Grounds for discipline isn’t necessarily grounds for firing, and checking your facts
Vey Willetts LLP, an Ottawa employment law firm, draws our attention to an interesting case where a supervisor arguably turned herself into an advocate for an employee the employer College didn’t want, rather than act as a supervisor and representative of the College: “Ontario court overturns just cause dismissal and awards over $97,000 in damages”. […]
“The 2018 Federal Budget: What [Federally Regulated] Employers Should Know”
Kyle Lambert of McMillan, LLP provides a useful summary of “several notable employment law changes that will impact federally-regulated employers, including a proposal for new pay equity legislation and a plan for shared paid parental leave”. “The 2018 Federal Budget: What Employers Should Know.”
“How NOT to work with your employment lawyer”
Nadia Zaman and Stuart Rudner of Rudner Law have an excellent article, “How NOT to work with your employment lawyer“. Best read in its entirety. How NOT to work with your employment lawyer
Can your will be made to survive a future marriage?
The short answers are: if you are making a will in specific contemplation of a specific marriage, yes; if you are making a will which contemplates the possibility of some unknown future marriage, no. Section 16 of the Succession Law Reform Act R.S.O. 1990, c. S.26 mandates that any will made before marriage is revoked […]
The OHSA may require you to meet more than the minimums
“It may not be possible for all risk to be eliminated from a workplace […] but it does not follow that employers need do only as little as is specifically prescribed in the regulations. There may be cases in which more is required – in which additional safety precautions tailored to fit the distinctive nature […]
Big Changes for Collection Agencies
There are now significant changes to Ontario’s collection laws. Neil Abbott and Sam Starkman of Gowlings have a good summary of some of the most important of these changes: A large change is that the definition of “collection agency” will now include a person who purchases debts that are in arrears (past due) and collects […]
ONCA in 2020?
Natasha Smith of Miller, Thomson has some very interesting news. It appears that after many, many years of delay (it passed third reading in 2010) the new Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (better known as “ONCA”) will finally be proclaimed into law in 2020. “Once in force, the ONCA will replace the Corporations Act (Ontario) – […]
Major Changes to Statutory Leaves of Absence Are Underway
Carl Cunningham, Talia Bregman and Tyler Henderson of Bennett Jones bring our attention some of the biggest implemented or pending changes to statutory absences in Ontario labour law. Some of those key changes: Pregnancy leave goes from 35 to 61 (unpaid) weeks. Parental leave goes from 37 to 67 (unpaid) weeks. Family medical leave (to […]
“Recognizing the red flags of real estate scams involving corporate identity theft”
Lisa Weinstein (VP, TitlePlus, LawPro) gives us this important article: Recognizing the red flags of real estate scams involving corporate identity theft
“Lenders Should Think Twice Before Foreclosing on Sympathetic Mortgagors”
Scott McGrath of Weir Foulds notes a case that is of importance to all mortgage lenders: “The recent decision of the Court of Appeal for Ontario in Winters v Hunking, 2017 ONCA 909 provides an example of the court acknowledging that the mortgagor may have been within its strict legal rights to seek foreclosure on […]
