By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • People forced to rely on long-term disability (LTD) insurance as an income replacement after an injury or disability may wonder if those payments are taxable. The answer depends on a variety of factors, says Ontario disability and personal injury lawyer Joshua Goldberg. “The tax implications of LTD income can […]
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Insurance companies “need to take a good faith approach” when it comes to assessing mental health claims, says Ontario disability insurance lawyer Courtney Mulqueen. “I am not talking blind faith,” says Mulqueen, principal lawyer of Mulqueen Disability Law Professional Corporation. “By good faith, I mean there has to be
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By LegalMatters Staff • The buying or selling of stocks or other securities by people who have access to non-public, material information about a company is called insider trading. It is a crime because this information could affect the stock price once it becomes known. “It gives those with privileged information an unfair advantage over
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • Understanding neurodiversity and recognizing how witnesses communicate can impact the fairness of a workplace probe, says lawyer and workplace investigator Jessica Herfst. Herfst, of Mortimer Khoraych PC, points to statistics cited at the Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI) annual conference last month that suggest 15 to 20 per cent
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By LegalMatters Staff • Whenever someone uses threats, accusations or violence to force someone else to pay money or provide sexual favours, they could be charged with extortion. If found guilty, the maximum sentence is life imprisonment. They may also be fined and ordered to pay restitution payments to the victim. “Judges have the discretion
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By LegalMatters Staff • While some adoption agencies may favour traditional two-parent families, single adults have as much right to adopt a child as a married couple in Canada. “Every province has regulations and procedures that govern the adoption process and safeguard the child’s best interests,” says Edmonton family lawyer Sean Schaefer. “In Alberta, anyone
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A growing number of personal injury lawsuits that began in the United States involving Onewheel electric skateboards could find their way to Canada. The motorized skateboards are manufactured in the U.S. and sold in this country. These conveyances have been subject to mass recalls and personal injury claims after “incidents resulting in serious injury, including
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By LegalMatters Staff • Any technique that disguises the source of money or assets earned through illegal activity can be considered money laundering. Businesses commonly associated with this crime include banks, law firms, money service businesses/currency exchanges, real estate agencies, car dealerships and jewellers. “Section 462.31 (1) of the Criminal Code makes it a crime
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By Tony Poland, LegalMatters Staff • A simple bureaucratic change could help avoid ongoing Hunger Games scenarios for those attempting to satisfy Employment Insurance (EI) repayment obligations after a workplace settlement, says Toronto employment lawyer Ellen Low. Low, principal of Ellen Low & Co., says it is not unusual for people to receive EI benefits
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By LegalMatters Staff • Intimate partner violence can occur in a marriage, adult interdependent relationship or between people dating. It is experienced by people of all genders, ages, socioeconomic status, ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds, with women accounting for the vast majority of complainants. “This form of violence can occur in both public and private
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