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Can my employer ask me to attend an independent medical examination (or IME)?

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...

Can my organization implement a drug testing policy at the workplace?

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...

You Think your Employee May have a Mental Illness that is causing Performance Issues. What do you do?

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 27, 2017 | For Employers

You Think your Employee May have a Mental Illness that is causing Performance Issues. What do you do? One of your employees has been missing a lot of work lately and has also been unusually emotionally erratic. In addition to the attendance and behavioural issues...

Restaurant who refuses to serve customer with a service dog ordered to pay $ 2500 in general damages

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,...

How to Get Away with Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace

by Doug MacLeod | May 5, 2016 | For Employers

How to Get Away with Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace The federal government has announced that there will be marijuana legislation in place by next spring, which should fulfill a campaign promise to legalize marijuana. Marijuana would no longer only be legal...

Accommodating Disabled Employees: Can an Employee Demand to Work at a Different Workplace?

by Doug MacLeod | May 3, 2016 | For Employers

Accommodating Disabled Employees: Can an Employee Demand to Work at a Different Workplace? Accommodating Disabled Employees I have written a number of blogs on the challenges associated with accommodating employees with mental disabilities. I have also blogged on the...

Disability Insurance and the Uncooperative Employee

by Doug MacLeod | Apr 13, 2016 | For Employers

Disability Insurance and the Uncooperative Employee Do you have an employee who is absent because of a medical issue, but will not provide the necessary paperwork to a third-party disability insurance provider? We often get calls from frustrated employers who are...

Disabled Employee Earning $ 22 000 Per Year Awarded $ 110 000 Damages

by Doug MacLeod | Apr 5, 2016 | For Employers

Disabled Employee Earning $ 22 000 Per Year Awarded $ 110 000 Damages In my experience, many employees are now claiming more than one type of legal damages in wrongful dismissal cases. This is particularly the case when the employee is disabled. A recent Ontario...

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Can my employer ask me to attend an independent medical examination (or IME)?

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You Think your Employee May have a Mental Illness that is causing Performance Issues. What do you do?

Restaurant who refuses to serve customer with a service dog ordered to pay $ 2500 in general damages

How to Get Away with Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace

Accommodating Disabled Employees: Can an Employee Demand to Work at a Different Workplace?

Disability Insurance and the Uncooperative Employee

Disabled Employee Earning $ 22 000 Per Year Awarded $ 110 000 Damages

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