Industrial action Le Monde journalists strike over pay and “second-class” conditions California staff cite unequal benefits and lack of “just cause” protections in dispute with French newspaper Pay transparency Most Irish firms unprepared for EU pay transparency rules Job evaluation and grading is the biggest challenge as employer support for the changes falls Regulation Shame bells ring for Britain’s minimum wage offenders As the Fair Work Agency flexes its enforcement muscles, employers will want to check their payroll before the new watchdog bites Whistleblowing Japan court backs whistleblower in Staar Surgical SLAPP case High Court upholds finding that former employee acted in the public interest when reporting alleged bribery, as tougher whistleblower penalties loom Community Troutman Pepper Locke adds new partner from Morgan Lewis in Chicago Union relations expert and former NLRB counsel Lauren Emery will give her new firm “insider’s perspective” on key regulations Community Ogletree Deakins continues hiring spree with new Chicago shareholder Cybersecurity specialist Logan Booth arrives from Fisher Phillips, offering expertise on data privacy compliance and complex technology transactions Harassment MEPs demand stronger EU protection from psychosocial risks Proposed legislation would impose new duties on employers to address stress, harassment, and risks linked to algorithmic management Wellbeing Yelp must face cancer survivor’s failure to rehire suit Interviewer’s questioning of diagnosis and treatment sufficient to make a reasonable claim LGBTQ+ Georgia settles claim it fired worker over chest binders for LGBTQ+ students University terminated health director over suspicions she encouraged students to complain to the press about rejected grant, lawsuit claimed 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. Private Practice Leaders Natural justice and the high cost of getting it wrong Private Practice Leaders We’re living in an uncertain and troubling world In-house interview I was overwhelmed by what I didn’t know after moving in-house