In this issue - #110 April 30, 2008

The Pushor Mitchell sponsored KGH Foundation Gift for Life Campaign to upgrade new medical equipment and technology for KGH had reached it’s million dollar goal in just 3 months.

A HUGE thank you to all who participated in raising pledges, donating money and organizing fundraising events for this year's Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids Sake event.

One of the most frequent questions inventors and other people have regarding patents is whether or not what they have developed is patentable. 

Independent contractors and employees are treated very differently by the Canada Revenue Agency (and other adjudicative bodies such as employment standards tribunals and the courts) and misclassification can be costly.

In the job of a mail carrier, many odd things can happen on a day-to-day basis.  In Albany, New York, however, a postal worker found herself with more on her hands than she ever bargained for. 

When an employee is terminated from their employment, a question that sometimes arises is whether the employee is entitled to receive vacation pay on their severance pay.

In a recent edition of his weekly column, “Legal Ease”, which appears nationally in a variety of print and electronic media, Robert Smithson outlined the structure of employment law by referring to the childrens’ game, rock/paper/scissors.

Even in the occupation of burglar, it is important to dress appropriately for your workplace.

The elimination of mandatory retirement at age 65 has already begun to have one predictable effect. 

Amendments to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act have recently come into force in the Province of British Columbia.

An application was made by the owner of a lodge at Whistler to discharge a $317,000.00 claim of lien filed by a lien claimant. 

Study: Drug errors hurt 1 in 15 hospitalized kids

Traumatic Numbers For Traumatic Brain Injuries
300,000 US VETS HAVE MENTAL PROBLEM, 320,000 HAD BRAIN INJURIES

Although often not front of mind during the breakdown of a relationship, when a marriage or common-law partnership ends, there are several tax implications.

With the strong Canadian dollar, rising prices for Canadian real estate and falling prices for real estate in the United States..

Recently, the Canada Revenue Agency has been conducting a series of search warrants throughout western Canada to crackdown on fraudulent tax evasion schemes, including RRSP scams, and the promoters of these schemes.

Blaming Nafta and other trade agreements for American workers' pain may play well on the campaign stump.

This column focuses on the reaction to iOptOut.ca, which provides a good sense of what lies ahead this fall when the government-mandated list makes its long awaited debut.