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Social Security for Motor Transport Workers: Governor Grants Assent to Karnataka Act
On 7 March 2024, the Government of Karnataka notified the Karnataka Motor Transport and Other Allied Workers’ Social Security and Welfare Act, 2024 (Act) in the state gazette, pursuant to the Governor’s assent to the same on 6 March 2024.
Update | Determining Eligibility and Computation for Pension in case of Dual Employment: EPFO clarifies | Khaitan & Co
Through the circular dated 29 January 2024, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) issued a clarification regarding eligibility for and computation of pension under the Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 (Pension Scheme) in case of members having multiple account numbers for the reason of dual employment. The update assumes significance against the backdrop of legislative, executive, and judicial developments in the past 2 years in connection with the Pension Scheme.
FSSAI Bulletin- Issue 1 (2024)
As a part of our ongoing commitment to keeping you informed about crucial developments in the food safety landscape, we are pleased to share the latest edition of our FSSAI Bulletin covering regulatory updates in the food safety sector for the past 6 months. In this bi-annual issue, we have compiled monthly updates for the period July 2023 to December 2023.
Karnataka Compulsory Gratuity Insurance: New Framework to Meet with Gratuity Liabilities
The Government of Karnataka published the Karnataka Compulsory Gratuity Insurance Rules, 2024 (Karnataka Gratuity Rules) in the Official Gazette on 10 January 2024, bringing the same into effect on the same day. With the introduction of such a significant move, Karnataka joins Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Kerala, in incorporating a mandatory requirement for employers to obtain an insurance policy to meet with their liabilities under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (Gratuity Act).
Haryana Local Candidates Law Unconstitutional: Key Takeaways from the Punjab and Haryana High Court Ruling
In a significant development, a Division Bench of Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court (High Court), through its common judgment and order dated 17 November 2023 in a group of nine petitions reported as IMT Industrial Association and Another v State of Haryana and Another [MANU/PH/2939/2023], has struck down the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 (Haryana Law) as unconstitutional and ineffective from the date of its enforcement (i.e., 15 January 2022).