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Employment law mediates the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions and the government. Collective labour law relates to the tripartite relationship between employee, employer and union. Individual labour law concerns employees’ rights at work and through the contract for work. Employment standards are social norms for the minimum socially acceptable conditions under which employees or contractors are allowed to work.
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Andrew Parker - Minneapolis - MN
Led by Andrew Parker, Parker Daniels Kibort’s employment litigation team has many decades of collective experience in delivering consistently successful results for its clients. Having represented some of the largest employers in the state of Minnesota and beyond, while also having represented scores of individual Plaintiffs, Parker Daniels Kibort provides [...]New California Law Provides Employee Leave For Reproductive Loss
On October 10, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 848, requiring covered employers to provide qualified employees with up to five days of protected leave after a “reproductive loss event.” Existing California law protects an employee’s right to bereavement leave following the death of a family member. However, reproductive losses were largely left unaddressed even though somewhere [...]
New Guidance On Rules For Long-Term, Part-Time Employees In 401(K) Plans
The U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS have proposed regulatory rules for long-term, part-time employees’ 401(k) plan eligibility for plan years beginning on and after Jan. 1, 2024 A long-term, part-time employee is an employee who is eligible to make elective deferral contributions to an employer’s 401(k) plan when meeting certain criteria These proposed regulations note which employees would and [...]