British Columbia is making it official: employees won’t need a sick note for short-term illnesses anymore. The province is changing the Employment Standards Act to stop employers from requiring ro...

A system for sourcing job candidates used by the vast majority of large U.S. law firms called the Mansfield Rule was highlighted by the U.S. Department of Justice in a court... To view the full art...

Was it discrimination or a justified safety concern? FWC settles disputes 18 Apr 2025 Share The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently dealt with a general protections dispute where a pregnant casu...

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) establishes a comprehensive framework of fiduciary duties for many involved with employee benefit plans. Failure to comply with these st...

Recent case builds on previous decisions setting high standards for employers BY Thaniya Jeyachandra 17 Apr. 2025 Share In Baker v. Van Dolder’s Home Team Inc., 2025 ONSC 952, the Ontario Superi...

After-acquired cause in B.C. In British Columbia, it’s possible for employers to initially fire non-unionized workers without cause and allege cause at a later date. This is known as “after-acquir...

May 15th, 2025 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST Hampton Roads Convention Center 1610 Coliseum Drive Hampton, VA 23666 Register Now Managing risk in the employment law circus isn’t always easy when the rules...

After obtaining multiple credible and disturbing whistleblower reports that DOGE is knowingly jeopardizing Social Security Administration (SSA) operations, putting Americans’ Social Security benefi...

Nagpur: The ‘whistleblower' in the recruitment and financial scam that rocked the Maharashtra education department recently, was tossed behind bars in a separate case, though related to fake Shala...

New York State Senator Sean Ryan recently introduced Senate Bill 4641 (the “Bill”) that proposes to ban noncompete agreements for most New York employees. If passed, the Bill would prospectively p...