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Totally Disabled Employees entitled to LTD benefits and Termination Pay

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 19, 2019 | For Employees

If you are totally disabled and collecting disability benefits from a LTD insurer, did you know that your employer may also owe you up to 34 weeks termination & severance pay? How can this be you may ask? Well, the short answer is there is a provision in a...

Wrongful Dismissal Update: How to Reduce Termination Pay for Employees Who Earn Variable Compensation

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 19, 2019 | For Employers

Some employees receive a large percentage of their total compensation in variable compensation. A much litigated issue is whether the employer is required to pay variable compensation to a terminated employee during the applicable notice period and if so how is this...

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by Doug MacLeod | Mar 14, 2019 | For Employees

We have been advising Ontario employees for 30 years. We only practice workplace law so “All We Do Is WORK!” We have experience assisting employees from all walks of life. From people in entry level positions to senior executives in the private and public sectors. We...

What’s New at the MacLeod Law Firm

by Doug MacLeod | Mar 5, 2019 | For Employers

New Website I am pleased to inform you that we have updated our website. You can check it out by clicking here. Nominated as Top Labour & Employment Law Firm For the second year in a row, the MacLeod Law Firm has been nominated as top Canadian labour and...

A Disciplinary Record: Not Enough To Justify A Just Cause Termination

by Fiona Martyn | Mar 5, 2019 | For Employees

Just cause terminations are considered the capital punishment of employment law by some judges. A just cause termination is the worst possible outcome for an employee because it not only means that you will not receive termination pay but generally you will also be...

Is Your Severance Package Fair?

by Doug MacLeod | Feb 25, 2019 | For Employees

We have reviewed thousands of severance packages. If your employment has recently been terminated and you have been provided with a severance package, then read on. Time Limit to Accept Package Most employers give an employee 5 to 7 days to accept a severance package....

30 months and counting

by Nadia Halum | Feb 11, 2019 | For Employers

As we have written before, a wrongful dismissal occurs when an employee is terminated without just cause and the employer does not provide adequate notice of termination. An employee can claim damages equal to the remuneration the employee would have earned during the...

Temporary Layoff Update: Can An Employee Refuse a Recall?

by Doug MacLeod | Feb 5, 2019 | For Employers

Contrary to popular belief, a temporary layoff usually constitutes a wrongful dismissal which requires an employer to pay the laid off employee termination pay. This general rule does not apply in all situations such as when your employment contract states that the...

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Totally Disabled Employees entitled to LTD benefits and Termination Pay

Wrongful Dismissal Update: How to Reduce Termination Pay for Employees Who Earn Variable Compensation

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

What’s New at the MacLeod Law Firm

A Disciplinary Record: Not Enough To Justify A Just Cause Termination

Is Your Severance Package Fair?

30 months and counting

Temporary Layoff Update: Can An Employee Refuse a Recall?

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