“All Sold Out” – Employment Practices: The Virtual Tour

September 2021Employment Insurance

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As we continue to zoom in and out of each other’s lives, the curtain rises on the global stage with an inconsistent tempo for in-house counsel managing employment issues. We “shine a light” on the havoc wreaked on the employment landscape by COVID-19 causing “heartache all over the world.” Global employers grapple with furloughs, reductions in force, leave laws, teleworking, return to workplace protocols, vaccinations and a medley of challenges never before contemplated. Although countries on all continents have anti-discrimination laws in place, systemic racism, sexism, ageism, and discrimination based on disability seep into corporate employment decisions.

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