Proskauer Rose LLP (LexBlog Switzerland)

Switzerland has joined the growing list of jurisdictions to introduce legislation to address the gender pay gap. Effective July 1, 2020, employers with 100 or more employees (including part-time and hourly employees) will be required to conduct an internal gender pay gap analysis every four years until June 30, 2032. Affected employers will be required...

In a September 8, 2010 opinion, Switzerland's highest court announced that Internet Protocol (IP) addresses are personal information protected by the country's data protection laws. The Swiss Federal Supreme Court's ruling in In re Logistep AG, BGer, No. 1C-285/2009, 1C_295/2009, 9/8/10, adds to the longstanding debate over whether such information is personal information despite the fact that a...