Culture Return-to-office mandates may reveal more about bosses than reluctant staff Researchers have found a consistent link between narcissistic leadership traits and opposition to remote working Monitoring American Airlines’ performance tracking app sparks privacy concerns Union raises surveillance and privacy grievances after carrier reveals scoring system built on data collected over the past year Health & Safety Exxon wins challenge to OSHA workplace mental health reporting rule Fifth Circuit says federal law covers physical illnesses and injuries only, overturning a long-standing reporting requirement Disputes Albanese bets on new Fair Work Court to speed up dispute resolution Expert judges to staff new adjudication route as antidote to growing Fair Work Commission backlog Collective Bargaining Australian Federal Court upholds McDonald’s collective bargaining order Union describes judgment as a watershed moment with widespread application beyond fast-food sector Disability UK ruling puts workplace camera-on policies under scrutiny Travel firm failed to make reasonable adjustments for an employee with anxiety, including allowing her to disable her camera during training Platform Workers Ride-hailing platforms block NYC’s new driver deactivation protections Removing contractual ability to dismiss drivers at any time violates constitutional protections, Uber and Lyft argued Politics EEOC votes to end decades-old workplace diversity reporting rule “See no evil, hear no evil” approach could leave agency ill-equipped to handle discrimination claims, sole Democrat warns Confidentiality Prediction markets create new insider trading risks for employers Growing popularity of event-based trading platforms is prompting employers to rethink confidentiality rules and compliance efforts Events Global Employment Summit International Employment Lawyer is delighted to announce that the third Global Employment Summit will take place on Thursday 15th October at Convene 117 W 46th Street, New York.The full-day event will bring together leading in-house counsel, HR and ER professionals, and private practitioners from across the world to take a deep dive into the key issues impacting the management of global workforces from the vantage point of US-headquartered multinationals. Research IEL Monitor IEL Monitor is a forward-looking, fully searchable database of upcoming and prospective employment and labour legislation from around the world, designed to alert in-house teams of new laws and regulations, and support timely compliance. In-house interview I was overwhelmed by what I didn’t know after moving in-house Private Practice Leaders Ashurst Perkins Coie goes live. But what can clients expect from the merger? In-house interview There’s never just an employment law answer