Family leave Bereavement leave reforms put spotlight on manager training With new rights for workers who lose loved ones in childbirth, experts say employers must equip bosses to handle grief with compassion and clarity Harassment Ignoring off-site harassment can be toxic, California appeals court warns Employers should take complaints of misconduct seriously, regardless of where the behaviour occurred Crime Royal Bank of Canada staffer charged with criminal data breaches Companies risk vicarious liability charges by failing to prevent employee data breaches, expert warns Pay transparency Massachusetts bosses must soon disclose salary ranges, pay equity details Businesses should take careful note of all factors used to calculate good-faith pay ranges, lawyers explain Awards IEL Awards 2025: In-house and Bar shortlists revealed Find out which in-house teams, cross-border experts, and specialist advocates are in the running for this year’s employment law awards Religion Apple sued over alleged failure to accommodate Jewish Sabbath Former Apple genius complains of antisemitic treatment by manager in EEOC charge Restructuring “Overqualified” Aussie manager wrongly denied junior role Redundancy is no shortcut for managing difficult staff, experts warn Unions Bosses may be underestimating unionisation efforts, Littler warns As unions feel emboldened by public opinion, employers must carefully identify and address employee concerns, lawyers advise Crime Japan TV exec’s sentencing puts illegal gambling under spotlight Fuji TV dismissed employee who lied about extent of online gambling during internal investigation Events Global Employment Summit International Employment Lawyer is delighted to announce that the second Global Employment Summit will take place at Convene 360 Madison Avenue on October 9 in 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. Private Practice Leaders It’s a myth that you can’t do anything in France In-house interview Take pride, even in defeat Private Practice Leaders EU pay transparency is not an issue for just HR to solve