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Employer who hires job applicant over an employee’s objection ordered to pay the employee >$ 100 000 in damages

by Doug MacLeod | Apr 2, 2019 | For Employers

In a recent case, a female employee asked her employer not to hire a male executive because he had sexually harassed her when he had been employed earlier. The employer refused, the employee quit, and claimed, among other things, wrongful dismissal damages and...

Workplace Investigations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act

by MacLeod Law Firm | Dec 11, 2018 | For Employers

Workplace Investigations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) imposes several obligations on employers to investigate complaints of workplace harassment. When there is an incident or complaint of workplace...

Supreme Court: Increased Potential Liability for Harassment

by Nadia Halum | Feb 9, 2018 | For Employers

Supreme Court: Increased Potential Liability for Harassment Recently, the Supreme Court issued a significant decision expanding the nature of possible harassment and discrimination claims. The Case In British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal v. Schrenk, 2017 SCC 62,...

Patrick Brown: Could the Alleged Sexual Harassment/Assaults Have Been Prevented?

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 25, 2018 | For Employers

Patrick Brown: Could the Alleged Sexual Harassment/Assaults Have Been Prevented? Yesterday, CTV reported that two women alleged Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown sexually harassed and/or sexually assaulted them. Shortly after the story broke Mr....

Employer Alert: Change to WSIA as of January 1, 2018

by Doug MacLeod | Jan 15, 2018 | For Employers

Employer Alert: Change to WSIA as of January 1, 2018 As of January 1, 2018, an employee can claim workers compensation benefits for chronic or traumatic mental stress that is predominantly caused by workplace harassment In May 2014 I blogged about an administrative...

Bill 148 – Summary of Changes to the Employment Standards Act and When Each Change is Implemented

by Doug MacLeod | Dec 4, 2017 | For Employers

Bill 148 – Summary of Changes to the Employment Standards Act and When Each Change is Implemented On November 22, 2017, the Ontario legislature passed the final version of Bill 148- the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act. Below is a summary of some of the...

Top 10 Employment Law Developments in 2017

by Doug MacLeod | Dec 4, 2017 | For Employers

Top 10 Employment Law Developments in 2017 In 2017, the provincial legislature and Ontario judges continued to change Ontario’s employment laws. These changes resulted in higher payroll costs and a more regulated workplace. This blog briefly identifies 10 employment...

Bill C-65: The Federal Government’s Crackdown on Workplace Harassment and Violence

by Fiona Martyn | Nov 24, 2017 | For Employers

Bill C-65: The Federal Government’s Crackdown on Workplace Harassment and Violence On the heels of the viral #metoo campaign, the federal government is cracking down on harassment and violence in the workplace. The Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and...

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Employer who hires job applicant over an employee’s objection ordered to pay the employee >$ 100 000 in damages

Workplace Investigations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act

Supreme Court: Increased Potential Liability for Harassment

Patrick Brown: Could the Alleged Sexual Harassment/Assaults Have Been Prevented?

Employer Alert: Change to WSIA as of January 1, 2018

Bill 148 – Summary of Changes to the Employment Standards Act and When Each Change is Implemented

Top 10 Employment Law Developments in 2017

Bill C-65: The Federal Government’s Crackdown on Workplace Harassment and Violence

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