By Graeme McFarlane
From an ambiguous policy manual to unclear provisions for termination, contractual terms can leave an employer vulnerable and liable. Know the...
By Graeme McFarlane
Ah, the true independent contractor—the rarest of all the beasts. In the jungle of employment law, it is sought after for its...
By Robert Smithson
The weird world of employment law sometimes compels employees to go back to work for the very employer which fired them. Recently,...
By Robert Smithson
I sometimes refer to the probation period as the Rodney Dangerfield of employment law (for those of you not old enough to...
By Robert Smithson
Employers commonly give department managers the authority to make employment-related decisions for their own staff. Even when a company has an in-house...
By Robert Smithson
One of the areas of employment law which remains least predictable is the enforceability of post-employment restrictive covenants. A recent decision of...
By Ryan McFarlane
With websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Friendster, Linkedln, LiveJournal, MySpace, Delicious, Digg, Youtube, etc, our daily montage of comments, observations, celebrations,...
By Robert Smithson
In employment law circles, the terms “enticement” or “inducement” refer to the more aggressive methods by which an employer will woo an...
