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The Importance Of Independent Contractor Agreements

At Pacific Legal, our seasoned corporate and employment lawyers bring a wealth of cross-industry experience to the drafting of independent contractor agreements in Ontario. We don't rely on generic contract templates. Instead, we customize every contractor agreement to reflect your specific business needs, mitigate legal ambiguities...

Canada Employment

Pacific Legal PC

Federal Pay Equity Compliance: June 30, 2025 Deadline And Compliance Best Practices

Most federally regulated employers with 10 or more employees have another pay equity deadline approaching on June 30, 2025. By that date, they are required to file their first annual statement. In our earlier Insight...

Canada Employment

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Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

Labour Relations Under Martial Law: Recent Amendments In Ukraine

Ukraine has adopted important changes to the legal framework regulating labour relations during martial law. The latest amendments impose new obligations on both employers and employees, including updated rules...

Ukraine Employment

K

Kinstellar

Regional Whistleblowing & Incident Management Benchmark Report

Our 2025 Regional Whistleblowing & Incident Management Benchmark Report includes the largest-ever dataset of NAVEX customers that received 10 or more internal reports. This group of over 4,000 organizations representing nearly 70-million employees logged 2.15 million reports in 2024.

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

The Revised EWC Directive: Agreement At Last

Ireland Employment

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Matheson

Karnataka Platform Based Gig Workers (Social Security And Welfare) Ordinance, 2025 And E-Commerce Platforms

India Employment

AP

Argus Partners

Employer Considerations During Civil Unrest

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

LaborSpeak: Supreme Court Rules On The Standard For Reverse Discrimination Claims (Video)

United States Employment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Navigating The Grooming Gang Inquiry: The Dual Crisis Of Neglect And Racial Bias (18 June 2025)

United Kingdom Employment

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Cross Border Catch-Up: Employer Responsibilities In Global Business Travel (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Heightened Pleading Requirements For "Majority Group" Discrimination Claims

United States Employment

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Dechert

Long-Term Part-Time Employee Retirement Plan Rules In Effect As Of January 1, 2024

United States Employment

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Transgender Care Ban

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Law Prohibiting Gender-Affirming Care For Children

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

UPCOMING WEBINAR: 2025 Global In-House Counsel Survey Report: Unique Insights Into The Global In-House Counsel Profession

Worldwide Law Practice

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In-House Counsel Worldwide

Arts & Culture Guide (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

The Turkish Competition Board's Multifaceted Investigation And Landmark Decision In The Tractor Sector: Tractor Suppliers Decision

Turkey Anti-trust

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ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law

Business Support Center (BSC) – A One-stop-shop For All Investors

Cyprus Commercial

Nasos A. Kyriakides & Partners LLC

Fair Use In India: A Legal Perspective For Content Creators

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Vidhinyas Solicitors and Associates

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Significant Changes Ahead: New Measures To Limit Temporary Foreign Worker Program In Canada

Canada Employment

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Green and Spiegel

Modifications du Code pénal social - Sanctions en cas de non-respect des dispositions relatives aux horaires flottants

Belgium Employment

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Claeys & Engels

All In A Day's Work: Flexible Working Requests (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Herrington Carmichael

RADIO INTERVIEW – CityNews (Video)

Canada Employment

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Green and Spiegel

I'm Listening: BC Appeal Court Confirms That Secretly Recording Colleagues Constitutes Just Cause

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

La Fête Est Terminée : La Colombie-Britannique Annonce L'entrée En Vigueur De Normes D'emploi Pour Les Travailleurs De Plateformes Numériques

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Nouvelles de l'Ontario : le projet de loi 149 propose diverses modifications, notamment les obligations de transparence salariale et de divulgation du recours à l'IA dans les offres d'emploi et le projet de loi 79 entre en vigueur

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Updates: Bill 149 Proposes Variety Of Changes Including Pay Transparency And AI Disclosure Requirements For Job Postings, Bill 79 Comes Into Force

Canada Employment

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

The Gig Is Up: British Columbia Announces Incoming Employment Standards For App-Based Gig Workers

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

AODA Reminder: Approaching Deadline (December 31, 2023) To File Accessibility Compliance Reports

Canada Employment

SE

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Employee Benefits & Compensation

Federal Pay Equity Compliance: June 30, 2025 Deadline And Compliance Best Practices

Most federally regulated employers with 10 or more employees have another pay equity deadline approaching on June 30, 2025. By that date, they are required to file their first annual statement. In our earlier Insight...

Canada Employment

FW

Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

Liability For Workplace Fatalities: Clients And Subcontractors

A worker's death on a building site (from scaffolding collapse, falling objects, machinery mishandling, etc.) typically involves the liability of the contractor, especially if they fail to meet minimum safety standards.

Italy Litigation

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Boccadutri International Law Firm

Stock Option Plans In Türkiye

Stock option plans (commonly referred to as Employee Stock Option Plans, or ESOPs) stand out as a tool designed to increase employee loyalty and motivation, while also enabling companies that may not have the means to offer competitive salaries to retain qualified talent within the organization.

Turkey Commercial

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Sadık & Çapan

Türkiye'de Hisse Opsiyon Planları

Turkey Commercial

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Sadık & Çapan

The Revised EWC Directive: Agreement At Last

Ireland Employment

M

Matheson

Employer Considerations During Civil Unrest

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Long-Term Part-Time Employee Retirement Plan Rules In Effect As Of January 1, 2024

United States Employment

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Transgender Care Ban

United States Employment

SS

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Law Prohibiting Gender-Affirming Care For Children

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

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Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

The Importance Of Independent Contractor Agreements

At Pacific Legal, our seasoned corporate and employment lawyers bring a wealth of cross-industry experience to the drafting of independent contractor agreements in Ontario. We don't rely on generic contract templates. Instead, we customize every contractor agreement to reflect your specific business needs, mitigate legal ambiguities...

Canada Employment

Pacific Legal PC

Labour Relations Under Martial Law: Recent Amendments In Ukraine

Ukraine has adopted important changes to the legal framework regulating labour relations during martial law. The latest amendments impose new obligations on both employers and employees, including updated rules...

Ukraine Employment

K

Kinstellar

The Revised EWC Directive: Agreement At Last

Provisional agreement has been reached on new rules governing the operation of European Works Councils ("EWCs"). Some technical steps are required before the revisions come into force but we now have a good idea of the outcome of this lengthy negotiation process.

Ireland Employment

M

Matheson

Karnataka Platform Based Gig Workers (Social Security And Welfare) Ordinance, 2025 And E-Commerce Platforms

India Employment

AP

Argus Partners

Employer Considerations During Civil Unrest

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

LaborSpeak: Supreme Court Rules On The Standard For Reverse Discrimination Claims (Video)

United States Employment

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Cross Border Catch-Up: Employer Responsibilities In Global Business Travel (Podcast)

United States Employment

OD

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Heightened Pleading Requirements For "Majority Group" Discrimination Claims

United States Employment

D

Dechert

Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Transgender Care Ban

United States Employment

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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Outsourcing

Family Office Outsourcing

Family offices today face growing complexity driven by generational transitions, a growing number of family stakeholders...

Canada Employment

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RSM Canada

MFSA Observations On Outsourcing And Safeguarding Practices In Financial Institutions

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued its findings following a thematic review focused on two core areas relevant to financial institutions: outsourcing and other third-party arrangements...

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Finance Malta

Navigating Pension Waters: A Deep Dive Into The Pensions Authority's 2024 Supervisory Activities

The Pensions Authority (the Authority) recently published its report on the supervisory activities that it carried out in 2024. The Authority confirmed that it expects trustee boards...

Ireland Employment

WF

William Fry

Outsourcing? Why Your Organisation Needs A SOC Report

Malta Employment

BD

BDO Malta

Outsourcing Spotlight – Spring/Summer 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Understanding Outsourcing Obligations For Cayman Islands Funds

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Conyers

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide

Luxembourg Employment

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BSP

Transforming Contract Management Through Outsourcing

India Commercial

NP

Nexdigm Private Limited

Outsourced Technology Solutions To Manage Supply Chains And Inventory

Canada Commercial

RS

RSM Canada

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Ontario Court Rules That A Temporary Lay-Off Provision Is Not A "Termination" Provision

Recently, the Ontario Superior Court delivered a rare win for the employer in Taylor v. Salytics Inc., 2025 ONSC 3461.

Canada Employment

BL

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Montana Law Provides Employment Protections For Volunteer Emergency Responders

Montana recently enacted legislation prohibiting employers from terminating employment of employees who are volunteer emergency service providers and are absent from work during an emergency.

United States Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Employment Appeal Tribunal: External HR Consultants Can Be Personally Liable When Acting As Agents Of The Employer

It is more common than most people might think for companies to appoint external consultants to carry out investigations. For example, if a grievance is submitted against a member of the Board...

United Kingdom Employment

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Devonshires

Termination Clause Upheld

Canada Employment

FR

Fogler, Rubinoff LLP

L'accord de performance collective  est un outil très performant

France Law Performance

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Bignon Lebray

IFW May 2025 Newsletter – Recent Employer Wins: Ontario Court Of Appeal Upholds Enforceable Termination Clause, And Errors Made At Termination Did Not Constitute Bad Faith

Canada Employment

IF

Israel Foulon Wong

Labor, Employment And Employee Benefits Legal Update

United States Employment

MO

Mirick O'Connell

Reinstatement vs. Compensation: Is Lump Sum Relief A Practical Alternative Or A Dilution Of Labour Rights?

India Employment

C

Clasis Law

Nurse awarded $350,000 in compensation plus penalties following successful adverse action and discrimination claims

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

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Dijitalleşmenin İzinde İş Hukuku (Video)

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Egemenoglu

Labor & Employment Law Mid-Year Update (Video)

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Singapore's Workplace Fairness Act And Its Impact On Women In Workplace (Video)

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Withers LLP

Know Your Legal Rights Against Sexual Harassment

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Dr Hassan Elhais

LaborSpeak: WARN Act Refresher (Video)

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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