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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

Arbitrator Finds Undue Hardship for Employer to Hire an Employee with a Medical Cannabis Prescription in a Safety-Sensitive Workplace With the recent legalization of recreational cannabis across Canada, employers are increasingly worried about its impact on...

Can an Employer Refuse to Hire You Because You Are Not a Permanent Resident or Citizenship of Canada?

by Hina Ghaus | Sep 25, 2018 | For Employees

Can an Employer Refuse to Hire You Because You Are Not a Permanent Resident or Citizenship of Canada? Have you ever been denied a job interview or a position based on your citizenship status? Some employers have attempted to develop pre-employment requirements and...

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...

Getting terminated during a medical leave

by Nadia Halum | Aug 11, 2017 | For Employees

Getting terminated during a medical leave Generally speaking, if an employee is terminated without just cause they are entitled to receive “reasonable notice” of termination unless they have agreed to accept a specific amount of notice of termination. An employer can...

Your Rights as a Disabled Employee

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 13, 2017 | For Employees

Your Rights as a Disabled Employee Employers have additional obligations towards disabled employees. In addition to rights under Ontario’s Human Rights Code, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act & the Workplace Safety & Insurance Act,...

Investigating Workplace Harassment Complaints: Get Ready for Changes to the OHSA

by Doug MacLeod | Jul 26, 2016 | For Employers

Investigating Workplace Harassment Complaints: Get Ready for Changes to the OHSA “Bob is harassing me.” Your spidey senses should be tingling. Because some kind of investigation should be taking place soon. If not, consider what happened when an employee at CBC...

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,...

Disability Insurance and the Uncooperative Employee

by Doug MacLeod | Apr 13, 2016 | For Employers

Disability Insurance and the Uncooperative Employee Do you have an employee who is absent because of a medical issue, but will not provide the necessary paperwork to a third-party disability insurance provider? We often get calls from frustrated employers who are...

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

Can an Employer Refuse to Hire You Because You Are Not a Permanent Resident or Citizenship of Canada?

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

Getting terminated during a medical leave

Your Rights as a Disabled Employee

Investigating Workplace Harassment Complaints: Get Ready for Changes to the OHSA

Restaurant who refuses to serve customer with a service dog ordered to pay $ 2500 in general damages

Disability Insurance and the Uncooperative Employee

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