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EPFO’s 18 January 2025 circular restricting higher pension to retirees struck down by Calcutta High Court

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Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDPA) Rules, 2025 published for public comments

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MD of a Company can be treated as an “employer” under Section 2 (e) of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, for proceedings under Section 20(2) of the Act – Kerala HC

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Para 83 of the EPF Scheme covering International Workers upheld by Division Bench of Delhi HC

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Challenge to a transfer order is generally not maintainable after the employee has joined the transferred post.

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Supreme Court lays down the Control Test, Organisation (Integration) Test, Multifactor Test, and the Refined Multifactor Test to determine employer-employee relationship.

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Where a contract of insurance is entered into by and between the employer and the insurer, the insurer would be liable to indemnify the employer – Supreme Court

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Transgender and gender-diverse persons are not required to seek permission from their employers to undergo gender affirmation or surgical intervention – Supreme Court.

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Cheque dishonor complaint would be maintainable against a trustee, who has signed a cheque on the Trust’s behalf, without arraying the Trust as an accused.

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A Board under the Maharashtra Mathadi, Hamal and Other Manual Workers Act, 1969, has no statutory power to review or reopen its earlier orders.

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