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Massachusetts Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect With Required Pay Range Disclosures

Enforcement begins with warnings that can escalate to fines under oversight by the Attorney General.

Greece Passes Law Allowing Optional 13-Hour Workdays

Newsom Signs Law Lifting Incarcerated Firefighter Pay to $7.25, Enacts Broader Reforms

Greece Grinds to a Halt as Parliament Readies Vote on 13-Hour Workday Bill

California Enacts SB 642 to Enforce Pay Equity as New Reports Detail Deep Latina Wage Gaps

Newsom Signs Law Letting Uber and Lyft Drivers Unionize, Cuts Insurance Mandate

General Strike Halts Transport Across Greece Over Proposed 13-Hour Shifts

Greece Sets 24-Hour General Strike for Oct. 1, Air Travel Impact Hinges on Court Ruling

Retail Chains Shut Monday as Commerce Workers’ Day Moves to September 29

Central Bank Says App Work Lifted Jobs and Cut Unemployment in Brazil

Karnataka Drafts Domestic Workers Bill With Mandatory Registration and Up to 5% Employer Levy

Morena Sets January 2030 Deadline for Mexico’s 40-Hour Workweek Plan

Spain’s 37.5-Hour Workweek Stalls in Congress as Mexico Confirms Gradual Shift to 40 Hours by 2030

Russian Lawmakers Plan Bill to Extend Paid Annual Leave to 35 Days

Spain’s 37.5-Hour Workweek Law Fails, but Shorter Hours Advance in Regional Deals

Gujarat Passes Factory Law Allowing 12-Hour Shifts and Women’s Night Work

Argentina Moves Commerce Employees’ Day to Sept. 29 as Major Retail Closes for 24 Hours

Maharashtra Cabinet Backs Longer Workdays, Higher Overtime in Labour Law Overhaul

Germany Scales Back Supply-Chain Law, Drops Corporate Reporting

Argentina Moves Oct. 12 Holiday to Friday, Creating Oct. 10–12 Long Weekend