gunnerbloom is a new law firm run by young entrepreneurs, lawyers who are not only skilled at completing transactions, but who are able to help the businesses they work with grow and succeed. Darryl Cooke, founder of gunnercooke; the brains behind gunnerbloom, explains: “gunnerbloom was created to meet the needs of today’s ever-changing social and legal […]
If an employee submits a forged doctor’s certificate for sick leave (Arbeitsunfähigkeitsbescheinigung), this may result in dismissal with immediate effect. GRP Rainer Lawyers and Tax Advisors in Cologne, Berlin, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart and London conclude: Employment law provides that an employment contract can be terminated without notice if the employee breaches […]
matter was taken to court. Subsequently she sued her employer for damages arising out of the sexual harassment. The woman was diagnosed with several psychiatric conditions, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the sexual harassment. It was noted in the medical evidence that she was unlikely to ever work again. She […]
Introduction Restrictive covenants are clauses, which have the effect of preventing one party to a contract from doing something, which they would otherwise be perfectly entitled to do. In this blog, I am going to focus on the restrictive covenants known as “restraint of trade” clauses, which are typically inserted into employment contracts or contractor […]
Law360—Aebra Coe11.02.2015 A Cook County judge deprived a woman with a neurological condition of a fair trial by failing to properly accommodate her disability and even yelled at her and insulted her in front of a jury, according to a Friday Seventh Circuit opinion penned by Judge Richard Posner, reviving a federal lawsuit against the […]
Wayne N. Outten, Anne Golden, Adam T. Klein, Laurence S. Moy, Wendi S. Lazar, Justin Swartz, Kathleen Peratis, Jack Raisner, Carmelyn P. Malalis, Tammy Marzigliano, René Roupinian, Cara Greene, Rachel Bien, Ossai Miazad, Jahan Sagafi, Lori L. Deem, Paul W. Mollica, and Katherine Blostein have been selected for inclusion in the 2014 edition of Super […]
On January 9, 2015 was published on the Official Gazette Law No. 27.073 (the “Act”), which establishes new regulations on the payment of the second half of the employee’s Supplementary Annual Salary (“SAS”), which is ruled by Section 122 of the Labour Contract Law (” LCL”). Before the amendment, Section 122 LCL stated that the […]
A restrictive covenant is often part of an employment agreement that restricts the employee’s actions after leaving employment. They typically prohibit the employee from competing in particular markets for a period of time after leaving the employer, but may also keep the employee from soliciting the company’s customers or even employees after leaving. They are, […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Daniel Iny of Sack Goldblatt Mitchell. Daniel has joined IR as our exclusive Employment Law (Individuals) Member in Canada (East). Daniel Iny is a member of SGM’s civil litigation group. He began practising law in 2003 and joined the firm in […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce James K. McDonald of Sack Goldblatt Mitchell. James has joined IR as our exclusive Employment Law (Individuals) Member in Canada (East). Jim McDonald is a member of both SGM’s labour law and civil litigation groups. His labour law practice focuses on […]
Currently Italian Law provides for two very different ways of calculating severance payments for agents. The first method is governed by the Italian Civil Code and the second method is regulated by National Italian Economic Collective Agreements. The first calculation method, which is governed by the Italian Civil Code, is outlined in Article 1751 – […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Cristiano Cominotto of AL Assistenza Legale. Cristiano has joined IR as our exclusive Employment Law (Individuals) Member in Italy. CRISTIANO COMINOTTO, a Founding Partner of AL Assistenza Legale, is the head of the Employment and Labour Law Team. He has over […]