Labor Law

• In the News: EU Local Content Rules; US Mandates Insider Reporting for Foreign Issuers; and Geely Trade Secrets Case

  European Union proposes “Made in EU” rules for strategic sectors. | SEC rules require FPI directors and officers to disclose holdings and trades. | Supreme People’s Court rules on trade secrets case involving poaching of employees.

  March 12, 2026

  

• 2025 Annual Review of Dispute Resolution in China

  Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Haoyi Sun, Chen (Cissy) Chen and Chenai Kuang of Zhong Lun Law Firm examine and discuss the key legislative reforms and judicial developments in China’s civil and commercial dispute resolution landscape which took place in 2025

  February 15, 2026

  

• In the News: Typical AI Unfair Competition Cases; China Blocks Overseas Renminbi Stablecoin Issuance; and Provincial Economic Shift

  The latest landmark AI unfair competition cases involve trade secrets | Eight departments ban unapproved offshore issuance of renminbi-pegged stablecoins to protect monetary sovereignty | The overtaking by Chongqing of Liaoning in GDP terms reflects a greater North-South economic divide.

  February 11, 2026

  

• Chinese Labor Authority Issues New Non-Compete Compliance Guidelines

  Patrick Gu and Lin Zang of Llinks Law Offices offer a practical analysis of the practical implications of a new set of Guidelines on the use of non-compete clauses

  October 15, 2025

  

• Compliance Guidelines for the Implementation of Non-Compete Restrictions for Enterprises

  企业实施竞业限制合规指引

  New rules set forth economic compensation for complying with non-compete restrictions / CLP Reference: 2400/25.09.04 ; Issued: 2025-09-04 ; Effective: 2025-09-04

  September 29, 2025

• In the News: US Biotech Restrictions Against China; China Regulates Non-Compete Clauses; and Hong Kong Stablecoins

  U.S. pharma raises alarm over Trump’s proposed measures against Chinese drugs; China clarifies the type of employees to be bound by non-compete clauses; and Some stablecoin issuers complain that Hong Kong’s regime is too stringent.

  September 18, 2025

  

• Interpretation on Issues of Application of the Law in the Trial of Labor Dispute Cases (2)

  关于审理劳动争议案件适用法律问题的解释 (二)

  Agreements avoiding payment of social insurance premiums are not valid / Promulgated: 2025-07-31 ; Effective: 2025-09-01

  September 08, 2025

• The Supreme People’s Court’s Second Interpretation on Labor Dispute Cases

  Qiong Wu, Yuxiang Liu, Qingqing Chen and Xiaoyi Zhuang of Haiwen & Partners provide essential insights into an essential new judicial interpretation concerning labor dispute cases, including a comparison with the current rules and judicial practice and implications for compliance and risk management practices

  August 27, 2025

  

• In the News: Social Security Change Pushback; China Amends VAT Regime; and Several US State Pension Funds Divest from China

  Court interpretation of rules governing mandatory social insurance payments causes backlash; Proposed changes to implementation of China’s VAT regime aim to clarify gray areas; and Arkansas joins push to divest pension funds from China.

  August 21, 2025

  

• Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, Tentative Measures for the Enrolment in Social Insurance of Foreign Nationals Employed in China (Amended)

  人力资源和社会保障部在中国境内就业的外国人参加社会保险暂行办法 (修订)

  Foreign expat insurance procedures are revised to align with Convention acceded to by China / CLP Reference: 2300/24.12.23 ; Promulgated: 2024-12-23 ; Effective: 2024-12-23

  March 17, 2025