by Doug MacLeod | Aug 23, 2016
On June 30, 2016 the Ontario Court of Appeal (OCA) released its decision in a case involving the dismissal of a disabled employee who earned about $22,000 per year. I wrote about the trial decision in April (see here for my blog post.) The OCA increased the damages...
by Doug MacLeod | Aug 23, 2016
On July 27, 2016, a report concerning possible changes to the Employment Standards Act (the ESA) was released following extensive public consultations. This blog addresses three of the 50 or so issues that are raised in this report. Over 225 options to address these...
by Doug MacLeod | Aug 11, 2016 | For Employers
Employer Alert: Report Discusses Possible Changes to Ontario’s Employment Standards Act On July 27, 2016 a report concerning possible changes to the Employment Standards Act (the “ESA”) was released following extensive public consultations. This blog addresses...
by Doug MacLeod | Jul 26, 2016 | For Employers
Investigating Workplace Harassment Complaints: Get Ready for Changes to the OHSA “Bob is harassing me.” Your spidey senses should be tingling. Because some kind of investigation should be taking place soon. If not, consider what happened when an employee at CBC...
by Doug MacLeod | Jul 12, 2016 | For Employers
The Perils of Dismissing a Disabled Employee On June 30, 2016 the Ontario Court of Appeal (the “OCA”) released its decision in a case involving the dismissal of a disabled employee who earned about $ 22 000 per year. I wrote about the trial decision in April (see here...
by Doug MacLeod | Jun 23, 2016
“Bob is harassing me.” Your spidey senses should be tingling. Because some kind of investigation should be taking place soon. If not, consider what happened when an employee at CBC complained about Jian Ghomeshi and was ignored or when an employee at the TO2015 Pan...
by Nadia Halum | Jun 3, 2016 | For Employees
Can you be terminated for missing work due to your caregiving responsibilities? We receive calls from parents who have been terminated, or whose continued employment has been threatened, due to their caregiving obligations to their children or parents. Under the...
by Doug MacLeod | May 31, 2016 | For Employers
Restaurant who refuses to serve customer with a service dog ordered to pay $ 2500 in general damages Obligations to Train Employees On Human Rights Issues We often represent employers and employees who have human rights issues. It is a rather complex area of the law,...
