OSHA's Multi-Employer Worksite Liability Doctrine Upheld Yet Again

Gina A. Fonte is an Assocate and Deborah Griffin, Senior Counsel in our Boston office

On December 14, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C. Circuit Court) upheld a citation issued against a general contractor on the basis of the multi-employer worksite liability doctrine, joining a growing majority of jurisdictions that have considered and enforced the doctrine. The multi-employer worksite liability doctrine provides that an employer, including a general contractor, who […]

By | January 16th, 2012 ||

Pension Misrepresentation Claims On The Rise In Canada

Pension misrepresentation claims against companies and actuarial firms are on the rise. Rare in Canadian law until recently, the full exposure posed by such claims remains unknown, given the fact that few cases that have yet come to trial. Any company with a pension plan, however, may be sitting on an unknown and enormous time-bomb of litigation and liability.
THREATS POSED BY PENSION MISREPRESENTATION CLAIMS
Pension misrepresentation claims pose a quadruple threat to companies.

First, because of […]

By | January 5th, 2012 ||