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New York Issues Updated NY WARN Regulations
New York Employers: New York State has issued updated NY WARN Regulations with several significant changes. The changes include: counting remote employees based at the impacted employment site notifying additional parties…
Employment Law Worldview
New York Update: NYS Amends WARN Regulations and NYC Provides Guidance on New Law Concerning Use of AI in Hiring (US)
New York State (NYS) and New York City (NYC) have been characteristically busy – enacting, amending and clarifying employment legislation.[1] This blog post discusses two significant changes: (1) amendments to…
SLRC blog
A Blessing In Disguise 🥸-Surviving a Layoff
There has been a steady stream of reporting recently about layoffs at big firms. While we are not yet in 2009 territory yet, clearly there is some good talent now…
Rudner Law Blog
Court of Appeal: Silence Does Not Equal Consent for Layoffs
By Nadia Zaman
Recently, the Ontario Court of Appeal held that: an employer’s past practice of laying off employees does not necessarily result in an implied term permitting layoffs with respect to another…
Achkar Law Blog
When Does a Temporary Layoff Become a Termination?
When an employer faces challenging circumstances, they may have no choice but to lay off a hardworking employee. Although meant to be temporary, layoffs are nevertheless unfortunate for all parties.…
Employee Rights Blog
Shopify Letting go of 20% of Management Staff
By Bram Lecker
The rise in pandemic shopping during lockdown lead to a massive increase in Shopify’s workforce. With the COVID-19 pandemic largely under control and Canadians returning to relatively normal life, online…
Employment Class Actions: A General Counsel Briefing
Five Types of Class Action Risks Following a Layoff
Lately it seems like you can’t go a day without seeing news of another round of layoffs affecting workers and companies across the U.S. As companies seek to cut costs,…
All Things HR
Layoffs Require Careful Planning to Avoid Costly Lawsuits
Current economic circumstances suggest that layoffs are coming. Indeed, in late March, Disney’s CEO, Bob Iger, announced the company’s plans to terminate more than 7,000 employees in the coming weeks,…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
CL Talk: Diamond appeal, delay not layoff acquiescence
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Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives
Fourth Circuit Outlines Pitfalls in Using Severance Plans for Layoffs
By Kevin J. White, Steven J. DiBeneditto Jr.
The Fourth Circuit issued an opinion in Messer et al. v. Bristol Compressors International, LLC et. al. that should serve as a cautionary tale to employers planning to use severance…