United States
20 November 2019 - David Golubock
Whether it’s the Uber or Lyft driver who gives us a ride home from the office, the bicycle messenger delivering our meal ordered online from Seamless, or the movers we’ve hired on TaskRabbit, anyone living in a major urban center has likely interacted with “gig workers.” These independent, short-term contractors often receive low pay and › Read More
The four risks compensation reporting poses for global businesses
17 April 2019 - Brian Jebb and Sarah Henchoz
The world has become increasingly focused on closing the pay gap and as a result we’ve seen regulation around compensation reporting gain momentum. Despite encouragement from the government and regulatory agencies to increase transparency where compensation reporting is concerned, few have followed through on putting penalties into practice when corporations fail to make progress in › Read More
Enforceability of employer arbitration agreements in the US
06 July 2018 - Brian Jebb
The United States Supreme Court recently delivered a landmark decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis that may give employers more comfort when using arbitration agreements to resolve workplace disputes. The Court held that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) requires federal courts to enforce arbitration agreements with class and collective action waivers, and also that employees cannot › Read More
US public sector bargaining – union fees no longer mandatory
03 July 2018 - Brian Jebb
On June 27, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an important decision on collective bargaining in the public sector. The decision, Janus v. AFSCME, struck down an Illinois law that required government workers who chose not to join a union to pay “agency fees.” The premise of an agency fee is that even employees › Read More
Rethinking U.S. executive compensation to optimise tax-deductibility
09 January 2018 - Brian Jebb
Newly-passed U.S. legislation, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, paves the way for major federal tax reforms, among them changes which significantly limit the tax deductibility of certain types of executive compensation under Section 162(m) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Under Section 162(m), as it applies to pre-2018 tax years, › Read More
Salary history questions may be prohibited in the USA
04 July 2017 - Brian Jebb
A new law recently enacted in New York City prohibits private and public employers from asking about an applicant’s salary and benefits history during the hiring process. The law, which comes into effect on October 31, 2017, also prohibits prospective employers from contacting the current and former employers of the applicant to ask about his/her › Read More