Tag: Human Rights

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,...

Five Reasons to Ask an Employment Lawyer to Review Your Severance Package

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 9, 2017 | For Employees

Five Reasons to Ask an Employment Lawyer to Review Your Severance Package We have reviewed hundreds of severance packages on behalf of employees. Some of these packages are fair and some are really unfair. We can tell you whether we think your package is fair. And in...

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...

Privacy Rights and the Disclosure of Intimate Details

by Nicole Simes | Feb 3, 2017 | For Employees

Privacy Rights and the Disclosure of Intimate Details January 2016 saw the Ontario Superior Court find that publishing a private intimate video of another could result in damages. In January 2017, the same court re-opened the decision allowing that Defendant a second...

Why Asking Your Employee to go Clubbing Could Cost You

by Nicole Simes | Jan 26, 2017 | For Employees

Why Asking Your Employee to go Clubbing Could Cost You I hope by now you know that sexual harassment at work is against the law. If not, please see here and here. Despite this, sexual harassment is still pervasive in our workplaces. Where managers and employers often...

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...

Will the WSIB Finally Allow Mental Stress Claims?

by Nicole Simes | Dec 12, 2016 | For Employees

Will the WSIB Finally Allow Mental Stress Claims? Many employees who are injured or become ill because of their job may claim for benefits from the Worker’s Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). If the claim is successful, WSIB benefits may include compensation for lost...

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Why Asking Your Employee to go Clubbing Could Cost You

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?

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