Upcoming webinar: Asia-Pacific reductions in force – ten things to look out for

Global reductions in force (RIFs) continue to be a hot topic on multinational employers’ minds in 2023. In February, Seyfarth’s specialist International Employment Law team covered the top ten things to look out for when doing RIFs in Europe. Next up in our series, our team of experts will tackle the Asia Pacific region, where we find a wide range of risk and difficulty involved, depending on the country.

The webinar will address the key practical issues employers should keep … Read the rest

Elon Musk, internet freedom, and how the Supreme Court might force big tech into a catch-22

Elon Musk, internet freedom, and how the Supreme Court might force big tech into a catch-22

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“The bird is freed,” Elon Musk tweeted on the night he completed his $ 44 billion purchase of Twitter.

What he didn’t say is that a series of court cases may soon clip its wings.

A self-described free-speech absolutist, Musk has suggested he will loosen Twitter’s content-moderation rules, allow more objectionable speech to remain on the site, and reinstate some users who have been banned. Three days after reassuring advertisers that he won’t let Twitter become a “free-for-all hellscape,” he … Read the rest

With three conservatives dissenting, court declines to intervene on behalf of Air Force officer who won’t get vaccinated

With three conservatives dissenting, court declines to intervene on behalf of Air Force officer who won’t get vaccinated

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The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a plea from a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve to block the Air Force from disciplining him because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19. Three justices – Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch – indicated that they would have granted the request and allowed him to continue to serve while his appeal continues.

The case, Dunn v. Austin, was brought by Lt. Col. Jonathan Dunn, an Air Force … Read the rest