New Law Requires Employers to Investigate Sexual Harassment Complaints. Has Your Organization Complied with This Law? By September 8, 2016 – less than 6 months from now – Ontario employers must comply with Schedule 4 of the recently proclaimed Sexual Violence and...
Are Restaurant Dress Codes Illegal or a Job Requirement? Right on time for International Women’s Day, the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released its policy position on gender-specific dress codes. The policy is particularly relevant to the hospitality...
Common Employment Law Issues I speak with human resources professionals every day about various employment law issues. This blog deals with five of the most common issues that arise in my practice. Termination Pay In many organizations, labour costs often account for...
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....
Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2015 Seasons change; employment laws change and the last four seasons saw many changes to Ontario’s employment law landscape. In fact, 2015 may later be known as the year the Kathleen Wynne government started implementing its rather...
Where there’s a will, there’s a bill: Ontario’s proposed Sexual Harassment Law Where there’s a will, there’s a bill: Ontario’s proposed Sexual Harassment Law On October 27, 2015, the Ontario government tabled its Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act (“Bill...
Human Rights Update: Damage Awards for Sexual Harassment Continue to Rise Two weeks ago, I wrote a blog about a vulnerable, low paid employee who obtained $ 150 000 from her former employer by filing a complaint under the Ontario Human Rights Code. This week, I am...
Top 10 Employment Law Stories of 2014 The end of the year is nigh… And Ontario looks a little bit different…at least, from an employment law perspective. More and more, Canadians are taking legal matters into their own hands and 2014 gave employees the power to do so...