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The employer's responsibility to prevent sexual harassment / Shira Zaken Porat, Adv.
An article on the employer's obligations to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. The article is by Adv. Shira Zaken Porat of Afik & Co., whose main practice areas are international transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, labor law and litigation. The article in English may be found at the link: http://www.afiklaw.com/articles/a248/
Corporate, Antitrust and Securities Law Update
Classification of funds injected into a company as investment or shareholders loan will be made pursuant to a list of tests and not only the name given to it. For more reading: http://he.afiklaw.com/updates/5651/
An alarming picture regarding the manner of employing employees in not sufficient for piercing the corporate veil. For more reading: http://he.afiklaw.com/updates/5653/
Commercial, Intellectual Property and Labor Law Updates
The right to a hearing applies also to a hired employee who has not yet started working. For more reading: http://he.afiklaw.com/updates/5655/
An escrow agent for investment funds need not supervise the project and is exempt of liability once the money is released from the escrow. For more reading: http://www.afiklaw.com/updates/5657/
A passenger whose flight was canceled is entitled to compensation except in exceptional circumstances out of the control of the airline. For more reading: http://www.afiklaw.com/updates/5659/
Real Estate Law Updates
A management company of a building may not grant usage rights of the common property unless specifically approved by the apartments owners. For more reading: http://www.afiklaw.com/updates/5661/