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Rubin Thomlinson LLP
I was waiting in a security line at the airport last week when someone brushed past the woman and child behind me to jump the line.
Rubin Thomlinson LLP
Alors que je faisais la queue à l'aéroport, pour passer au contrôle de sécurité, quelqu'un a bousculé la femme et l'enfant qui étaient derrière moi pour passer...
Lerners LLP
The recent Court of Appeal for Ontario decision in Baker v Blue Cross upheld a $1,500,000 punitive damages award concerning a denied long-term disability claim.
Littler - Canada
In Nelson v. Goodberry Restaurant Group Ltd. dba Buono Osteria and others, 2021 BCHRT 137, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal found that a restaurant and its managers that refused to use a server's pronouns, ...
Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
Sustainable procurement is a growing practice designed to enhance the economic, social, environmental and cultural impacts of purchasing decisions for the benefit of the community.
Rubin Thomlinson LLP
This is the second in a series of blog posts that I will be writing on data and investigations.1 To recap, workplace investigations are also an invaluable source of data that organizations can use in a variety of ways...
MLT Aikins LLP
A recent decision released by the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal, Oliva, Pascoe, and Strong v Gursoy, 2024 AHRC 45, awarded
Miller Thomson LLP
Technology is pervasive in our daily lives. Te use of technological devices and social media platforms has become an integral part of both our personal lives and the way workplaces function.
CCPartners
A recent decision of the Ontario Labour Relations Board (the "OLRB") provides important guidance to employers on the issue of what is required to be communicated...
Fasken (French)
Le plaignant – qui s'identifie comme un homme transgenre utilisant les pronoms masculins « il » et « lui » – s'est vu attribuer un autre nom à la naissance, qu'il n'a pas été en mesure de changer...
Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP
Since December 1, 2022, new provisions of the Canada Labour Code (CLC) have required federally regulated employers to provide their employees with up to 10 days of annual paid medical leave.
MLT Aikins LLP
The data is clear – there is a trend toward an aging workforce in Canada.
Cassels
The Accessible Canada Act S.C. 2019, c.10 (the Act) is federal legislation that applies to all federally regulated employers and seeks to identify, remove, and prevent barriers...
Spring Law
We regularly hear about employees resisting commuting, moving on quicker than ever when the job gets difficult, and when regular feedback gets uncomfortable.
Rubin Thomlinson LLP
In the course of a workplace investigation, it is not unusual to encounter a respondent who simply denies the allegations, without offering any further information or explanation.
Gluckstein Lawyers
Insurance is a form of risk management that you should – or in some cases must – obtain, depending on the circumstances.
Roper Greyell LLP – Employment and Labour Lawyers
In the unionized workplace, an employer may dismiss an employee for non-culpable absenteeism (also known as "innocent absenteeism" or "non-culpable cause")...
Stewart McKelvey
Subtle discrimination can have a much stronger and longer effect on employees when not properly addressed. It can also result in costly consequences for an employer...
Littler - Canada
In United Steelworkers Local 14193 v. Cameco Fuel Manufacturing Inc., 2023 CanLII 115899 (ON LA), an arbitrator dismissed a union's policy grievance on the grounds that, contrary to the union's assertion...
Watson Goepel LLP
Employers may not think of domestic violence as a workplace issue. However, legislation across Canada creates obligations for employers in the workplace relating to domestic violence.
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