Employment

What plans are covered by ERISA? The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), technically covers any “employee benefit plan”, so long as it is established or maintained by an “employer” or by an employee organization, or by both, and covers at least one “employee”. An…

In Italy, the issue is very complex: in fact, we need to find a link between European regulations, national ones, and the provisions that the social partners have included in collective agreements. A possible solution roots back in the 1970s, i.e., in Article 8 of Law 300/1970: the processing of…

Have there been any recent or notable developments in your jurisdiction in terms of conducting business and employment law? Has this affected your firm? One recent measure which significantly impacted employment regulations and, hence, the Italian labour market and companies’ organisation, was…