The Dangers of Unpaid Employment in a Start-Up Company
Unpaid internships were discussed in an April 8th posting in this blog and it is clear that most Ontario interns have […]
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Compliance Reminder – New Statutory Leaves in Ontario
Employers should be aware that effective as of October 29, 2014, statutory leaves of absence in Ontario under the Employment […]
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal – Is There an Appetite For Costs Awards?
No client likes to have a human rights application brought against it before the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal. And no […]
Top Ten Tips for the Workplace
Every now and then, it’s worth it for even the most seasoned HR professional to receive a reminder about best […]
Significant Changes Proposed to Ontario’s Workplace Laws
Ontario’s government introduced workplace legislation on July 16, 2014 that would affect five labour and employment statutes in the province. […]
Ontario’s New Human Rights Policy
In mid-June, the Ontario Human Rights Commission released a new policy entitled “The Policy on Preventing Discrimination Based on Mental […]
Sanity Prevails: The Tale of a 90% Reduction to a Punitive Damages Award
In the May 2014 Ontario Court of Appeal decision in the case of Boucher v. Wal-Mart, the $1,150,000 in punitive […]
Your Partners Are Not Your Employees: Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies the Application of the Control/Dependency Test
In 2009, John McCormick, an equity partner in the law firm Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP (the “Firm”) filed a complaint […]
Discrimination due to Family Status – The Final Word?
In a just-released decision, the Federal Court of Appeal has confirmed that the ground of discrimination due to family status […]
Join us May 1st for Dentons’ Spring Employment and Labour Law Update
Please join us on May 1st for a complimentary seminar /webinar on the following topics: July 1st Deadline Looming: How […]
Not Quite an Eye for an Eye – Judge rules that Employee’s “Kick in the Butt” Excuses Co-Worker’s Punch in the Mouth
Does a “kick in the butt” excuse a punch in the mouth? That was the question facing the Court in […]
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.”
Employer avoids liability for harassing texts sent by rogue employee In an interesting decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario […]
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