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Compassionate care leave provisions to be added to Employment Standards Act
May 1, 2004
On April 13, 2004, Bill 56, the Employment Standards Amendment Act (Family Medical Leave), 2004 received first reading in the Ontario Legislative Assembly. The Bill
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A question of dignity: ESA severance provision unconstitutional, Ontario court rules
May 1, 2004
On January 19, 2004, a unanimous panel of the Ontario Divisional Court ruled that a provision in the Employment Standards Act that effectively disentitled severely
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Canada Industrial Relations Board orders binding arbitration in unfair labour practice complaint
May 1, 2004
In an unusual decision, the Canada Industrial Relations Board has ordered an employer to offer a union binding arbitration to resolve any outstanding issues necessary
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Arbitrator: lifting requirements for school cleaners discriminatory against women
May 1, 2004
Is it sex discrimination to require that school cleaners be able to lift 50 pounds from the floor to shoulder height? In Canadian Union of
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Supreme Court of Canada rules that dismissal of incarcerated employee is not a human rights violation
April 1, 2004
Does the prohibition of discrimination based on one’s criminal record mean that an employer cannot dismiss an employee who is unavailable for work because he
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Divisional Court upholds suspension of student with letter opener in school
April 1, 2004
On February 19, 2004, the Ontario Divisional Court affirmed that the “highest form of deference” will be given to decisions by principals and Appeals Panels
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