by Nicole Simes | Feb 9, 2017 | For Employees
Age Discrimination in Rental Housing Recently, various news outlets reported a story where two individuals applied for a rental accommodation and were denied the apartment due to their age. This is age discrimination. Accommodation is a protected social area under the...
by Nicole Simes | Jan 26, 2017 | For Employees
Why Asking Your Employee to go Clubbing Could Cost You I hope by now you know that sexual harassment at work is against the law. If not, please see here and here. Despite this, sexual harassment is still pervasive in our workplaces. Where managers and employers often...
by Nadia Halum | Jan 20, 2017 | For Employers
Damages for Reprisal under Occupational Health and Safety Act It should be common knowledge that changes were made to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“the OHSA”) that have been in effect since September 8, 2016 (and if it’s not common knowledge, you haven’t...
by Doug MacLeod | Jan 17, 2017 | For Employers
Wrongful Dismissal Update: The Number of Damage Claims Being Awarded By Trial Judges are Going Up Once upon a time, employees did not sign employment contracts with termination clauses and employment lawyers fought over the appropriate “reasonable” notice period. In...
by Nicole Simes | Jan 4, 2017 | For Employees
Can an Employer Force You to Take a Drug Test? Some employers attempt to make alcohol and drug testing mandatory for their employees. This year, the TTC gave the go-ahead to implement random drug and alcohol testing for its employees. What are the legal implications...
by Doug MacLeod | Jan 3, 2017 | For Employers
Childbearing and Elderly Caring: How to respond to requests for family status accommodation Because of changes in demographics and other reasons, employees are increasingly asking for changed work schedules or time off work to care for children and elderly parents....
by Nicole Simes | Dec 12, 2016 | For Employees
Will the WSIB Finally Allow Mental Stress Claims? Many employees who are injured or become ill because of their job may claim for benefits from the Worker’s Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). If the claim is successful, WSIB benefits may include compensation for lost...
by Doug MacLeod | Dec 10, 2016
The last page has turned on the calendar for 2016 so it is time for my top 10 employment law stories for the year. 1. Sexual harassment. The fallout from the Jian Ghomeshi saga continues. An adjudicator under the Code awarded $150,000 in damages to an employee who had...
