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Aug 6, 2015

Employers: Are Your Contractors Independent or Dependent? The Wrong Answer Could Cost You

One of the benefits to employers who hire independent contractors to assist in the workplace is that there is no obligation to provide reasonable n...

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Jun 11, 2015

Keep Your Eyes on the Road! Termination for Distracted Driving Upheld

Cell phones are one of the most common distractions for drivers. Statistics show that drivers engaged in text messaging are up to 23 times more lik...

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May 21, 2015

Employers’ Duty to Accommodate does not Include Turning Away Customers

By now we all know that an employer in Ontario has a duty to accommodate an employee with a disability, so long as the accommodation does not cause...

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Mar 12, 2015

Hefty OHSA Fine for an Employer after Agency Worker Dies on the Job

A recent guilty plea by an employer after an agency supplied temporary worker died on the job is a sobering reminder of just how broad the definiti...

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Jan 22, 2015

2014 In Review – A Look Back at the Cases and Legislative Changes that Impacted your Workplace

2014 saw a number of important decisions and legislative changes in the area of labour and employment law.    Over the course of the...

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Oct 23, 2014

Key Human Rights Decision Upheld by Divisional Court

The Divisional Court recently upheld one of the most noteworthy Ontario Human Rights decisions of 2013 in which the Tribunal ordered the reins...

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Aug 21, 2014

Enforcing Termination Provisions – Things Not Getting Any Easier For Employers

CCPartners has blogged about the benefits of including termination clauses in employment agreements and the common pitfalls associated with draftin...

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Jun 26, 2014

Is the Termination Clause in your Company's Employment Agreement Enforceable?

It is common for employers to prepare written employment agreements containing termination provisions that seek to limit employee notice entitlem...

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May 8, 2014

B.C. Human Rights Tribunal Awards Unprecedented $75,000 for Injury to Dignity and Nearly 500k in Total Damages

In keeping with the trend of rapidly increasing damage awards for human rights violations in the employment context (as blogged about by CCPartners...

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Mar 20, 2014

Fixed-Term Employment Contracts: Are They Worth the Risk?

Employers often hire employees pursuant to fixed-term contracts in order to avoid common law reasonable notice obligations and other perceived liab...

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Jan 27, 2014

Supreme Court of Canada Broadens the Scope of Summary Judgment Proceedings - Will this be a Game Changer in Wrongful Dismissal Actions

A summary judgment is a procedure used during civil litigation to promptly and expeditiously dispose of a case without a trial or the pre-trial pro...

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Jan 23, 2014

2013 IN REVIEW – A Look Back at the Cases and Legislative Changes that Impacted your Workplace

2013 saw a number of important decisions and legislative changes in the area of labour and employment law.    Over the course of the...

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Nov 14, 2013

Bill 105, the Supporting Small Businesses Act, Passes Second Reading

Bill 105, or the Supporting Small Businesses Act, recently passed a second reading after debate in the Ontario Legislature. The purpose of Bil...

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Sep 12, 2013

Employee to be Reinstated Based on Post-Discharge Evidence of Mental Illness Unknown to Employer at Time of Termination, Arbitrator Rules

In a recent decision, an Ontario arbitrator has reinstated an employee who was terminated for prolonged absenteeism pursuant to his collective agre...

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Jul 18, 2013

Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal Reinstates Employee with Back Pay Nearly 10 Years after Last Day Worked

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “HRTO” or “Tribunal”) does not often order the reinstatement of employees. Howeve...

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May 30, 2013

Ontario’s Divisional Court Overturns Decision to Reinstate Employee who Sexually Harassed Co-Workers

An Ontario court recently overturned a labour arbitration award that reinstated an employee who sexually harassed two co-workers. The employee (&ld...

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Apr 11, 2013

Employers may be Required to Endure Reasonable Delay due to Picketing when Entering and Exiting their Property

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently held that when it comes to picketing-induced delays, “some inconvenience to the employer is pe...

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Feb 21, 2013

Employers Must Accommodate Employees with Family Obligations, Federal Court Rules

In what could prove to be a landmark decision, the Federal Court recently upheld a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision which held that the Cana...

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Jan 3, 2013

Ontario Court determines that plain meaning of Contractual Language is best indicator of Parties' Intentions

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently confirmed that the plain meaning of language in employment contracts will likely be relied on by the...

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Dec 20, 2012

Ministry of Labour not required to Assist Employers with Compliance of Safety Orders, rules Ontario’s Labour Relations Board

The Ontario Labour Relations Board recently decided in Scholastic Book Fairs Canada Inc. v. Aguilar, 2012 CanLII 49789 (OLRB), that Ministry of Lab...

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