Federal law establishes minimum wage and overtime requirements for non-exempt employees. These rules do not apply to individuals who qualify under the executive, administrative...

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently upheld two by-laws passed by the City of Brantford.

We've written about accountant liability. We've written about bookkeeper liability. A carefully crafted complaint can state viable claims for either.

From 1 September 2008 the Equal Opportunity Act 1996 (Vic) (Act) will be amended by the Equal Opportunity Amendment (Family Responsibilities) Act 2008 (Vic) to ensure that employers do not unreasonably refuse to accommodate an individual's parental or carer responsibilities in relation to their work arrangements.

"In our country children are considered as a gift from the heaven and if the child is a boy then nothing could be more soothing for the family and from the very beginning children are exempted from severe punishment for any wrong committed on their part irrespective of the gravity of the act".

As we reflect on what FinanceMalta has achieved in 2024 - clearly evidenced by the growth in our Annual Report - it is encouraging to see how far we have come.

Recently, antitrust law and regulations have made their way to the center stage of politics in the United States. In fact, according to a report issued by the American Antitrust Institute...

In this episode of his "Clearly Conspicuous" podcast series, "The Election's Impact on the FTC Will Bring Big Changes, But Being Vigilant Must Remain a Priority,"...

On 10 January 2011, the Full Bench of Fair Work Australia overturned an earlier decision of Commissioner Roe which had found that representatives of the Australian Meat Industry Employees’ Union (AMIEU) were entitled to meet with employees of a meat processing company that supplies meat to a major Australian supermarket (Company) in the lunch room rather than the training room under the right of entry provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act).

On March 28, the U.S. Supreme Court added three cases to its docket for next term: one about when a work of art "transforms" a prior work for the purpose of the Copyright Act's fair use defense...

Malta's financial regulator discusses the evolving landscape of capital markets, examining how digitalization and changing investor behaviors are reshaping the relationship between retail investors, institutional markets, and regulatory oversight.

Majority lender groups and stressed borrowers notched another win in the uptier wars when Judge David Jones of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the "Court")...

In a recent opinion issued in LCM XXII Ltd. v. Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC, No. 21-CV-3987, 2022 WL 953109 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 29, 2022), US District Judge Katherine Failla of the Southern District of New York...

In a previous article available, we considered the prevalence of "liability management" activity — often referred to as "LMEs" (liability management exercises) or "LMTs"...

The decision narrows the scope and application of the rules on experts who are engaged by a party to provide evidence including the requirement to file an expert report.

The 'Jackson Reforms' introduce a number of changes to the English litigation costs regime which will affect the overall cost of cases, including for insurers.

Employers that use criminal record screening policies must continue to be vigilant about compliance with all applicable laws.

In its New Year's Eve decision in Serta Simmons Bedding, the Fifth Circuit underscored the importance of drafting debt documents with clarity and precision and cautioned against borrowers' reliance on ambiguous language to effectuate the popular uptier exchange transaction being utilized by debtors across the country to restructure their debt.

A spate of recent multi-million dollar settlements has shown that medical device manufacturers are subject to substantial liability under the False Claims Act if they misstate the country of origin of their products.