Family Status Accommodation: Adapting to the Evolving Nature of Caregiving Needs As many businesses resume operations now that most of Ontario has entered Stage 3 of its reopening, and [...]
On July 9, 2020, The Ontario Superior Court of Justice (“ONSC”) released another important decision on the enforceability of termination clauses in employment agreements. In Rutledge v Canaan [...]
On July 17, 2020, the federal government announced proposed changes to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”) which would broaden eligibility criteria for employers seeking to access the subsidy.
The federal government released new regulations under the Canada Labour Code (“CLC”) on June 24, 2020 that will create substantial new obligations for federally regulated employers in respect of [...]
We had previously written a blog post on the Ontario Court of Appeal’s (“ONCA”) 2019 decision in Dawe v Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada [Dawe], which was largely positive for [...]
On June 26, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released a decision which paves the way for a major class action brought by Uber drivers seeking to be classified as employees, rather than [...]
On June 23, 2020, the Government of Canada announced amendments to the Canada Labour Standards Regulations which temporarily extend the time periods for which federally-regulated employers can [...]