Because multinationals operate and employ people abroad, they face the threat of local employment litigation in host country labor courts. In the standard scenario, the courts of the jurisdiction of an employee’s place of employment are the forum of “first instance” to address employment disputes. But multinational employers based in the U.S. also need to account for the risk of being sued in U.S. courts over disputes arising abroad. When these cases come up, they can be transformational, bet-the-company litigation triggering global employment compliance and corporate social responsibility concerns.
So how does a multinational employer assess the risk of litigation where the dispute arises in some workplaces overseas, but the claim gets filed in the U.S.? This webinar will distill the main risk areas here, the scenarios most likely to come up in workplaces abroad and threaten U.S. court class actions and big-ticket litigation. Specifically:
This webinar offers a practical, strategic approach aimed at multinational in-house counsel, global human resources, and corporate social responsibility and compliance experts. Learn how to decrease the risk of these lawsuits and support global compliance and corporate social responsibility efforts.
Donald C. Dowling, Jr., International Employment Counsel, White & Case LLP