Proposed Employment Law Reform In Ontario

The Ontario government has introduced a bill to make significant changes to employment law in that province. Every BC employer with employees in Ontario should follow the course of these proposed changes.

As our colleagues in Ontario note, the Bill may not become law under the current government, but the proposals are wide-ranging and follow earlier Law Reform Commission recommendations. See their analysis here.

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By | December 12th, 2013 ||

USA: Employers Under Continued Fire From Government Agencies And Legislature For Workplace Misclassification

New York has just become the 15th state to formally align its efforts with those of the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) to crack down on the misclassification of employees as “independent contractors.” New York joins 14 other states (including California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Washington) that have partnered with the DOL to “root out bad actors and bring them to justice,” as stated in a November 18th DOL press release.

Specifically, the New […]

By | December 11th, 2013 ||

Italy: Recent Developments In Employment Law After The So Called "Fornero Reform"

Upon the entry into force of the major employment law reform known as “Fornero Reform” (Law 28 June 2012, no. 92), the Italian employment law system experienced significant changes, from both a substantive and procedural law perspective. After the enactment of the Fornero Reform, further changes have been introduced, mainly by virtue of “urgent” decrees. In this connection, between the end of 2012 and the summer of 2013 the following decrees have been issued, […]

By | December 10th, 2013 ||