No “Tort of Harassment” in Ontario
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”3445″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]The Ontario Court of Appeal has found in Merrifield v the Attorney General [Merrifield] that there is no “tort of harassment” in Ontario.
Just Cause Is a High Threshold – But Certain Conduct Will Clearly Amount to Cause for Dismissal
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”3445″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal, Dunsmuir v Royal Group Inc. [Dunsmuir], provides an example of the level of employee misconduct
Interprovincial and International Businesses: Whose Payroll Is to Be Considered for Calculating Entitlement to Severance Pay?
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”3445″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]As many employers know, severance pay is a statutory entitlement
New WSIB Policy on Medical Cannabis Coverage Comes into Effect March 1, 2019
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”3445″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (the “WSIB”) recently released its Operational Policy regarding medical cannabis,