http://www.mondaq.com Mondaq Business Briefing provides global coverage of all legal analysis from reputable firms, en-us Copyright 2010 Mondaq.com 60 http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=96168&rss=0 Patent prosecution in Canada is often managed from abroad and typically takes a back seat to prosecution of corresponding patents in larger markets, such as the US and Europe. 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=95708&rss=0 IRS will require disclosure of uncertain positions on tax returns of businesses with more than $10 million in assets 19 Mar 2010 18:46:48 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=95988&rss=0 The minority Harper government released its fifth Budget on March 4, 2010 ("Budget 2010"). 19 Mar 2010 18:43:06 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=95696&rss=0 Anyone who obtains title insurance, whether as an owner or a lender, should be aware of a recent abrupt and significant change in title insurance practices across the country. 19 Mar 2010 18:24:47 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=95682&rss=0 In 2010, employers can expect an unprecedented increase in enforcement efforts targeting employees misclassified as Form 1099 independent contractors. 19 Mar 2010 18:24:10 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=95686&rss=0 In a year-end review, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reported that workplace discrimination complaints in 2009 reached the second-highest level in history. 19 Mar 2010 18:23:31 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=95692&rss=0 American labor unions suffered a net loss of 771,000 members in 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in January 2010, a decline the agency attributed largely to the recession. 19 Mar 2010 18:23:00 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=95940&rss=0 At the beginning of this year, employers, insurers and COBRA administrators revised their procedures and notices to incorporate the extension of the COBRA subsidy added by the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010. 19 Mar 2010 18:17:34 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=95890&rss=0 Beginning in March 2010, the IRS has commenced a three-year employment tax audit initiative known as the National Research Project (the NRP), which is the most comprehensive study of worker classification since 1984. 19 Mar 2010 18:16:55 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=95480&rss=0 This is the second in a series of articles designed to alert employers to the challenges employers will face who wish to remain union-free in a potentially radically changed legal environment 19 Mar 2010 18:06:35 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=95468&rss=0 The last place you want to see your company listed is on the EEOC's website under "Press Releases." Hospitality employers continue to make this list with reports of high-dollar settlements of discrimination and harassment allegations. 19 Mar 2010 18:06:12 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=95464&rss=0 We all face uncertain economic times. As everyone knows, the federal government has passed the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) creating huge sources of funds to pay for various projects to "stimulate" the economy. 19 Mar 2010 18:05:39 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=95458&rss=0 On January 21, 2010, the United States Supreme Court issued a landmark decision that will fundamentally alter the political landscape by providing new opportunities for corporations to influence federal, state, and local elections. 19 Mar 2010 18:01:58 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=95340&rss=0 On January 5, 2010, the Delaware Court of Chancery implemented new arbitration procedures allowing for rapid resolution of eligible business disputes, including patent disputes 19 Mar 2010 18:01:32 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=95478&rss=0 Misclassifying a worker as an independent contractor, rather than an employee, is becoming a heated topic among authorities, and misclassification suits are drawing increased attention. 19 Mar 2010 17:58:22 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=95672&rss=0 High on the list of the most frequently asked questions by tax professionals working for life insurance companies is whether a change in reserving methodology or assumptions will be subject to the "10-year spread" requirements of section 807(f) of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 807(f) applies where there is a change in basis of computing certain reserves of a life insurance company. 19 Mar 2010 17:53:23 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=93104&rss=0 In last year’s study, we noted that securities class actions were on the rise in Canada and suggested that this new wave of filings is a reflection of the fact that class counsel seem prepared to test the new provisions of the provincial Securities Acts relating to secondary market liability. 19 Mar 2010 02:16:44 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=94132&rss=0 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled with 205 defendants in its first quarter of fiscal year 2010, compared to 181 in the previous quarter and 123 in the first fiscal quarter of 2009. 19 Mar 2010 02:16:01 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=94954&rss=0 See "Workspace Management v YJL London" under Keating Chambers Reported Cases on enforceability of adjudicator’s finding of overpayment as a set-off against an arbitration award. 19 Mar 2010 02:00:17 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=94530&rss=0 In Paul Wynne Jones v Sue Kaney, Mr Jones alleged that Ms Kaney provided negligent opinion evidence when she acted as Mr Jones’ psychiatry expert in a previous personal injury claim arising out of a road traffic accident. 19 Mar 2010 02:00:01 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=94610&rss=0 Private Placement Life Insurance (PPLI) is very much a misunderstood product even though its applications are vast and tremendously useful. 19 Mar 2010 01:08:32 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=96096&rss=0 On March 4, 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it had identified Salmonella Tennessee in a commonly used food-flavoring ingredient – hydrolyzed vegetable protein ("HVP") – made by Basic Food Flavors Inc. 19 Mar 2010 01:04:00 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=96252&rss=0 The issue of residence and/ or ordinarily residence in the UK has attracted fresh media attention and recent cases through the English courts have left some individuals asking important questions about their status. 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=96258&rss=0 The press, over recent weeks and months, has contained unprecedented comment about the tax residence and domicile of several public figures as well as speculation about a possible exodus of talent from the UK as the higher tax rates and less friendly pension deduction and domicile provisions start to bite in the UK. 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=96270&rss=0 When abroad, I have often bragged about Canada’s legal system, how competent and respected are our courts and how no one is above the law. But this boast has taken a blow in the area of climate change and the Kyoto Protocol. 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT