2019 Global Employment Law Year in Review

We are proud to introduce the first annual McDermott Global Employment Law Year in Review: 2019. The purpose of this publication is to provide you with concise summaries of many of the laws and court decisions from 2019 that significantly impact employers and employees all over the world.

Many of the updates presented in this publication describe changes in the law that are well known to lawyers and Human Resource professionals from those countries. Others are less well known. Regardless, our aim is to provide you and your colleagues with a useful reference guide to significant changes in employment law all over the world. Furthermore, we hope this guide—and similar specially designed products we create for our clients—will serve as a tool to assist multi-national businesses in their ongoing struggle to maintain a consistent global corporate culture amidst an ever-changing landscape of local employment laws.

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Brian S. Cousin
Brian S. Cousin focuses on employment litigation and counseling, ERISA and benefits litigation, executive contract negotiations, complex commercial litigation, and international arbitration. He is head of the Firm’s International Employment Practice Group and co-head of the Firm’s ERISA and benefits litigation practice. Read Brian Cousin's full bio.


Dana L. Sanders
Dana Sanders focuses her practice on various labor and employment issues. While in law school, Dana served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Sidney Schenkier of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois as well as the executive editor of publication for the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal. In addition, Dana served as a research assistant and Torts tutor. Read Dana Sanders' full bio.


Lindsay Ditlow
Lindsay Ditlow is experienced in all aspects of employment law, including litigation, counselling, and corporate transactions. As a trial lawyer, Lindsay has successfully represented numerous clients in employment litigations, including cases involving claims under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Family Medical Leave Act and state leave laws, the Inevitable Disclosure Doctrine, state discrimination and retaliation statutes, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and state wage and hour laws. Read Lindsay Ditlow's full bio.


Mark Meredith
Mark Meredith focuses his practice on complex employment litigation, corporate governance issues, trade secret disputes and class actions. Mark represents clients ranging from major financial institutions, Fortune 100 pharmaceuticals and retail stores, and premier fashion houses. He has experience litigating in state and federal courts throughout the United States on a variety of matters, including litigation involving wage and hour class actions, trade secret theft, restrictive covenants, WARN Act class actions, and ERISA claims. He has substantial experience advising executives and corporations with respect to employment contracts, separation agreements, and nondisclosure agreements, all with an eye toward avoiding future litigation. Read Mark Meredith's full bio.


Michael J. Sheehan
Michael J. Sheehan concentrates his practice on employment litigation with a focus on prosecuting and defending unfair competition litigation involving large scale raiding, inevitable disclosure of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty and non-compete agreements. A nationally recognized litigator, Michael has extensive courtroom experience, having tried dozens of cases to verdict across the United States. He has acted as lead counsel and successfully defended private and public companies against age, gender, race, retaliation, sexual harassment and trade secret/raiding cases. He has also litigated numerous large scale wage and hour class actions in state and federal court. Read Michael Sheehan's full bio.


Richard I. Scharlat
Richard I. Scharlat has more than 20 years’ experience in employment litigation defending management across a broad range of industries, and in ERISA matters and class actions. Read Richard Scharlat's full bio.

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