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- Howard Levitt: Protecting your most valuable asset — confidential information
By Howard Levitt and Robert Taylor Have you heard the expression “protecting the family jewels?” For a business, the family jewels are often its confidential information — arguably its most valuable asset. So much so that companies will go to great lengths to protect it from improper disclosure or u … Read more »
- Court finds father's insufficient child support payments an 'egregious case of financial deception'
The amount of child support payable by one parent to the other is directly tied to the payor’s income . As income increases, so should the amount of child support. But what happens when the payor doesn’t disclose a rise in income and fails to adjust the amount of child support paid to the other pare … Read more »
- Howard Levitt: Misclassifying workers as independent contractors is risky business
By Howard Levitt and Puneet Tiwari Amid all the economic uncertainty — tariffs, stock market instability, an impending federal election — American and Canadian employers are increasingly resorting to dismissing their workers . In doing so, many are exposing longstanding but risky employment practice … Read more »
- Family law courts address impact of intimate partner violence in divorce cases
Throughout Canada, judges are being asked to address the impact of intimate partner violence in a separation and divorce . One such pivotal case is the Supreme Court of Canada’s ongoing review of Ahluwalia v. Ahluwalia. In this landmark appeal, the court was asked to determine whether a new tort of … Read more »
- Howard Levitt: So you want to quit your job? Take a close look at the fine print
By Howard Levitt and Jacqueline L. King After particularly difficult days, it is not uncommon to feel you have reached your breaking point and want to quit on the spot . While most employees have enough self-control to refrain from doing so, some are more susceptible to the impulsive “rage quit.” Ta … Read more »