[Daeryun Newsletter] Empowering Workers: Yellow Envelope Act Passes National Assembly Plenary

Lawleader

A driver in his 30s who was sued by an insurer on suspicion of insurance fraud over an accident in which his vehicle slipped while stopped on a downhill slope and collided with a colleague's parked car, has received a no-charge disposition. Daeryun's attorney Lee Ji-yeon, who defended the suspect, noted that this was "the result of proving the cause of the accident based on an analysis of the situation immediately before the collision and the point of impact."

Seoul Shinmun

On September 3, Daeryun will host the "2025 Seminar on Strategies for Responding to the Commercial Act Amendment and the Yellow Envelope Act." The seminar was organized to help companies preemptively prepare for the changing labor-management relations and corporate governance environment brought about by these legislative changes. Kim Kook-il, Daeryun's managing partner, stated, "The Yellow Envelope Act and the Commercial Act amendment are significant matters that can simultaneously bring both new risks and new opportunities to labor-management strategy and corporate governance. We hope this seminar will help companies establish a substantive direction."

Financial News

Along with the soaring popularity of Wegovy, copycat products are also spreading rapidly. Lee Il-hyung, a Daeryun Law Firm attorney and former pharmacist, emphasized the need for caution, noting that selling a product by inducing confusion as though it produces effects similar to Wegovy may constitute a consumer-deception act under the Act on Labeling and Advertising of Foods.

KBC Gwangju Broadcasting

A YouTuber who had been under police investigation on suspicion of posting a malicious home-appliance review video has received a decision not to refer the case to the prosecution. Daeryun's attorney Cho Sang-soo, who represented the YouTuber, emphasizes that the issue that led to the no-charge decision was that "in defamation, illegality is negated where the stated facts are true and solely for the public interest."

MoneyS

As the legal market in the tax field rapidly changes, major domestic law firms are actively moving to strengthen their tax practices. Daeryun Law Firm has carried out a reorganization separating its Tax and Administrative Affairs Group into a Tax Group and an Administrative Affairs Group, with a plan to maximize expertise in each field and provide precise, tailored legal solutions.

Seoul Shinmun

A steel-frame manufacturer in his 40s, who had been referred to the prosecution for posting on his business blog a design drawing created with modeling software he had not purchased, received a no-charge disposition. Daeryun's attorney Cho Min-woo, who represented the case, drew out a decision not to indict by emphasizing, among other things, that A was not familiar with the actual work or with how to use the software.