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National Insurance Costs (NIC) - staff costs to increase

Cathy Corns
August 05, 2010 10:37

There was a lot of speculation about national insurance costs leading up to the Emergency Budget and now that the dust has settled the position is clear.

Breaking: U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Arbitration Provisions in Employment Disputes; What It Means for Employers

Daniel Schwartz
June 21, 2010 14:32

In a 5-4 decision released this morning in Rent-A-Center, West, Inc. v. Jackson (download here), the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a challenge to an arbitration agreement that purported to address all matters arising out of an employment dispute.  This decision isn't the easiest to...

What is New Jersey's Tort Threshold?

Richard A. Schnoll
May 20, 2009 20:32

In an attempt to control ever increasing automobile insurance premiums, the NJ Legislature has passed a series of so-called tort reform measures over the years.  The most recent, the Automobile Insurance Cost Reduction Act (AICRA) was passed in 1998.  Amongst many things, it enable...

The Threshold of Concentration: Anti-monopoly Notification in China

Dr. Zhan Hao
February 24, 2009 11:29

During the drafting of the Chinese Anti-monopoly Law (AML), the level at which the threshold of concentration notification was to be set, aroused fierce debate. In the end however, AML did not specifically stipulate the notification criteria in detail.Article 21 of AML states:   Business...

Judge Says Bill 198 Meant to “Tighten Up” IA Threshold

January 16, 2009 21:03

Sherman v. Guckelsberger was released on December 29, but Ontario auto insurers can be forgiven for thinking that it was meant to have arrived four days earlier. In this case, Madam Justice Jane A. Milanetti had to decide whether or not a plaintiff’s claim satisfied the...