What Canadian Companies and Their Advisers
Need to Know about U.S. Law
When one thinks of the law, one often thinks of hard and fast rules. Employers cannot fire employees for a discriminatory or a retaliatory reason. Employees must be paid at least minimum wage. And so on. The law governing hostile work environment claims in the United States, however, is not so easily defined and applied....
The United States isn’t the only country addressing its history of gender inequality, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment. However, the United States is having its own unique experience in doing so. For U.S. employers, the current focus on these issues poses challenges, but also opportunities to address problems of diversity and harassment in the workplace....
Harassment has been in the news a lot lately in the United States, with several high-profile terminations at well-known companies. Companies are losing millions of dollars, not just in settlements and verdicts, but in lost customers and bad publicity. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC, is the administrative agency responsible for enforcing laws prohibiting...
Cross-Border Counselor is a collection of articles and timely updates about U.S. law issues of concern to Canadian companies that have assets, do business, raise funds or are listed for trading in the United States, as well as the attorneys, accountants and banks that advise them. Learn more about Dorsey’s Canada cross-border practice group here.
Christopher L. Doerksen
Partner, Corporate
Columbia Center
701 Fifth Ave...
James GuttmanJames advises publicly-traded companies and closely-...
Randal R. Jones
Partner, Corporate
Columbia Center
701 Fifth Ave...
Aaron GoldsteinAaron is a Partner in Dorsey’s Labor & Employ...
John D. Hollinrake, Jr.
Partner, Tax
Columbia Center
701 Fifth Avenue, S...
Peter Nelson
Partner, Banking
50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1500...
Marianne O'Bara
Partner, Employee Benefits
Columbia Center
701 F...
Wells Parker
Partner, Natural Resources
Kearns Building
136 S...
Lawrence WardAs an international business attorney, Larry h...
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