Family Status Accommodations | MacLeod Law Firm

Employer Obligations: Pregnancy and Parental Leaves

Doug MacLeod — Mon, 01 May 2017 18:10:59 +0000

We often get calls from employers asking about their rights and obligations toward employees seeking pregnancy and parental leaves. Applicable Legislation About 90% of employees are provincially regulated and in Ontario the Employment Standards Act (the “ESA”) is the governing legislation. For more information about the ESA, click here. Federally regulated employers such as banks…

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The Cost of Not Reinstating a Woman to her Job After She Completes a Pregnancy Leave

Doug MacLeod — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 14:23:30 +0000

The Cost of Not Reinstating a Woman to her Job After She Completes a Pregnancy Leave We receive calls from employers who have hired a replacement for an employee who has gone on pregnancy leave and want to keep the replacement. When we tell these employers that the person on leave has the right to return to her job (or a comparable one if it does not exist) these employers are sometimes not…

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Doing Business in Ontario: New Employment Laws Are Overwhelming Small Businesses

Doug MacLeod — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 13:41:47 +0000

New Mandatory Training Obligations for Small Employers Mandatory Training under AODA has been in effect since January 1, 2012 Most small employers are not aware of the existence of AODA because most employees and customers are not disabled and the issue of providing access to or accommodating disabled customers does therefore not occur very often. I suspect the Ontario government is trying to…

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A Summary of Our Recent Blogs on Developments in Ontario’s Employment Laws

Doug MacLeod — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:26:39 +0000

Employee terminations: Information you need to provide your lawyer before terminating an employee. Do not terminate an employee before speaking with your employment lawyer. To find out why, click here. Frequently Asked Questions about Probationary Employees. Employers often make faulty assumptions about probationary employees. To find out the answers to five questions about these kinds of…

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Family Status Accommodations – for times when babies need tending and parents need mending (Part II)

MacLeod Law Firm — Fri, 09 May 2014 23:04:09 +0000

On May 2, 2014 the Federal Court of Appeal released a decision which considered an employer’s duty to modify an employee’s hours to accommodate the employee’s childcare obligations; i.e. an employee’s family status. Fiona Johnstone and her husband worked a 56-day schedule at Pearson International Airport. They had a young child. During each 56-day schedule the couple rotated through six different…

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Family Status Accommodations – for times when babies need tending and parents need mending (Part 1)

MacLeod Law Firm — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:27:24 +0000

What are the legal ” family status ” issues involved when a single mother asks for time off to care for her sick child. What about when an only child asks for a reduced work week to care for an elderly parent? Discriminating on the basis of family status has been illegal in most Canadian jurisdictions for many years. Recently, the courts and adjudicators have been called upon to decide the scope…

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Family Status Accommodations | MacLeod Law Firm

Employer Obligations: Pregnancy and Parental Leaves

The Cost of Not Reinstating a Woman to her Job After She Completes a Pregnancy Leave

Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2014

Doing Business in Ontario: New Employment Laws Are Overwhelming Small Businesses

A Summary of Our Recent Blogs on Developments in Ontario’s Employment Laws

Family Status Accommodations – for times when babies need tending and parents need mending (Part II)

Family Status Accommodations – for times when babies need tending and parents need mending (Part 1)