Foreign Legislation

On January 27, 2022, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed House Bills 1732 and 1733, delaying and amending the Washington Cares Act (WA

The Home Office’s UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) department confirmed the ways in which employers will be able to check a prospective

Italian Legislative Decree No. 116 of 3 September 2020 (“D.Lgs. 116/2020“), implementing (EU) Directive 2018/851 on waste and EU Directive 2018/852 on

The Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021 came into force on November 17, 2021. The Act creates new regulatory framework imposing a wide range

On November 21, 2021, the Singapore Copyright Act, 2021 came into force. The amendments were made to the existing Copyright Act to

On January 01, 2022, the Senate Bill (‘SB’) 41 which establishes the Genetic Information Privacy Act entered into effect, following its approval

The Government of United Kingdom has passed the Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) Regulations 2021 on December 17, 2021. The Regulations provide

On December 10, 2021, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a notice stating temporarily waiving of the requirement that

The Government of New York has signed a bill into law which deals with combating racehorse and breeding stock slaughter on December

The UK Government has passed the Green Gas Support Scheme Regulations, 2021, which is a government environmental scheme that facilitates the production

The UAE Government has adopted a four and half day working week with Saturday Sundays as off days on December 7, 2021.

The Government of New York City has issued a coronavirus vaccine mandate for private employers in New York on December 6, 2021.

On December 02, 2021, 30, the Bill 27, Working for Workers Act, 2021 (Act) received Royal Assent. The Acts also amends Employment

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has extended the comment period for the COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency

The Taliban government of Afghanistan has issued a new decree on the rights of women in accordance with the sharia laws in

The UK government has introduced a Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill to better protect people’s smartphones, TVs, speakers, toys, and other

New York Government has enacted a law governing employee monitoring. The law applies to New York employers who monitor employees through electronic

On November 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced a final rule that increases the hourly minimum wage for certain federal contractors to $15 effective