Who’s the ‘Spouse’ Entitled to Dead Member’s Survivor Pension?
When pension plan members die, their benefits go to the surviving spouse. But there may be rival claimants to that position, especially when a member takes on a common law [...]
When pension plan members die, their benefits go to the surviving spouse. But there may be rival claimants to that position, especially when a member takes on a common law [...]
You don’t have to give a reason for without cause termination but you must provide notice and act in good faith. Termination is often a harrowing experience for employers and [...]
It may not be a crime but secretly taping co-workers and managers can be just cause to terminate Employees can turn into spies, especially when they feel like you’re mistreating [...]
One of the trickiest challenges faced by payroll is distinguishing between employees and independent contractors. Here’s a scenario illustrating the factors that apply in the context of determining whether employment [...]
How well do you understand the concepts of diversity and inclusion? Diversity isn’t the same thing as avoiding discrimination. Human rights laws simply require you to tolerate people of different [...]
Workplace harassment can occur away from the office and after work hours. Consider the following scenario. SITUATION Four female employees are the victim of offensive and highly inappropriate conduct at [...]
Send employees with COVID-19 symptoms home, regardless of their vaccination status. There’s been some confusion about what employers should do when one of their employees exhibits symptoms of COVID-19. The [...]
It depends on whether employees refuse due to a disability or personal preference. Getting the COVID-19 vaccination is still a personal choice. But as the delta variant wreaks devastation, more [...]
Federal employees get whichever minimum wage is the highest. Once upon a time, there was no such thing as a federal minimum wage. Airlines, railways, telecoms and other federally regulated [...]
Requiring employees for youth criminal records may be okay if convictions are related to job duties. SITUATION Theft is a constant concern at a clothing store where unsupervised employees have [...]