by Doug MacLeod | Dec 6, 2016 | For Employers
TOP 10 EMPLOYMENT LAW STORIES OF 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 $...
by Doug MacLeod | Nov 23, 2016
By April Cunningham, Associate Editor Employers in Ontario are ringing in 2017 faced with new obligations under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), says Toronto employment lawyer Doug MacLeod. Companies with less than 50 employees are...
by Nadia Halum | Nov 23, 2016 | For Employees
Does my employer have to modify my hours to accommodate my caregiving obligations? We often get calls from people who need their employer to change their hours of work to accommodate their caregiving responsibilities towards their children, or their parents....
by Doug MacLeod | Nov 22, 2016 | For Employers
The Number of Workplace Investigations are Skyrocketing: Here’s Why There are different types of workplace investigations and the number of workplace investigations is skyrocketing. This blog discusses four scenarios where workplace investigations are required or...
by Nicole Simes | Nov 10, 2016 | For Employees
Is Asking About Age in an Interview Discrimination? The Toronto Star recently reported that a 55 year old woman alleges that the Toronto Police Services (“TPS”) refused to hire her as a police officer due to her age. The Law According to the Ontario Human Rights Code,...
by Doug MacLeod | Nov 8, 2016 | For Employers
Why Employers Are Finding It Increasingly Difficult to Comply with Ontario’s Employment Laws Lawyers as Forest Rangers You can compare employment lawyers to forest rangers. We prevent legal fires when we, for example, draft employment contracts & legally required...
by MacLeod Law Firm | Sep 23, 2016
Toronto employment lawyer Doug MacLeod is applauding the Ontario government’s latest move to reduce sexual violence and harassment in the workplace. Queen’s Park has committed to spending $1.7 million on a training program to combat sexual harassment in bars and...
by Nicole Simes | Aug 26, 2016 | For Employees
Sexual Harassment Found Even Though No Criminal Charges As we have previously reported, employees may recover substantial damages from sexual harassment in the workplace. In a recent decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (“the Tribunal”) awarded damages to an...
