A fixed-term employment contract is an agreement that sets a specific start and end date for employment. In Ontario, fixed-term contracts can significantly affect an employee’s rights — especially ...

Inês Albuquerque Castro has joined Ec Legal as a partner in the employment team, transitioning from Eversheds Sutherland. With a career spanning 25 years, she has also worked at law firms includin...

The prosecution's case seemed thin initially. There were allegations of financial misconduct, but the transactions had board approval. Corporate records showed compliance with procedural requiremen...

Businesses could face penalties of more than $200,000 if young workers aren’t employed safely and legally Workforce Inspectorate Victoria (WIV) will conduct a statewide inspection blitz of hospital...

On December 19, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed amendments to New York State’s Fair Credit Reporting Act (the Amendments) to restrict an employer’s use of credit history for employment purposes...

A former Google salesperson was forced to quit his job after his boss began waging a "campaign of hostility" against him upon learning that he is Jewish and diagnosed with mental... To view the ful...

News A spokesperson for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said the agency “never used acronal during our response and cleanup at the East Palestine train derailment” and the safety plan “mis...

A viral interaction between a United Auto Workers member and President Donald Trump at a Michigan Ford plant last week carries lessons for how employers and unions handle political speech in... To ...

The new year brings some changes to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. As calendars flipped to 2026, Massachusetts employees became eligible to receive an increased am...