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Arbitration Update: Employee with an Addiction Who Stole Narcotics is Reinstated

by Hina Ghaus | Feb 5, 2019 | For Employers

In a 2019 arbitration case, a Registered Nurse who was terminated for stealing narcotics and falsifying records was ordered reinstated to her job at a nursing home and awarded compensation because the nurse had a disability. The nurse and her union acknowledged that...

Doug’s Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2018

by Doug MacLeod | Dec 27, 2018 | For Employers

In 2018 there were many new developments in the employment law world. Here are my top 10 stories of the year: 1. Bill 148 Bit the Dust Ontario’s Employment Standards Act received its last major update in 2000. During the last three years, the Liberal provincial...

Amendments to Increase Human Rights Protections for Ontarians

by Nicole Simes | Dec 4, 2018 | For Employees

Various members of the Ontario legislature are working to give additional human rights protections to Ontarians. Bill 35, the Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2018 is a private member’s bill brought by Liberal MPP, Nathalie Des Rosiers. Whereas Progressive...

Arbitrator Finds Undue Hardship for Employer to Hire an Employee with a Medical Cannabis Prescription in a Safety-Sensitive Workplace

by Hina Ghaus | Dec 4, 2018 | For Employers

With the recent legalization of recreational cannabis across Canada, employers are increasingly worried about its impact on safety-sensitive workplaces. Even though medical cannabis has been legal in Canada since 2001, similar concerns continue to exist about how to...

Do you only hire workers who can work in Canada on a permanent basis?

by Doug MacLeod | Sep 25, 2018 | For Employers

Imperial Oil Limited recently found out the hard way that imposing a Canadian citizen requirement as a job qualification can be a costly mistake. This case shows that the cost to respond to a human rights application filed by an unsuccessful job applicant can be...

A Benefit of Working Past 65: Employee Benefits Must Continue

by Doug MacLeod | Jul 31, 2018 | For Employers

A recent human rights decision may result in Ontario employers paying higher premiums for group employee benefit plans. Mr. Talos was a secondary school teacher and decided to keep teaching after he turned 65 years old even though he could retire and receive a pension...

Not Preventing Sexual Assault and Harassment in the Workplace is Now More Expensive

by Nicole Simes | Jun 22, 2018 | For Employers

On average, damages awarded to an employee for a breach of the Human Rights Code, remain relatively low, typically $10,000 to $15,000. However, the HRTO recently released two significant decisions that reflect a willingness to award higher amounts. Both decisions...

Are All Employment & Labour Lawyers Created Equal?

by Doug MacLeod | Apr 4, 2018 | For Employers

Are there many employment & labour lawyers in Ontario? There are many employment & labour lawyers working in Ontario – especially in large urban centers like Toronto. I go to a Christmas party each year that is attended by about 150 employment &...

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Arbitration Update: Employee with an Addiction Who Stole Narcotics is Reinstated

Doug’s Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2018

Amendments to Increase Human Rights Protections for Ontarians

Arbitrator Finds Undue Hardship for Employer to Hire an Employee with a Medical Cannabis Prescription in a Safety-Sensitive Workplace

Do you only hire workers who can work in Canada on a permanent basis?

A Benefit of Working Past 65: Employee Benefits Must Continue

Not Preventing Sexual Assault and Harassment in the Workplace is Now More Expensive

Are All Employment & Labour Lawyers Created Equal?

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