This post highlights key aspects of the Japan Freelance Act and compares them with relevant legal frameworks in the United States—particularly in California and New York—as well as in Europe with an aim to help businesses operating globally understand the important legal considerations when working with freelance workers across jurisdictions.

Following a series of executive orders issued by the Trump administration targeting DEI initiatives, many companies have made significant changes to their proxy statements this season. Disclosures relating to racial and gender diversity were once considered essential, and while proxy advisory firms continue to consider such disclosures when making voting recommendations, now many companies are skirting around the topic or eliminating any mention of diversity altogether. 

On June 26, 2025, the Treasury Department announced on X that it had reached a deal with the G7 that includes the removal of the proposed Section 899 “revenge tax” from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (the Act) in exchange for an agreement to exempt U.S. companies from certain taxes under OECD Pillar 2.