The Government issues a Call for Evidence
Towards the end of 2011 the Government took the next step in its much talked of review of TUPE, by launching a Call for Evidence. This Call for Evidence was issued on 23 November 2011, and responses are due in by 31 January 2012. If the balance of evidence calls for possible changes to the current regulations, there will be a formal consultation on any proposed changes in […]
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 […]
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 […]