? France and Italy Press for...
Last week, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi issued a joint letter to the European Commission (“EU”) demanding that the EU make an “in-depth revision” to...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Bulgarian Employment Law
Given its geographic location, educated workforce, and well-developed energy sector, Bulgaria is an attractive location for multinational employers. Although a member of the European Union, Bulgaria...
View ArticleDoing Business in Albania: What Every Employer Needs to Know
This is the third article in a three-part series addressing employment matters in Central and Eastern Europe. As employers increasingly look to expand their global reach, the countries of Central and...
View ArticleHungarian Employment Law
Bordering seven other European countries, Hungary occupies a strategic location in Central Europe. Hungary is a member of the European Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the...
View ArticleEmployment in the Czech Republic
This is the fifth article in a series about East European employment law issues. Bordered by Germany, Austria, Poland, and Slovakia, the Czech Republic occupies an important position in Europe....
View ArticleSpain’s Employment Law and 2012 Labor Reform
In the face of a growing economic crisis, a 23% unemployment rate and an unemployment rate of 50% affecting the youth, the Spanish Parliament recently passed drastic reforms relevant to Spanish labor...
View ArticleLabor and Employment in Poland
This is the sixth article in a series about Central and East European employment law issues. Since 1990, Poland has been steadily transitioning to a liberalized economy, and although progress has been...
View ArticleUkrainian Labor and Employment Law Basics
Ukraine, which has been independent from the Soviet Union since 1991, is the second largest contiguous country in Europe. Since 1991, Ukraine has been transitioning to a market economy, although...
View ArticleSpain: Labor Reform Update
In February of 2012, the Spanish government introduced drastic labor reforms known as Royal Decree Law 3/ 2012 (“Reform Law”) in the hopes of improving an ailing economy and reducing Spain’s sky-high...
View ArticleThe European Union: Compliance With Transfer Of Undertakings
Employers with operations in a country that is a member of the European Union (EU) should be well versed with EU Directives, as well as the specific country’s own domestics laws related to the EU...
View ArticleNationwide Immigration Audit Targets Hundreds Of Businesses
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced yesterday that 652 businesses nationwide have been targeted for in-person inspection of I-9 employment verification forms. Upon initial...
View ArticleGermany Proposes Amendments to Data Protection Act to Limit Employers’ Use of...
The German Interior Ministry has announced a proposed privacy law that would prohibit employers from viewing the Facebook profiles of potential employees. For cross-border employers, this is the first...
View ArticleEuropean Court of Justice Re-Affirms Principle That Communications Between...
In an opinion issued on September 14, 2010, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") affirmed the principle of EU law that communications between in-house counsel and corporate employees are not protected...
View ArticleCroatian Employment Law in Brief
Since its declaration of independence in 1991, which precipitated the dissolution of Yugoslavia, Croatia has had a difficult path transitioning to a market economy. Now, Croatia is set to become the...
View ArticleTurkey Continues Its Reform Of Labor And Employment Laws Despite Waning...
Turkey’s decades-long quest for membership into the European Union has been the impetus of many rapid and “modernizing” changes throughout this ancient country, pushing it ever closer to its European...
View ArticleEmployment Law in France: The Basics
France, the largest country in Western Europe, with a population of approximately 64 million people, and which borders eight different countries plays an integral role in Europe and the worldwide...
View ArticleEurope’s Largest Ethnic Minority Group Likely To Turn To European Courts To...
For more than 1,000 years, the Roma (still more commonly known in the English-speaking world as “Gypsies,” although this term is now outdated and considered to be derogatory) have lived on the fringes...
View ArticleEmployers With International Operations Must Take Care to Protect Employee Data
When is the last time your company reviewed its data protection policies? If your company employs any international employees, it may have obligations under foreign laws to have specific safeguards in...
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