Sentences with phrase «as legal employers»

As legal employers embrace more advanced technology as a means of increasing productivity and efficiency, superior technology skills are essential for paralegals.

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Delaney, who represents employers in labor arbitrations, says that while fingerprinting wouldn't necesarily provide enough fodder to nudge drivers into classifications as employees, she imagines it's an idea that has crossed the minds of Uber's legal team.

Reclassifying employees as hourly workers is legal, but employers still need to be careful.

C corporations can also deduct fringe benefits such as qualified education costs, group term life insurance up to $ 50,000 per employee, employer - provided vehicles and public transportation passes, pre-paid legal assistance, child and dependent care, discounts on company products and services, and qualified achievement awards.

Since bitcoin is not yet considered legal tender in Germany, employers using PEY will be able to offer bitcoin as a tax - free benefit to their employees.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions can not disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

For restaurants, hotels and the hospitality industry as a whole, these manuals play a crucial role in defining the legal rights and obligations of both the employer and employee.

As NCCL Legal Officer Harriet represented Brenda Clarke in a successful landmark Sex Discrimination Act case against her employer, Ely Kinnock, who had discriminated against women part - timers through a redundancy scheme which made part - timers redundant before full - timers.

Banks, employers, social workers, university lecturers, and, thanks to a 2014 Act, landlords, are required to check identity and legal status, or monitor the behaviour of those subject to immigration controls (such as attendance at lectures or moving house).

That's on shaky legal ground, say experts, as is his trial balloon to reduce reliance on the state's income tax in favor of a statewide payroll tax on employers.

The domestic workers» bill of rights codifies issues such as guaranteed days off, overtime and vacation pay, and enhances the ability to seek legal redress against employers who fail to meet their obligations.

As Sheri lay dying and Naveen pursued answers, both Harran and UCLA — the fifth - largest employer in Los Angeles and one of the world's top - rated universities — began taking refuge in the same argument, one they would carry into the upcoming legal fight.

Chief Legal Counsel Anna Hörnlund, who wrote a letter in this week's The Lancet, says Macchiarini's work needed to obtain ethical approval from one of six regional ethical review boards, as required by Swedish law — and neither Macchiarini nor his former employer, Karolinska Institutet, did so:

This means the school and its governors, as the employer, are responsible for ensuring that their legal responsibilities for health and safety are met; this also means making sure that teachers, staff, visitors and parents are confident that both their and the pupils» safety is being taken seriously in school and on off - site visits.

Other areas that need to be included are the legal duties of the school (as the employer) and employees; the action to be taken after possible infection with a blood ‑ borne virus; and the special considerations to be taken by employees who are trained first aiders.

ATL exists to help members, as their careers develop, through first - rate research, advice, information and legal advice, and to work with Government and employers to defend its members» pay, conditions and career development.

Alternatively, if you're using the self - publishing platforms as a legal entity, i.e. a company of some sort, then you'll need an EIN — an Employer Identification Number.

These steps may include withholding of your tax refund, issuing of instruction to your employer to deduct payments from your salary or the agency involved may take legal action against you and you will be liable to pay the collection expenses as well.

In your case, because of the merger / acquisition, there may be legal questions as to whether one employment was terminated and another begun (and so you can roll over the funds in the old 401k into an IRA) or whether the terms of the merger / acquisition are such that the assets of the old 401k plan get rolled over into the existing 401k plan of the new employer.

garnishment [top] Legal proceeding whereby money or property due to a creditor, but in the possession of another, such as an employer, is intercepted by means of a court order and applied to the payment of the debt owed to the plaintiff creditor.

Also, it's perfectly legal for employers and landlords to require an applicant's permission for pulling a credit report as part of their consideration of whether to hire or rent.

If you are a legal resident of another state, you are not required to file a Georgia income tax return if your only activity for financial gain or profit in Georgia consists of performing services in Georgia for an employer as an employee when the compensation for services performed does not exceed the lesser of five percent of the income received in all places during the taxable year or $ 5,000.

If you got to kill yourself for a voice you probably shouldn't be doing it.An as an employer I wouldn't hire a guy thats killing himself for a voice legal issue would come up at some point.

In a recent article Professor Neil Hamilton summarized various empirical studies showing that legal employers rank «integrity, honesty and trustworthiness» as a crucial quality in a prospective lawyer hire, regardless of the type of legal work for which the lawyer is being hired.

Posts focus on legal developments affecting employers, with an emphasis on Wisconsin and the Chicago - based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as well as national trends and relevant U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence.

Each of these legal firms has also received special commendation as one of Britain's best employers for trans and non-binary staff.

Is it legal (California, USA) for an employer to require an employee provide a copy of the first two pages of their most recent form 1040 as part of demonstrating the eligibility of the dependents for medical, dental, vision, etc. insurance benefits?

(2) an unwillingness to attack the causes of difficult problems such as the unaffordability of legal services because their main duties are to their clients and institutional employers, who are their sources of income;

Where a workplace accident has occurred, and the employer has statutory duties under sections 18 and 19 of the OHSA and simultaneously undertakes an internal investigation, claiming legal privilege over all materials derived as part of that investigation, an inquiry is properly directed to a referee under Rule 6.45 to determine the dominant purpose for the creation of each document or bundle of like documents in order to assess the claims of legal privilege.

Even in - house counsel, providing advice to the HR department about an organization's internal legal obligations, would be incompetent if they did not convey the employer's obligation to promote equality, diversity, and inclusion as described above.

Ultimately, Rose says in the quest for certainty, employers may actually achieve uncertainty — as well as higher legal bills and larger payouts to employees.

Employers may be motivated to settle a case for wrongful dismissal for a number of reasons including avoiding a drawn out and costly legal dispute, the potential negative publicity and impact on company moral as well as the risk that a court may confirm that the company did wrongfully dismiss their employee.

As a result of its findings from the survey, the Committee has some recommendations for legal employers as well as for job candidates and lawyer - employeeAs a result of its findings from the survey, the Committee has some recommendations for legal employers as well as for job candidates and lawyer - employeeas well as for job candidates and lawyer - employeeas for job candidates and lawyer - employees.

When understanding your rights as a carer, it's important to know your employment status as if you are being paid to care for your loved one and enter into a formal employer / employee legal arrangement, then your employee rights will differ, something that is covered separately in this publication.

It is recommended that an employer seek legal advice when drafting a restrictive covenant clause so as to maximize the likelihood of enforceability.

Many unscrupulous employers in Texas look at delivery drivers as dispensable labor; this explains their high turnover rate, but also explains the increasing number unpaid wage lawsuits filed by frustrated workers who have been forced to take legal action — often through class actions.

It will cover termination of employment, procedures, protection for workers, compensation as well as insight and opinion on the most common difficulties employers face and any upcoming legal changes planned...

Paliare Roland understands that trade unions as institutions have legal needs apart from representing members in their employment relationship or the representing the union against an employer.

The takeaway from this case for employers is if an employee alleges that his or her rights, as protected by the Ontario Human Rights Code are being violated, then it is likely prudent to seek professional legal advice.

In fact, EU law has found that communications between in - house lawyers and a company's staff don't warrant the protection of legal advice privilege as in - house lawyers are viewed as «insufficiently independent — structurally, hierarchically, and functionally» from their employers.

She helped launch the Bar Association of San Francisco's «Goals and Timetables for Minority Retention and Advancement,» passed in 1989 and adopted by more than 100 of San Francisco's legal employers, as well as a scholarship program for minority law students during the late 1990s.

If you are an Ontario employee or employer that needs assistance with the review and / or implementation of a workplace legal document (such as an employment agreement, workplace policy or performance improvement plan), please contact one of our lawyers to discuss how we may be able to assist.

In responding to a crisis, we understand that businesses have to balance sometimes competing, but important, interests, such as an employer's obligation to maintain a safe work environment, employee privacy concerns, anti-retaliation obligations, sensitivity to employee disabilities, cost concerns and other legal rights that come into play.

It must be established up front in communications with the investigator, as well as in the retention letter and final report, that the purpose of the investigation is to provide legal advice to the employer.

Rather, the fact that the employer was aware of the abusive behaviour and failed to take appropriate steps to stop it amounted to legal liability for harassment, as employers, not the employees, have an obligation to provide harassment - free workplaces.

(2) an unwillingness to attack the causes of difficult problems such as the unaffordability of legal services because their main duties are to their clients and institutional employers, who... [more]

Following the decision from Carrie Gracie to leave her post as the BBC's China editor, as she felt there was «big gap» in terms of pay between her and her male counterparts, Lorraine Heard, Legal Director at transatlantic law Womble Bond Dickinson, looks at whether the situation at the BBC should be a cause for concern among employers who are preparing to publish their gender pay gap information.

Anna Wetter's contribution takes as an example the decision - making process that has led to the adoption of Directive 2009 / 52 / EC on minimum standards on sanctions and measures against the employers of illegal migrants in order to assess a number of legal questions that characterise the development of EU criminal law.

We would recommend that employers consult with their insurer, legal and HR representatives as soon as possible after the accident for additional guidance».

It submitted that any communication by an employee who is authorised to communicate with a legal adviser for the purpose of their employer seeking legal advice is privileged on the basis that the employee should be treated as if he / she were part or an emanation of the client.