United States: A Class Waiver Can Be A Condition Of Employment

Seyfarth Synopsis: In one of the most significant employment cases in memory, a sharply divided United States Supreme Court held today that employers may require employees, as a condition of employment, to enter into arbitration agreements that contain waivers of the ability to participate in a class or collective action under various employment statutes.

There is no longer any reason under the law why an employer cannot require its employees to waive the ability to bring […]

By | May 22nd, 2018 ||

Russell Bennett to speak at Asia HR Employment Law Forum 2018 in Singapore

We are delighted to announce that Employment Partner Russell Bennett will be speaking at the upcoming Asia HR Employment Law Forum, which will be held from 9 to 10 May at the Mandarin Orchard Hotel Singapore.

This year’s theme is “Benchmarking HR Standards & Compliance: Your 360° Guide to Employment Best Practices across Asia”.  Russell will be speaking on the panel “Regional Updates & Insights across Asian Jurisdictions” alongside Singapore’s Vernan Voon (Partner, RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP) and Malaysia’s Melinda […]

By | May 7th, 2018 ||

What founders need to know about Employee Share Option Plans

ESOPs can be a case of damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Founders need an ESOP to build out and retain its team as the business grows. But dilution will often only affect the founders. That can feel like a turkey voting for Christmas. Ultimately, it is just another case of the classic founder balancing act. A smaller piece of the pie can be fine, so long as the size of the […]

By | May 3rd, 2018 ||