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April 10, 2025

Installing surveillance cameras in the workplace: balancing between employees’ rights and employers’ legitimate security measures

A recent ruling by the National Labor Court establishes that placing cameras near an employee’s workstation does not necessarily constitute a substantial deterioration in working conditions.

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April 10, 2025

Employers – Israel freezes and reduces convalescence pay in 2025

The Freeze and Reduction of Convalescence Pay Law was approved in 2025. As in 2024, employers will be obligated to reduce the convalescence pay payable to their employees and to transfer the reduced sums to the tax assessor, accordingly. The purpose of this law is to redirect these sums for the provision of benefits to reservists.

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April 10, 2025

What’s Next for Israel’s Real Estate Market?

The Israeli real estate market is facing both local and global pressures – from wars to rising interest rates and economic uncertainty. Alon Wollner, a partner at our firm, was interviewed for a TheMarker article discussing the challenges and opportunities in the evolving real estate landscape.

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April 9, 2025

Get ready for quarterly account-settling between service contractors and service recipients in Israel

The account-settling must include wage components based on seniority, actual work (like overtime or rest-day work), and qualifying events.

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April 9, 2025

Increasing transparency: Israel Competition Authority Will Publish List of Transactions Under Review

The Israel Competition Authority (ICA) announced that as of March 31, 2025, it will begin publishing on its website a list of pending merger transactions and exemption applications for restrictive trade arrangements that are under its review.

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April 8, 2025

New extension order signed in Israel improves wage terms and benefits in the construction sector

A new extension order signed in March 2025 applies to employees in the construction, infrastructure, heavy equipment, public works, civil engineering and renovation sectors and came into effect on April 1.

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April 7, 2025

Drug registration reform in Israel: processes are being streamlined and timeframes shortened to increase supply and lower prices

The Ministry of Health published a new outline recently, which is designed to shorten the registration timeframes for new drugs. The outline is based on higher cooperation between the Ministry of Health and leading drug registration authorities around the world, while relying on approvals issued in other countries.

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April 6, 2025

Gaming licensing in Anjouan

One of the destinations that is generating growing interest is Anjouan – a relatively small jurisdiction that is known to offer a flexible licensing solution, especially against the backdrop of the changes in Curaçao which, up until recently, was an attractive jurisdiction for companies in the gaming industry.

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April 3, 2025

Israeli Labor Court: Employers May Be Entitled to Demand Medical Exams by Their Appointed Physician

Employers may require a medical exam only in cases of suspected sick leave misuse, such as working elsewhere or following a hearing summons.

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April 3, 2025

Israel raises the minimum wage: practical information for employers

The minimum wage in Israel is rising by 6.25% to ILS 6,247.67 per month as of April 1, 2025 (compared to ILS 5,880 last year). The update comes into effect on April 1, 2025.

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April 3, 2025

United States imposes customs tariffs on imports of Israeli products

On April 2, 2025, the President of the United States signed an Executive Order announcing the imposition of very extensive customs tariffs on products being imported into the United States. Following is a quick analysis of the implications of the order on Israeli manufacturers in various sectors of the economy.

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April 2, 2025

Innovation in Uniform: The Rise of Israel’s Defense-Tech Sector

The various wars that have taken place around the world in recent years, including the Russia-Ukraine war and the Swords of Iron War, have placed the DefenseTech sector in the spotlight. Amid changes in global security dynamics and escalating geopolitical tensions in different regions, technological gaps in the battlefield have revealed and magnified the criticality of DefenseTech, creating new opportunities for entrepreneurs and sparked significant interest from investors and venture capital funds.

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April 1, 2025

New extension order signed in Israel improves wage terms in the catering sector

A new extension order for the institutional catering sector took effect on April 1, 2025, applying the 2022 collective agreement to all employers and employees in the industry. The order improves conditions for one of the most underpaid and overworked groups in the labor market.

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March 30, 2025

Trump’s Order May Refocus FCPA Enforcement on Foreign Competitors

President Trump’s recent Executive Order, which seeks to reduce enforcement of the anti-bribery and anti-corruption provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, may be perceived as a declaration of an expected reduction in enforcement measures against American companies suspected of making unlawful payments to foreign parties in order to gain business advantages.

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March 27, 2025

Yozmot - Real Estate Development: Successful bond issuance completed!

Yozmot - Real Estate Development, an entrepreneurial contracting company specializing in urban renewal, has successfully completed its inaugural bond issuance and is now listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, raising approximately NIS 50 million. The offering was supported by Advs. Elad Reshtick and Noam Bukchin from our firm's Capital Markets Department.

March 26, 2025

AI is becoming more human than ever: Are service agents on their way out?

AI is becoming emotionally intelligent, with new models designed to recognize and respond to human emotions. Tech companies are investing in emotional AI to improve customer service, potentially making AI agents more empathetic and, than human representatives. Dr. Avishay Klein, Partner and Head of our Privacy, Cyber AI Department, spoke to Globes about what the near future of this technology might look like.

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March 25, 2025

Can ChatGPT be sued in Israel? Israeli court has issued its ruling

The District Court in Israel recently ruled that it has jurisdiction to adjudicate a class action filed against OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.

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March 24, 2025

Pay Attention: Clearview AI to Pay Landmark Amount for Collecting Biometric Data Without User Consent by Scraping

Recently, a US District Court in Illinois has granted final approval to a settlement in the Clearview AI consumer privacy litigation, concerning the company’s controversial practices of collecting and storing biometric facial recognition data. This should serve as a reminder that US state privacy laws are as relevant as ever and that their violation may lead to significant penalties.

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March 24, 2025

The “Angels Law” promotes investments in Israeli high-tech startups

In February 2025, the Israeli Tax Authority published an Income Tax Circular outlining the conditions and principles of the new Angels Law, focusing on the tax benefits granted to investors in early-stage companies that qualify as R&D companies.

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March 23, 2025

New Legal Protections for Bereaved Employees in Israel

The Families of Fallen Soldiers Law was amended recently, which prohibits employers in Israel from dismissing any employee who is a member of a fallen soldier’s family (“bereaved employee”), from docking his/her wages, from reducing his/her appointment percentage and from sending him/her home on unpaid leave during the year of mourning.

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