HR in the COVID Era: The Top Ten Things Every HR Professional Should Know by Jones, Waldo, Holbrook & McDonough, P.C.
Healthcare transformation – the human factor by Ronan Daly Jermyn
The headlines across the globe tell a story of transformation, reform and renewal within the healthcare sector. We are constantly being advised that traditional healthcare is being reimagined. Many of the patients currently attending hospitals, will, we are told, never need to attend in the future, as AI powered predictive care will prevent many of […]
Temporary layoffs, CERB, and CEWS: A COVID-19 update by Watson Goepel LLP
Temporary Layoffs in B.C. Under the Employment Standards Act, RSBC 1996, c. 113 (the “Act”), as long as an employer has the contractual authority or the employee agrees to it, employers may layoff employees on a temporary basis. Normally, the time limit for a layoff to be “temporary”, according to the Act, is 13 weeks. After […]
COVID-19 Update: Impacts on CA Education by Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, LLP
COVID-19 Update: Impacts on CA Education Five months into the pandemic and with fall right around the corner, California school districts are beginning to announce their plans for the upcoming school year. California has set specific guidelines to determine whether schools can conduct in-person learning or whether they will be required to implement distance learning. […]
Changes to Temporary Layoff Rules in Alberta Due to COVID-19 by Emery Jamieson LLP
On April 6, 2020, in the face of the shutdown of many businesses across the country, the province announced changes to the temporary layoff scheme in order to allow employers to provide job protection, and flexibility to employers impacted by the pandemic. According to the Alberta Employment Standards Code, employers of non-unionized employees are entitled to temporarily layoff […]
COVID-19 Update: Provincial Court of Alberta by Carscallen LLP
The Provincial Court of Alberta (“Provincial Court”) has implemented its staged resumption of court activities, following the temporary suspension of court activities due to COVID-19, and is increasing the number of criminal, family and youth, and civil matters that can be heard in-person at base point locations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to read […]
Tips for Protecting your Business by QLD Law Group
If you have a business no doubt you have been putting a lot of effort into it during the COVID-19 crisis. Having worked so hard under so much stress in recent tough times you want the business to not just survive but thrive in the future. The world has changed and it may be a […]
ABC News features Jacob Frenkely from Dickinson Wright PLLC
Jacob Frenkel was recently featured in ABC News Investigations’ story, “Health Care Execs Have Made Millions During COVID, More Scrutiny Needed: Critics.” Throughout the ongoing “mad dash” to find coronovirus solutions and treatments, Congress is calling for the #SEC to investigate trading activity by a number of health care executives at the companies testing and receiving Government endorsements. Click […]
2020 Virtual AGM
Lawyers Associated Worldwide is proud to announce its 2020 AGM will be virtual allowing LAW to recreate much of its traditional AGM, except that ‘virtual’ means more content, more attendees, and new experiences. Offered will be many industry-substantive sessions, panel discussions, roundtables, and networking opportunities through on-line features […]
COVID-19 and a post-Brexit world by Ledingham Chalmers LLP
COVID-19 and a post-Brexit world — catalysts for business model re-evaluation Arguably, there has never been a more appropriate time for those in farming businesses to have frank discussions about what’s next. There’s plenty of food for thought for farmers and growers over the next few months. For a start, there’s a likely downward trend […]