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What Puerto Rico’s Labor Law Changes Mean for Employers
TLDR: Puerto Rico has rolled out a run of labor law changes over the past 18 months, from a brand new lactation code to tighter workplace harassment enforcement and a Supreme Court ruling that raises the bar on firing injured employees. Employers who still run their island operations off a mainland playbook are going to…
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Netherlands Tightens Rules on Prenuptial Agreement Enforcement
TLDR: Dutch courts and lawmakers are narrowing the room judges have to set aside prenuptial agreements, pushing couples and their lawyers to get the paperwork right the first time. The shift matters most for international couples, business owners, and anyone with assets spread across more than one country. Why Prenups Are Getting More Scrutiny Now…
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Mediation Programs Modeled After Japanese Family Courts
TLDR: Japan’s family court mediation system (chotei) has shaped how many Western jurisdictions think about resolving divorce and custody disputes outside a courtroom. This article looks at what makes the Japanese model work and what programs elsewhere have borrowed from it. Japan doesn’t run its family disputes the way most Americans picture. Before a divorce…
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How Mediation Can Shorten a Legal Dispute
TLDR: Court cases can drag on for a year or more, and most of that time is spent waiting, not fighting. Mediation skips the waiting. You sit down with the other side and a neutral third party and work toward an answer in weeks instead of months. It’s not right for every case, but for…
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