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Employer Obligations: Pregnancy and Parental Leaves

by Doug MacLeod | May 1, 2017 | For Employers

Employer Obligations: Pregnancy and Parental Leaves 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...

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...

Wrongful Dismissal Update: The Number of Damage Claims Being Awarded By Trial Judges are Going Up

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 17, 2017 | For Employers

Wrongful Dismissal Update: The Number of Damage Claims Being Awarded By Trial Judges are Going Up Once upon a time, employees did not sign employment contracts with termination clauses and employment lawyers fought over the appropriate “reasonable” notice period. In...

Can an Employer Force You to Take a Drug Test?

by Nicole Simes | Jan 4, 2017 | For Employees

Can an Employer Force You to Take a Drug Test? Some employers attempt to make alcohol and drug testing mandatory for their employees. This year, the TTC gave the go-ahead to implement random drug and alcohol testing for its employees. What are the legal implications...

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...

Doing Business in Ontario: Five Workplace Laws that Employers Need to Know

by Doug MacLeod | Feb 2, 2016 | For Employers

Doing Business in Ontario: Five Workplace Laws that Employers Need to Know Doing Business in Ontario: Five Workplace Laws that Employers Need to Know The employment relationship is heavily regulated in Ontario. This blog identifies five laws that apply to most...

Sexual Harassment – The Cost of a Hug: $15,000

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 27, 2016 | For Employers

Sexual Harassment – The Cost of a Hug: $15,000 Sexual Harassment: A Classic ‘He Said vs. She Said’ Case In 2015, the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal considered the case of a self-employed sales agent claiming she quit her job because the broker sexually harassed her....

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Employer Obligations: Pregnancy and Parental Leaves

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

Wrongful Dismissal Update: The Number of Damage Claims Being Awarded By Trial Judges are Going Up

Can an Employer Force You to Take a Drug Test?

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

Doing Business in Ontario: Five Workplace Laws that Employers Need to Know

Sexual Harassment – The Cost of a Hug: $15,000

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