Category: Employment Law

I came across this California Department of Insurance press release on WCB fraud. Apparently, WCB fraud doesn't go over well in the Golden State with this worker receiving jail time. WCB fraud in Canada can also result in criminal prosecution…

Employer misrepresentations made to employees are more frequently becoming the subject of Court action. Now you can add misrepresenation by a Workers Compensation agency to that list. The case, Mandavia v. Central West Health Care Institutions Board, 2005 NLCA 12…

The United States Supreme Court has rendered a decision in IBP v. Alvarez and Tum v. Barber Foods. Both cases were heard in early October, 2005. The Court holds in these two matters that workers must be paid for time…

Take a look at this article on workplace surveillance in Australia's Lawyers Weekly. The article gives a brief outline of the recently implemented New South Wales WORKPLACE SURVEILLANCE ACT 2005. The Act lays down strict guidelines regarding surveillance of employee…