2018 Lex Mundi Labor & Employment & Employee Benefits & Pensions Joint Practice Group Global Meeting

The 2018 Lex Mundi Labor & Employment & Employee Benefits & Pensions Joint Practice Group Global Meeting was held in Lisbon, Portugal, hosted by Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados, Lex Mundi member firm for Portugal. Associate Niovi Petridou attended on behalf of our firm.

The meeting brought together Lex Mundi Labor & Employment & Employee Benefits & Pension lawyers from around the world and provided participants with the opportunity to network, discuss legal trends and issues, and explore business development opportunities.

The main discussion points on the agenda included the following:

1. The distinction between Independent Contractor and Employee, and the ongoing debate around this.
2. Social Media and the workplace – to what extent may an employer use social media to verify information given to him by an Employee – proportionality principle, informed consent.
3. Marijuana laws and the workplace – approaches in EU and US in relation to the matter.
4. Health care benefits – what are the available health care benefits in different jurisdictions and where are we heading to?