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In Vietnam, sexual harassment in the workplace has long been a
taboo and undiscussed topic. Few employers have comprehensive
policies on sexual harassment, or provide trainings to their
employees. Nevertheless, sexual harassment is undeniably present in
Vietnam, and represents a major obstacle to women s equality in
the workplace and to their rise to leadership positions.
Vietnam has recognized the need to take action against sexual
harassment, and has recently issued comprehensive regulations
addressing the handling of complaints, remedies for victims, and
disciplinary action against perpetrators. In light of these
The US state of Virginia has recently adopted the Virginia Overtime Wage Act, which creates new obligations for employers in relation to paid overtime.
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On January 1, 2020, California s new lactation
accommodation law, Senate Bill (SB) 142, went into effect and
imposed detailed requirements for employers to provide lactation
rooms and other facilities, along with new policies and procedures
to administer lactation break programs. Just two months later, most
California employees started working remotely from home due to the
COVID-19 pandemic and state and local ordinances. Thus, most
employers had not yet fully implemented the new accommodation
requirements before employees left the workplace. Now that many
employees are getting vaccinated and returning to the workplace, it
Seyfarth at Work's recent survey was referenced in a June 2 story from SHRM, "Is the Decline of Office Gossip a Plus or Minus for Managers? It's Complicated."