Worker’s Compensation, Business Organization

New initiatives from the WSIB in 2013

by Kevin MacNeill, Daniel Mayer, Samantha Seabrook | Heenan Blaikie LLP on 4/11/2013

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (“WSIB”) is in a state of flux, with many changes happening now and more on the horizon. In order to keep you up-to-date on the most recent workers’ compensation initiatives, this...more

2012 Workers Compensation Reform In California

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 10/25/2012

Workers Compensation reform is on the way. Cynics might ask, didn’t we do this several years ago? Yes we did. In the late 1990’s, overutilization of medical services, higher-than-normal indemnity benefit costs, and...more

Hiring Long Lasting Employees

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 10/18/2012

Hiring long lasting employees is of great benefit to a business, even these days when workers are especially mobile, often changing jobs and employers on a regular basis. The old paradigm of workers staying with one...more

Constant Email Access Increases Employee Stress

by Peter Bauman - Senior Associate at Tharpe &... on 9/26/2012

Five days away from email equals less stress. This may sound obvious, but that was the conclusion of a recent study that took away email from thirteen civilian workers at an Army facility outside Boston, according to a...more

OSHA Requirements for Small Business

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 9/22/2012

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is part of the US Department of Labor. It was created “to assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and...more

Employer Right to Control Workers Comp Medical Care Challenged By Court of Appeals

by Robert Freedman - Partner at Tharpe & Howell,... on 7/29/2012

Under current workers’ compensation laws, employers in California have the right to choose the medical facility where an injured employee is treated by properly implementing a designated Medical Provider Network (MPN). This...more

After Metron: The Corporate Criminal Liability Landscape in Canada

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 7/18/2012

On December 24, 2009, at approximately 4:30 p.m., a swing stage collapsed on a construction project at 2757 Kipling Avenue, Toronto. At least six workers were on the stage at the time of the collapse. Five of them fell...more

The Players: Why Founders Need Protection Too

by Jotham S. Stein on 1/16/2012

In today’s corporate environment few are invincible. Even founders get fired. Founders are the men and women who follow their dreams, build companies from the ground up, often forgoing paychecks for months or years on end....more

Personal Due Diligence and Protection for the C-Suite Executive

by Jotham S. Stein on 11/7/2011

Whether you’ve been pounding the pavement for months looking for a job or were handed a top-tier position on a silver platter, there are many things to consider before signing on the dotted line. ...more

Front Seat or Back Seat During Negotiations?

by Jotham S. Stein on 8/12/2011

Should my attorney be negotiating for me or should my counsel be taking a back seat during negotiations? ...more

AEE Business and Commercial Law Newsletter Issue 2 -2011

by Olumide Ekisola on 8/4/2011

Newsletter on Business and Commercial Law in Nigeria...more

Even CEOs and Entrepreneurs Get Fired

by Jotham S. Stein on 6/7/2011

For the past decade, executive compensation and its relationship to performance has been a hot topic. The law in this area is constantly changing. So too are the skills lawyers need in order to represent executives and...more

Temporary Alternative Duty in New Hampshire Workers' Compensation

by j kirk trombley on 5/30/2011

This article reviews the proactive use of alternative duty in New Hampshire....more

Reinventing Workers' Comp for Employers

by j kirk trombley on 5/30/2011

This article helps employers understand and help themselves work through the workers' compensation claims process....more

Prepare For OHS Transformation: Ontario Passes Bill 160

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 5/20/2011

Passage of Bill 160 on May 18, 2011, paves the way for a transformation of the structure and institutions governing and enforcing OHS, and of the bodies providing information, assistance and training on OHS to workplace...more

Decline in Trade Union Membership in the UK and some very interesting statistics

by PHILIP HENSON on 5/5/2011

Philip Henson, Partner, and head of employment law, in the City of London law firm Bargate Murray discusses the key findings of new Government report showing the decline of Trade Union membership in the UK....more

Industrial Relations (Voting Procedures) Bill rejected in UK Parliament

by PHILIP HENSON on 5/2/2011

A motion for leave to introduce a Private Members’ Bill which would have made some strikes illegal if they were not supported by a majority of union members at that workplace has been rejected. The discussion about the Bill,...more

Employee's Compensation ACt

by Oserogho & Associates on 3/29/2011

The inadequacies in the Nigerian Workmen Compensation Act lead to its repeal and replacement with the Employee's Compensation Act. Based on existing Nigerian practices, there are some revolutionary provisions in this...more

New "Wage Theft Prevention Act" Toughens Penalties for Employers

by Green & Seifter, Attorneys, PLLC on 2/3/2011

The new “Wage Theft Prevention Act” provides a major overhaul to the New York Labor Law by toughening penalties for employers that breach the Labor Law, and by expanding anti-retaliation protections for employees. The changes...more

Newsletter on the new Chinese Social Insurance Law, Catalogue on Guidance for Foreign Investment Industries, and New Enterprise...

by Fien Van Parys on 1/7/2011

New social insurance law impacting on foreigners living and working in China Proposed changes to the Catalogue for Foreign Investment, the main reference for every starting business in China, dividing foreign investments...more