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Articles by Alexander Ksenofontov

Providing Health Care to Specialists and Accompanying Family Members in Russia

While working in Russia, employers are obligated to provide access to medical care to foreign citizens who are classified as highly qualified specialists...

Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation and Mandatory Social Insurance

On Jan. 1, 2010, a single social tax was replaced with insurance premiums paid into the Pension Fund of Russia, the Social Insurance Fund of Russia...

Foreign Citizens in Russia and Protection of Labor Rights

Recently there have been more frequent violations of labor rights committed by employers of not only Russian workers, but of foreign citizens working...

Firing Employees: Russia vs. America. Differences in Legal Regulation



Alexander Ksenofontov

Senior Lawyer

Levine Bridge law firm


The Russian legal concept for the dismissal...

Trends in the Development of Labor Law in the Russian Federation


We will not undertake to predict exactly what changes will take place in Russian labor law in the near future; however, in this brief overview we...

Duration of Employment Contracts With Foreigners in Accordance With Labor Law

The issue of duration of employment contracts entered into with foreign citizens in relation to Russian labor law often arises in the course of recruiting...