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Employee Participation: Profit Participation Rights (#Genussrechte) – tax attractive alternative to VSOPs?

by Nico Neukam, Dr. Stefan Schultes-Schnitzlein, Carsten Bernauer, Carsten Engelings and David Hamala | November.13.2024

Profit participation rights are not yet the first choice for incentivizing employees of an exit-driven startup by allowing them to participate in the ...

Orrick's Mike Delikat and Ernan Kiselica explore DEI trends in the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance

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Litigation Targeting Large Company DEI Programs on the Rise

September.19.2024

The Supreme Court’s decision striking down affirmative action in college admission has had a profound impact on DEI initiatives in the workplace.

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AI and German Co-Determination – What Employers Need to Know

by Dr. André Zimmermann LL.M., Marianna Urban, Jonas Banse and Asalia Melanie Scheibner LL.M. (UCLA) | September.17.2024

AI tools, such as ChatGPT, have become a big part of modern life. They are also becoming more and more relevant in the workplace. The use of AI ...

The EU AI Act Series: What Employers Should Know

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The EU AI Act: What Employers Should Know

by Dr. André Zimmermann LL.M., Marianna Urban and Jonas Banse | September.13.2024

The EU AI Act is a new set of rules that regulates the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the European Union. It is the first of its kind in the ...

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The EU Pay Transparency Directive - What Employers Need to Know

by Dr. André Zimmermann LL.M., Marianna Urban and Jonas Banse | July.31.2024

With the aim of ensuring equal pay for equal work or work of equal value, the European Pay Transparency Directive (Directive (EU) 2023/970, the ...

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PAGA Reform: What California Employers Need to Do Now

by Julie Totten, Katie E. Briscoe and Scott Morrison | July.23.2024

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills into law reforming the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), which permits employees to seek civil ...

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Discerning the EEOC’s Stance on Corporate DEI Programs

by Esther Lander and Ernan Kiselica | June.03.2024

EEOC's stance on DEI programs post SFFA decision.

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UK Founder Series: Departing Founders and Founder Fallouts

by Jamie Moore, Kristy Hart, Nicola Whiteley and Charlotte Oliver | May.30.2024

In the twenty-second instalment of Orrick’s Founder Series, our Employment team and Technology Companies Group offer top tips to help navigate key ...

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5 Ways California Employers Can Stay Ahead of the Next Problem

by Lynne Hermle | May.02.2024

California employment law is changing. Here are five suggestions to help general counsel and employment counsel ensure compliance.

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Corporate DEI Initiatives: Why Legal Challenges Increasingly Cite Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866

by Mike Delikat and Tierra D. Piens | April.22.2024

Legal challenges to corporate DEI initiatives have increased – and a growing number invoke Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

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“Affirmative Recruiting” Under Title VII: Is it Still Permissible After the Students for Fair Admissions Decision?

by Erin M. Connell and Alexandria Elliott | November.15.2023

Orrick's Erin Connell and Alexandria Elliott collaborated with NYU's Samuel Estreicher on this New York Law Journal article on the state of ...

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Corporate DEI Programs: Why Companies Should Review – But Not Abandon – DEI Programs in Light of Supreme Court Decision

by Erin M. Connell and Alexandria Elliott | September.29.2023

A Supreme Court decision on race-conscious college admissions increased scrutiny of corporate DEI, but companies need not abandon their DEI programs.