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School boards to lose control over funding in Crombie panel proposals

The province will have an increased role in funding education and setting standards, while school boards will lose almost all…
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Emphasis on early return to work in new workers' compensation legislation

On November 26, 1996, the Harris government tabled legislation that substantially overhauls Ontario’s workers’ compensation system. The bill, the Workers’…
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Controversial provision withdrawn from ESA amendments

In a statement delivered August 19, 1996, Minister of Labour Elizabeth Witmer announced the withdrawal from Bill 49, the Employment…
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Appeal to be heard in the Essex County Board of Education case

In the September 1996 issue of FOCUS, we reported the Ontario Divisional Court decision in OSSTF, District 34 v. Essex…
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Ontario Labour Relations Board can hear novel sexual harassment case

The Ontario Divisional Court has ruled that the Ontario Labour Relations Board can hear a complaint brought under the Occupational…
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Government application for stay rejected in same-sex benefits case

A judge of the Federal Court of Canada has dismissed an application by the federal government for a stay of…
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Emond Harnden's view on the proposed ESA amendments

In recent submissions to the Legislative Standing Committee on Resources Development on Bill 49, Emond Harnden supported the revisions which…
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ESA Severance Payments to be Deducted from Damage Awards

The question of whether severance payments under the Ontario Employment Standards Act should be deducted from wrongful dismissal damages has…
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Jackson Report on WCB: Targeting the Unfunded Liability

Minister Cam Jackson has recently delivered his report outlining recommendations for the second phase of the Ontario government’s planned overhaul…
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Courts Split on Temporary Layoffs of Non-Union Employees

Can employers temporarily lay off non-union employees? Or does such an action trigger an employee’s right to termination pay under…
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