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Apple Faces Major Gender Pay Discrimination Lawsuit

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Additionally, the women claim that men at Apple routinely receive higher scores on teamwork and leadership in performance reviews, which directly affects their bonuses and subsequent pay. and Google resulted in average per-person payouts of $3,750 and $5,500 , respectively, despite the legal costs.

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Onboarding International Talent With Non-Compete Agreements

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However, with this global approach comes a complex maze of legal, cultural, and logistical challenges, particularly when it comes to the design and enforcement of global non-compete agreements. Cultivating Sensitivity and Fairness Beyond the legal complexities is cultural sensitivity, which is paramount.

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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

BMT Office Administration

Creating an effective documentation retention policy involves reviewing company and human resources requirements, state law, federal law, industry and governmental regulatory requirements, and insurance policies. Legal consult proves especially helpful in matters involving the organization’s litigation hold policy.

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Rejection of flexible working request shouldn’t blind employers to their legal duties

Workplace Insight

The Tribunal acknowledged the Claimant’s positive performance reviews while working remotely but noted that she was “ultimately not working in the way envisaged by the Respondent”.

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Is Activision’s Battle with Regus a Sign of More Coworking Conflicts to Come?

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What’s going on: Game developer Activision-Blizzard is embroiled in a major legal dispute with the coworking firm Regus over alleged excessive office space fees, according to The Real Deal. Regus previously sued Activision for $2.1 million in owed fees , a claim that Activision denies.

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New legally-binding air quality targets fall short of their ambitions, safety body warns

Workplace Insight

The British Safety Council has warned that new legally binding air quality targets for the UK, which passed the final stages of parliamentary scrutiny earlier this week, fall well short of what is needed to keep people safe. The Government wanted to be ambitious. And, yes, they will address small particulate matter for the first time.

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Book Review: Thriving in the Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

There's also an in-depth review of many of the key gig economy studies. legal aspects of independent work (taxes, business structure, etc.). After the overview, the book turns to the nuts and bolts of becoming and building an independent worker business. This includes chapters on: building an independent worker brand.

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