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B.c. To Protect Employment Of Reservists
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Following the lead of other jurisdictions, B.C.’s legislature has introduced a bill to amend the Employment Standards Act to protect the employment of Canadian armed forces reservists who are away from work on duty, training, or medical leave resulting from service.
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Should Range Of Permissible Payroll Deductions Be Expanded?
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In a recent edition of his weekly column, “Legal Ease”, which appears nationally in a variety of print and electronic media, Robert Smithson addressed the issue of the range of deductions employers are, and are not, permitted to take from an employee’s pay. Robert puts forward the view that the Employment Standards Branch should allow employers to deduct amounts legitimately owed by the employee for theft, overpayments, etc.
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N.y. Gov. Eliot Spitzer Resigns
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Gov. Eliot Spitzer completed a spectacular fall from power for a politician whose once-promising career imploded amid allegations that he paid thousands of dollars for high-end prostitutes.
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Gambling Sites
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The Canadian government said Tuesday it is considering new measures to stamp out Internet gaming sites based on a native reserve in Quebec, in a move that could spark conflict between Ottawa and Canada's First Nations ahead of a second national "day of action" this summer.
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E-bay Fraud
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EBay is decrying the lack of interest in cybercrime by authorities in countries such as Romania, Russia, and China.
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$306.5 Million Patent Infringement Award
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Computer chip designer Rambus Inc. has been awarded $306.5 million in damages against rival chip manufacturer Hynix Semiconductor by a jury on March 26. Rambus sued Hynix for infringing patents that Rambus held on types of computer memory chips.
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