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With our global presence and contacts, we are one of only a few firms that can provide multinational businesses with a coordinated solution to all their employment and benefits needs throughout the world. Our employment and labor lawyers are known for their creative, business-savvy counseling skills and, when necessary, their results-driven, highly successful litigation practice. Dentons represents local and multinational businesses with respect to the full range of workforce-related issues and matters, including those listed and linked below. More About Employment and Labor Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Business Immigration Corporate Board and Committee Representation Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures Discrimination, Retaliation and Unlawful Harassment Litigation Employee/Independent Contractor Classification and Disputes Employee Poaching/Raiding Employment and Labor Advice and Counseling Employment Contracts, Handbooks and Policies Equal Employment, Diversity and Discrimination ERISA Litigation Executive Employment and Severance Agreements Global Employment and Labor Solutions Human Resources Advice and Counseling Internal Corporate Investigations International Employment Law IP/IT Protection and Litigation Labor Relations and Collective Labor Law Negotiation with Unions and Employee Representatives Mergers and Acquisitions Occupational Safety and Health Partnership and Close Corporation Disputes Privacy and Security Restrictive Covenant Disputes Restructuring, Redundancies and Reductions in Force Training Wage and Hour/Working Time/Overtime Litigation Workers Compensation Wrongful Termination and Unfair Dismissal In addition to concentration in certain industry sectors, we have collective, extensive experience representing employers in all industry sectors, including: Financial services Health care Education Mining Natural resources Energy Manufacturing Professional services Retail Real estate Hospitality Transport and infrastructure Technology Telecommunications Insurance The global reach, consistent high quality, and efficiency of our Global Employment and Labor Group make Dentons uniquely qualified to provide both local and multi-national businesses with a comprehensive and effective employment and labor solution. Recognition Nine Women Recognized as "Leading Lawyers" in Illinois April 6, 2015 Nine of our women lawyers were highlighted across multiple categories in the "Leading Women Lawyers" edition of Leading Lawyer Magazine, a monthly publication that highlights top legal practitioners in Illinois. Read more Ten Dentons Practices Ranked in Law360's Top 100 Largest Global Practices December 1, 2014 Ten Firm practices were included among Law360's lists of the Top 100 largest global practices, with five earning top-five rankings. The Real Estate, M&A and Insurance practices were each ranked fourth in their respective categories, while the Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy practice and the Environmental and Natural Resources practice were ranked fifth in the Bankruptcy category and the Environmental category, respectively. Firm practices also earned spots among the top 25 in the Securities and White Collar, Competition, Employment, IP and Product Liability categories. Read more Dentons in Poland the winner of 2013 Book of Lists ranking June 18, 2013 Dentons Poland has won the Book of Lists 2013 ranking in the Law Firm category. The honor was formally announced at a gala event on 18 June in Warsaw. Read more View all recognition for Employment and Labor Insights New OFCCP changes to federal contractor pay practices October 7, 2015 September was a busy month for federal contractors due to new regulatory requirements. Earlier last month, we told you about President Obama’s new executive order requiring covered government contractors to provide their employees with paid sick leave. Now, the US Department of Labor (DOL) has made it official that (1) government contractors may not discriminate against their employees for discussing their pay or the pay of co-workers; and (2) the minimum wage for employees of federal contractors will increase in 2016. Read more Eleventh Circuit adopts and clarifies "primary beneficiary" test for unpaid interns under the FLSA October 5, 2015 On September 11, 2015, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit handed down a landmark decision clarifying the circumstances under which unpaid interns are entitled to receive compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Eleventh Circuit endorsed the Second Circuit’s “primary beneficiary” test, which was the subject of our client alert in July. Although these two decisions are not binding precedent throughout the United States, any business in this country with an internship program needs to be aware of them and should monitor this rapidly evolving area of the law. Read more SEC Adopts Pay Ratio Rule September 28, 2015 The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted a final rule, by a 3-2 vote, to implement the requirement of Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank) that public companies disclose the ratio of the median of the annual total compensation of all employees to the total compensation of the company's CEO (or principal executive officer). Read more View all insights for Employment and Labor News and Events Upcoming Events Dentons' Employment and Labour seminar Toronto, Canada November 6, 2015 Please join us for a complimentary half-day seminar. Read more Recent Press Releases Dentons advises Rio Tinto on the sale of its subsidiary ECL to Fives July 31, 2015 Dentons advised Rio Tinto in the sale of its subsidiary ECL, specializing in design and installation of equipment for primary aluminum production, to Fives, a French industrial engineering leader in the aluminum sector. Read more Agnieszka Fedor joins Dentons July 7, 2015 Dentons announced today that Agnieszka Fedor has joined its Warsaw Employment Law Practice as a counsel from WKB Wierciński Kwieciński Baehr which Fedor founded. Read more Dentons named among Ukraine’s top law firms by Ukrainian Law Firms 2015: A Handbook for Foreign Clients June 26, 2015 Dentons Kyiv has been ranked a leading law firm in five categories in the latest edition of Ukrainian Law Firms 2015: A Handbook for Foreign Clients (“ULF”). The five practices that were named among the top five in Ukraine were: Agribusiness, Corporate/M&A, Energy and Natural Resources, Labor and Employment and Restructuring and Insolvency. Read more View all press releases for Employment and Labor Key contacts Canada United States Latin America and the Caribbean Europe Central and Eastern Europe Russia, CIS and the Caucasus Africa Middle East Central Asia Asia Pacific See the Full Team Download brochure Download Dentons' Global Employment, Immigration and Benefits brochure to learn more about these integrated practices. Download now Dentons' Global Employment Lawyer Download Dentons' Global Employment Lawyer report to stay informed of trends and developments in the area of global employment law. Download now Global Mobility Guide 2015 Download Dentons' Global Mobility Guide to learn more about the laws and legal trends you need to know to move skilled workers globally. 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