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
USPS Heading Towards Bankruptcy by Tampa Bay Bankruptcy Center, P.A. on 11/18/2010 If the United States Postal Service (USPS) were an ordinary private company, it would have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy already. With the massive drop of about 6 billion in mails, especially from first class, they lost...more
Loss of Use - What is the Correct Compensation? by Susan Maloney on 11/1/2010 What compensation is the owner of a fleet vehicle entitled to for the loss of its use? The recent case of Beechwood Birmingham Limited v Hoyer Group UK Limited the Court of Appeal upheld the principles set out in the 1970...more