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We’re Nominated! Cast your Vote in the Reader’s Choice Survey Today

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 14, 2019 | For Employees

For the second year in a row, the MacLeod Law Firm has been nominated as the top labour and employment law firm in Canada by the Canadian HR Reporter.

Wrongful Dismissal: All You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 22, 2019 | For Employees

If an employer does not provide you with adequate notice of termination, or pay instead of notice, then you have been wrongfully dismissed.

Sexual Harassment at Home: What Can You Do About an Inappropriate Landlord

by Nicole Simes | Sep 26, 2017 | For Employees

Sexual Harassment at Home: What Can You Do About an Inappropriate Landlord Trigger Waring: this blog contains content about sexual harassment and violence Rental housing and accommodation is a protected social area under the Human Rights Code in Ontario. That means...

Age Discrimination in Rental Housing

by Nicole Simes | Feb 9, 2017 | For Employees

Age Discrimination in Rental Housing Recently, various news outlets reported a story where two individuals applied for a rental accommodation and were denied the apartment due to their age. This is age discrimination. Accommodation is a protected social area under the...

The Perils of Dismissing a Disabled Employee

by Doug MacLeod | Jul 12, 2016 | For Employers

The Perils of Dismissing a Disabled Employee On June 30, 2016 the Ontario Court of Appeal (the “OCA”) released its decision in a case involving the dismissal of a disabled employee who earned about $ 22 000 per year. I wrote about the trial decision in April (see here...

Can you be terminated for missing work due to your caregiving responsibilities?

by Nadia Halum | Jun 3, 2016 | For Employees

Can you be terminated for missing work due to your caregiving responsibilities? We receive calls from parents who have been terminated, or whose continued employment has been threatened, due to their caregiving obligations to their children or parents. Under the...

Discrimination of Foreign-trained Professionals: the ‘Canadian experience’

by Nicole Simes | May 16, 2016 | For Employees

Discrimination of Foreign-trained Professionals: the ‘Canadian experience’ Canada is a diverse country. Many people arrive here hoping to practice the profession in which they were trained abroad. However, there are often barriers to doing so. A recent decision out of...

Housing providers reminded of their obligations under Human Rights Code

by Nadia Halum | Apr 19, 2016 | For Employees

Housing providers reminded of their obligations under Human Rights Code Although most human rights cases arise in the context of employment, according to the Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”), people also have the right to equal treatment when buying, selling,...

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We’re Nominated! Cast your Vote in the Reader’s Choice Survey Today

Wrongful Dismissal: All You Wanted to Know But Were Afraid to Ask

Sexual Harassment at Home: What Can You Do About an Inappropriate Landlord

Age Discrimination in Rental Housing

The Perils of Dismissing a Disabled Employee

Can you be terminated for missing work due to your caregiving responsibilities?

Discrimination of Foreign-trained Professionals: the ‘Canadian experience’

Housing providers reminded of their obligations under Human Rights Code

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