The legal community is mourning the sudden passing of Michael Silver (1960-2024), a lawyer and mediator who significantly shaped the practice of mediation in Ontario. Silver passed away on the …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Court awards eight months’ notice to terminated Town of Hay River finance director
The Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories has awarded the former Director of Finance and Administration for the Town of Hay River eight months’ salary in lieu of notice following …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Manitoba court dismisses negligence, defamation claims against postal workers’ union
The Court of King’s Bench of Manitoba has dismissed all claims of negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and defamation brought by a former union executive against the Canadian Union of …
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Workplace News
Newfoundland and Labrador to extend job-protected leave for illness, injury under proposed amendments
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador introduced proposed amendments to the Labour Standards Act on November 6 that would significantly extend unpaid job-protected leave for workers dealing with long-term illness, …
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FeaturedLegal NewsWrongful Dismissal
Toronto law firm disqualified from representing former executive due to conflict of interest
A Toronto-based law firm has been removed from representing a former executive in a wrongful dismissal lawsuit after the Ontario Superior Court found it had a conflict of interest stemming …
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FeaturedImmigration
Mac’s Convenience Stores found vicariously liable for agent’s breach of fiduciary duty in class action over foreign worker fees
In a ruling of interest to employers using third-party recruiters, the British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled that Mac’s Convenience Stores is vicariously liable for the breach of fiduciary duty …
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A British Columbia court has granted an interlocutory injunction preventing a former owner of dental clinics from engaging in competitive business activities, enforcing the non-competition and non-solicitation clauses agreed upon …
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FeaturedPrivacy
N.L. Labour Relations Board’s search efforts deemed reasonable, privacy complaint dismissed
The Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Relations Board was found to have conducted a reasonable search in response to a complainant’s access-to-information request, meeting its obligations under the province’s Access to …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeatured
Arbitrator upholds TTC’s drug and alcohol test of bus operator found sleeping on duty
An arbitrator has upheld the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) decision to administer a drug and alcohol test to a bus operator who was found asleep in his bus while parked …
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FeaturedOccupational Health & SafetyPrivacy
Ontario Court of Appeal orders LCBO to disclose theft data to Toronto Star, rejects arguments about worker safety
The Ontario Court of Appeal has restored an order compelling the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) to release theft and shoplifting data to the Toronto Star, rejecting the retailer’s …