India – Amendments To The Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923

It is a praiseworthy legislative trend, that whenever the central legislature enacts beneficial legislations for the relatively weaker sections of the society or economy, it constantly keeps on taking measures to provide more and more benefit to the beneficiaries under the Act by amending it.

One such instance is the amendment to the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”). It is common knowledge that many of the tasks for which labourers […]

By | July 26th, 2017 ||

Who Should Eye Your I-9s?

Our readers should be well aware that every newly-hired employee in the United States must complete a Form I-9 and present supporting documentation confirming their ability to legally work in the job they are being hired into.

A Form I-9 has three sections:

Section 1 must be completed and signed by the employee after they have accepted an offer but no later than their first day of employment.
Section 3 is only completed after a break in […]

By | July 25th, 2017 ||

Mitigation: To Deduct Or Not To Deduct Earnings? That Is The Question.

The legal corollary of an employer’s obligation to provide reasonable notice of termination is the employee’s duty to mitigate the damages flowing from a wrongful termination. The operation of the duty to mitigate was described by the Supreme Court of Canada in Red Deer College v. Michaels1 as follows:

If, however, the employee can obtain other employment, he can avoid part at least of these damages. Therefore, in an action by the employee against the employer […]

By | July 17th, 2017 ||