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Ontario proposes major changes to employment and labour laws

May 31, 2017

Further to our Focus Alert from last week, on May 30, 2017, the government of Ontario announced its intention to…

Divisional Court holds that employers may require an Independent Medical Examination in “certain circumstances”

May 30, 2017

Readers of Focus are familiar with the procedural and substantive components of an employer’s duty to accommodate an employee’s disability-related…

The Release of Ontario’s Changing Workplaces Review

May 25, 2017

As our readers will recall, Ontario’s Minister of Labour appointed C. Michael Mitchell and former Justice John C. Murray as…

Ontario government releases Construction Health and Safety Action Plan

May 18, 2017

On May 11, 2017, the Government of Ontario released its Construction Health and Safety Action Plan (CHSAP or Action Plan).…

Worried about legal liability for providing a bad reference? Truth is the best defence

May 17, 2017

In the increasingly litigious world of employment law, employers may often be hesitant to provide a negative reference for a…

Clock on limitation period for wrongful dismissal claim starts on day of notice - not last day worked

May 5, 2017

A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice confirms that the limitation period in respect of a wrongful…

Court of Appeal finds termination clause void for contravening ESA – employer required to pay salary for remainder of fixed term contract

April 21, 2017

The recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal in Covenoho v. Pendylum Ltd. (April, 2017) drives home two important…

Ontario Court of Appeal confirms that disagreement over calculation of a bonus does not give rise to constructive dismissal

April 12, 2017

In a recent decision the Ontario Court of Appeal has confirmed a lower court decision which held that an employer’s…

Federal adjudicator dismisses family status grievance – confirms that employer’s duty to accommodate is only engaged where a work rule interferes with an employee’s legal obligations

April 7, 2017

A recent adjudication decision suggests that the duty to accommodate an employee’s family status needs under the Canadian Human Rights…

Unjust dismissal under the Canada Labour Code – Adjudicator states “default remedy must be reinstatement”

March 28, 2017

In the recent decision of Maninderpal Randhawa and The Bank of Nova Scotia (February, 2017) under Part III of the…

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