On June 17, in-house lawyers filled the new offices of Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP in Toronto, Canada, for an evening conversation with Marie Henein — one of Canada's most recognized legal advocates — on the future of the rule of law in Canada. Registration hit capacity well before the event, a signal of where the profession's attention is right now.

As expected, on December 10, in Endurance Environmental Solutions LLC, 373 NLRB No. 141 (2024), the Democratic majority on the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB" or "Board")...

As economic uncertainty and legal complexity rise, the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA) today unveiled its new name: Canadian Bar Association In-House Lawyers (CBA In-House).

The first infrastructure projects that will be subject to the CBA are the Pattullo Bridge Replacement Project and the Trans-Canada Highway 1 Kamloops to Alberta Border Four‐Laning Project.

Businesses in the construction industry face a range of labor and employment issues related to COVID-19 as their employees increasingly return to worksites.

In Johnson Controls, the employer and the union were parties to a CBA from May 7, 2012 through May 7, 2015.

Employers that completely or partially withdraw from underfunded multiemployer pension funds are well aware that they may owe the fund withdrawal liability—an assessment against the employer

In an age of escalating healthcare costs, collectively bargained retiree medical coverage presents special problems for employers.

On February 15, 2018, the Canadian Bar Association (the "CBA") approved the "Canadian Judicial Protocol for the Management of Multi-Jurisdictional Class Actions" (the "Protocol")...

CBA had breached its Redundancy Policy, which in turn was a breach of the implied term of mutual trust and confidence.

On January 14, 2021, the NLRB issued a decision in Asociacion de Empleados del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, 370 NLRB No. 71. The decision involved the issue of whether ...

The Supreme Court has unanimously vacated a Sixth Circuit ruling that a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) vested retirees with lifetime medical benefits.

As a result of the Court of Claim's Written Opinion on July 17 in Michigan Chapter, National Electrical Contractors Association ("NECA") v. Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity ("DLEO")...

From time to time, employers trigger labor disputes when they make unilateral changes in working conditions.

Under the Labour Unions and Collective Bargaining Agreements Law ("Law"), it is clear which employees are not eligible to benefit from a CBA.

A flurry of critical cases have issued out of the NLRB over the past two weeks. The latest is the Board's decision in MV Transportation, 368 NLRB ...

Employers who sponsor employee benefits programs understand the importance of maintaining accurate records of benefit eligibility, elections, claims, payments, and other data.

The Sixth Circuit, in a split decision, held that a dispute between a union and an employer regarding retiree healthcare benefits was not arbitrable because the issue of retiree healthcare benefits...

The agreement is subject to ratification by AFM members.

This opinion regards an attorneys' duty to inquire when a client may be involved in criminal or fraudulent activity. You can find that opinion here.