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In Employment Law Posted NAVIGATING THE NEW NALOXONE KIT REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYERS
Recent amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act [OHSA], which we discussed previously, will come into force beginning on June 1, 2023 and require many employers to have naloxone kits [...]
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In Employment Law Posted Holiday Parties and Reducing Employers’ Exposure to Liability
Holiday Parties and Reducing Employers’ Exposure to Liability For many organizations, this year’s holiday party may be their first opportunity for everyone to meet or reunite in person. Holiday [...]
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In Employment Law Posted ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL FURTHER DEFINES SCOPE OF DUTY TO MITIGATE
In Lake v La Presse, the Ontario Court of Appeal (“ONCA”) determined that the motion judge erred in reducing the employee’s wrongful dismissal damages for failure to mitigate. The ONCA confirmed [...]
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In Employment Law Posted ONTARIO GOVERNMENT PROMISES TO REPEAL BILL 28: EDUCATION WORKERS END STRIKE AND SCHOOLS REOPEN
On November 4, 2022, 55,000 education workers and members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) went on strike as a result of the breakdown of negotiations at the bargaining table. [...]
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In Employment Law Posted Ontario Schools Closed in Anticipation of Education Workers’ Strike
Starting Friday, November 4, 2022, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will be on strike until further notice, unless a deal with the Ontario government is reached. In [...]
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In Employment Law Posted PUBLIC FEEDBACK OPEN ON PROPOSED REGULATIONS REQUIRING FEDERALLY REGULATED EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS IN THE WORKPLACE
The federal government is seeking public feedback to its recently proposed Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Canada Labour Code (Menstrual Products), which would require [...]
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In Employment Law Posted Employer Faces Significant Costs After Court Finds Termination Clause in Fixed-Term Agreement Found Unenforceable
Employer Faces Significant Costs After Court Finds Termination Clause in Fixed-Term Agreement Found Unenforceable In Tarras v The Municipal Infrastructure Group Ltd. [Tarras], the Ontario [...]
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In Employment Law Posted Employers’ Obligations During Municipal Elections
Municipal elections in Ontario take place on October 24, 2022, with voting hours running between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The Ontario Municipal Elections Act, 1996 provides that every employee [...]
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In Employment Law Posted Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario Confirms Concurrent Jurisdiction with Labour Arbitrators to Decide Human Rights Matters in Unionized Workplaces
In Weilgosh v London District Catholic School Board [Weilgosh], the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “Tribunal”) confirmed that it has concurrent jurisdiction with labour arbitrators to [...]
