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Controversial provision withdrawn from ESA amendments
October 1, 1996
In a statement delivered August 19, 1996, Minister of Labour Elizabeth Witmer announced the withdrawal from Bill 49, the Employment Standards Improvement Act, of the
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Appeal to be heard in the Essex County Board of Education case
October 1, 1996
In the September 1996 issue of FOCUS, we reported the Ontario Divisional Court decision in OSSTF, District 34 v. Essex County Board of Education (see
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Ontario Labour Relations Board can hear novel sexual harassment case
October 1, 1996
The Ontario Divisional Court has ruled that the Ontario Labour Relations Board can hear a complaint brought under the Occupational Health and Safety Act by
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Government application for stay rejected in same-sex benefits case
October 1, 1996
A judge of the Federal Court of Canada has dismissed an application by the federal government for a stay of part of an order issued
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Emond Harnden’s view on the proposed ESA amendments
October 1, 1996
In recent submissions to the Legislative Standing Committee on Resources Development on Bill 49, Emond Harnden supported the revisions which would require employees pursuing claims
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ESA Severance Payments to be Deducted from Damage Awards
September 1, 1996
The question of whether severance payments under the Ontario Employment Standards Act should be deducted from wrongful dismissal damages has kept lawyers and their clients
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