An Employer’s Duty to Accommodate When Carrying on Business in Canada

Taylor & Blair LLP assists both employers and employees with their workplace legal issues.  We have often counseled employers on how to approach termination of the employment relationship with their employees, as well as employees as to their rights when the employment relationship is terminated.  While less frequent, we also counsel employers and employees regarding […]

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The battle to boost consumer demand and its impact on M&A

IR Global member Donald Densborn, Partner at Densborn Blachly LLP, features on LEVICK discussing M&A activity in the US. Merger and Acquisition activity in the Great Lakes Region of the United States is moderating after a sustained period of robust activity. Rising interest rates have reduced the use of debt capital, impacting adversely deal feasibility and expected returns […]

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China-ASEAN Expo 2022: Zhang Shuang Presents on Labor Law and Company Tax at BOI Seminar

Zhang Shuang, Head of the China Desk at Blumenthal Richter & Sumet, presented on the topic “Thailand Labor Law and Corporate Tax Overview” at the Thailand Investment Opportunities Seminar at China-ASEAN Expo 2022 (CAEXPO), on 17 September 2022. Shuang provided an overview of the frameworks of Chinese labor law and Thai labor law and made […]

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Patriotic Capitalism – Accountant Olena Levshun, Senior Partner at EBS, Speaks From Kyiv, Ukraine

Olena Levshun, a Senior Partner with EBS and a member firm of IR Global in Kyiv, Ukraine, speaks with host Richard Levick of LEVICK. While she speaks about some of the accounting issues, she largely discusses what it is like to work and live in Kyiv during the Russian invasion of her country. While many Americans complain about […]

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Regional Training Course on Facilitating Trade for Food Security organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations: Rabat, Morocco – May 30th to June 3rd 2022

Saifullah Khan (Managing Partner, S.U.Khan Associates Corporate & Legal Consultants – Pakistan/Partner Bizilance Consultants – Dubai) is a member of FAO’s NENA (Near East and North Africa) Regional Network of Experts on Agriculture Trade (RNE-AT). Course participants were from 15 countries of the NENA Region. Saifullah Khan participated in the above training course as a […]

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OK at Work: The Legalization of Marijuana and What Employers Need to Consider

This week on OK at Work, Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger discuss changing marijuana laws and what businesses need to consider as more states, including Maryland, move toward full legalization. While many states are legalizing marijuana for medical and/or recreational use, marijuana use is still illegal at the federal level. As such, employers who are not in highly regulated […]

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OFAC ALERT

The U.S. Government Expands Its Russia-Related Sanctions On February 21, 2022, President Biden signed Executive Order (E.O.) 14065 “Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to Continued Russian Efforts to Undermine the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine.” In it, President Biden imposed (1) a sanctions embargo on the Donetsk People’s […]

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