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How to fire employees with respect

This Friday’s Five post is a video (see below) covering five ways on how to fire employees with kindness and empathy: Try not to let the firing come as a surprise. Help the employee get another job. Work with employee … Continue reading

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Non-resident employees: withhold on worldwide income?

ITA regulation 102 requires employers to withhold tax on remuneration paid to non-resident employees who are employed in Canada. This requirement can be avoided by seeking a treaty-based waiver (regulation 102 waiver) or certification as a qualifying non-resident employer. However, often there … Continue reading

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US Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Sexual Orientation and Transgender Employees Are Protected Under Title VII

Photo: Beatrice Murch via Flickr (CC by 2.0)The US Supreme Court recently announced it accepted three cases that will determine the scope of “sex” discrimination under federal law.  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, makes it unlawful for … Continue reading

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Fifth Circuit Affirms Exclusion of Offshore Employee’s Drug Test Evidence and Substantial Jury Award

In a recent admiralty and maritime case, Hale v. Wood Grp. PSN, Inc., No. 18-31090, 2019 WL 1773276, at *2 (5th Cir. Apr. 22, 2019), the Fifth Circuit affirmed the exclusion of a drug test as evidence pertaining to Plaintiff, … Continue reading

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Google Employees Say They Faced Retaliation After Organizing Walkout

Two Google workers who called for an employee protest over the company’s treatment of sexual harassment said they were demoted or told their role would change. Read more detail on Recent Business Law posts –

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