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You Can Run But You Can’t Hide: More Changes to Ontario’s Employment Laws

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...

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...

Employer Update: Additional Legal Information on Three Important Employment Law Developments

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...

Employer ordered to pay An Employee $ 100 000 for committing the Tort of Harassment

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 13, 2017 | For Employers

Employer ordered to pay An Employee $ 100 000 for committing the Tort of Harassment On a number of occasions I have written about the new types of damages that judges are awarding terminated employees. This blog discusses a case where a trial judge awarded an employee...

Damages for Reprisal under Occupational Health and Safety Act

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...

Fixed Term Employment Contracts Still A Bad Idea

by Nadia Halum | Jan 11, 2017 | For Employers

Fixed Term Employment Contracts Still A Bad Idea We’ve written before on how fixed term employment contracts are not a good idea. A recent decision from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice confirms the law on this point so far, and serves as yet another lesson to...

AODA Update: New Regulation Taking Effect July 1, 2016

by Doug MacLeod | Jun 27, 2016 | For Employers

AODA Update: New Regulation Taking Effect July 1, 2016 The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”) is constantly changing. So when there has been yet another change to AODA it takes all of my energy not to cover my ears and yell “LAH, LAH, LAH” at...

Why An Oral Employment Contract is a Bad Idea

by Nadia Halum | Jun 23, 2016 | For Employers

Why An Oral Employment Contract is a Bad Idea We’ve written before on the importance of requiring new hires to sign an employment contract which contains a termination clause. In a recent decision from British Columbia, one employer learned this lesson the hard way....

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You Can Run But You Can’t Hide: More Changes to Ontario’s Employment Laws

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

Employer Update: Additional Legal Information on Three Important Employment Law Developments

Employer ordered to pay An Employee $ 100 000 for committing the Tort of Harassment

Damages for Reprisal under Occupational Health and Safety Act

Fixed Term Employment Contracts Still A Bad Idea

AODA Update: New Regulation Taking Effect July 1, 2016

Why An Oral Employment Contract is a Bad Idea

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