by Nadia Halum | Sep 8, 2017 | For Employees
Can my employer ask me to attend an independent medical examination (or IME)? We often receive calls from employees who have been asked by their employers to submit to an independent medical examination, or an “IME,” in response to the employee’s request for...
by Doug MacLeod | Aug 22, 2017 | For Employers
You Can Run But You Can’t Hide: More Changes to Ontario’s Employment Laws The dog days of summer are coming to an end but the government keeps making changes to Ontario’s employment laws. The unrelenting increased regulation of Ontario’s Workplaces This summer, the...
by Nadia Halum | Aug 11, 2017 | For Employees
Getting terminated during a medical leave Generally speaking, if an employee is terminated without just cause they are entitled to receive “reasonable notice” of termination unless they have agreed to accept a specific amount of notice of termination. An employer can...
by Fiona Martyn | Aug 9, 2017 | For Employees
Can an Employer Give Working Notice to Employees who are Incapable of Working? When an employee is terminated, instead of providing pay in lieu of notice, the employer may ask the employee to continue working during the notice period. This is known as “working...
by Nicole Simes | Jul 28, 2017 | For Employees
When can your Employer ask you for an Independent Medical Exam? Employees often work with disabilities. The health issues they experience do not seriously affect their ability to complete their job duties. But sometimes, illness or injury becomes too much and an...
by MacLeod Law Firm | Jul 24, 2017 | For Employers
Can my organization implement a drug testing policy at the workplace? If you’ve been following the news over the last few months, you know that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice refused to allow the union’s injunction against the TTC’s random drug and alcohol...
by Doug MacLeod | Jul 23, 2017
Every two weeks, I blog about a recent development in employment law or human rights law. Twenty-six blogs a year means there are a lot of new developments but I do not write about all of the changes in the employment law field each year. I think employers currently...
by Doug MacLeod | Jun 12, 2017 | For Employers
Employer Update: Additional Legal Information on Three Important Employment Law Developments Every two weeks, I blog about a recent development in employment law or human rights law. Twenty-six blogs a year means there are a lot of new developments but I do not write...
