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Ontario Court of Appeal finds “owner” of a construction project is “employer” with expanded safety obligations under the OHSA

May 7, 2021

A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal upends the traditional allocation of responsibility for health and safety on…

Ontario Court of Appeal rules on pay equity in female job classes – ongoing comparisons to “proxy” male workplaces required

March 31, 2021

A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal represents the latest development in a long-standing issue regarding how to…

New Tort of Internet Harassment in Ontario

February 18, 2021

In Caplan v. Atas, 2021 ONSC 670, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice recognized the new tort of “harassment in…

Supreme Court of Canada Upholds Finding that Illegal “Just Cause” Termination Provision Voids All Termination Provisions

January 22, 2021

As readers may recall from our previous Focus Alert, in June 2020, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision…

Federal Government Publishes Proposed Regulations for the new federal Pay Equity Act

January 4, 2021

Long time Focus Alert readers will recall that in late 2018, the federal government tabled and passed Bill C-86, the…

Federal Government publishes IPG document on new Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations under the Canada Labour Code

December 10, 2020

Focus Alert readers will recall that back in June, the Federal Government published the Work Place Harassment and Prevention Regulations…

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Ontario Court of Appeal finds “owner” of a construction project is “employer” with expanded safety obligations under the OHSA

Ontario Court of Appeal rules on pay equity in female job classes – ongoing comparisons to “proxy” male workplaces required

New Tort of Internet Harassment in Ontario

Supreme Court of Canada Upholds Finding that Illegal “Just Cause” Termination Provision Voids All Termination Provisions

Federal Government Publishes Proposed Regulations for the new federal Pay Equity Act

Federal Government publishes IPG document on new Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations under the Canada Labour Code

Federal government proposes ground-breaking private sector privacy legislation

New Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations Published in the Canada Gazette

Ontario Court of Appeal finds that illegal “just cause” provision voids all termination provisions

Federal Government Introduces Increased Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy

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