New Illinois Law Protects Social Networking Passwords

Executive Summary:  Illinois has joined a growing trend to protect workers from employers who want access to their Facebook or other social networking accounts.  On August 1, 2012, Governor Quinn signed into law an amendment to the Illinois Right to Privacy in the Workplace Act.

Under the law, which is effective January 1, 2013, it will be unlawful for any employer to request or require an employee or prospective employee to provide any password or other […]

By | September 1st, 2012 ||

Employer ordered to pay A$450,000 compensation for misconceived employment arrangement

The Federal Court has handed down its decision1 on compensation and penalty following its findings outlined in our previous eAlert, where the company was found to have wrongfully engaged five former insurance sales representatives as independent contractors rather than as employees.

The company has been ordered pay significant compensation to former insurance sales representatives for accrued leave entitlements and interest.

The Court also imposed a penalty of A$10,000 on the company, even though the Court found the company […]

By | August 9th, 2012 ||

Finland: Failure To Give Advance Notice

Fifteen day fines were recently imposed on representatives of the Stevedore Worker Associations of Helsinki and Kotka by the Helsinki and Kymenlaakso District Courts for initiating work stoppages in breach of the advance notification requirement under the Act on Conciliation of Labor Conflicts (1962/420) (the “Act”).

In February 2010, strikes by stevedores in Helsinki and in Kotka garnered considerable national media attention. In both cities, the “speed-up strikes” coincided with collective agreement negotiations. Representatives of […]

By | July 16th, 2012 ||