A senior software developer who secretly built a competing product while employed at a London, Ont., tech company kept copyright in that software because he developed it outside his assigned …
Tag:
ontario
-
-
Legal CostsSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Ontario court awards $450K in legal costs against founder who misappropriated funds, defied orders
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ordered a company founder to pay $450,000 in legal costs after he was found to have breached his fiduciary duties, engaged in oppression,… …
-
FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
Ontario court rejects BakeMark bid to move B.C. worker’s wrongful dismissal case out of province
An Ontario court has dismissed a motion by a baking ingredients company to transfer a former British Columbia warehouse manager’s wrongful dismissal case to British Columbia, finding the company faile… …
-
AccommodationFeatured
Court quashes HTRO ruling that dismissed parking company worker’s discrimination claim
An Ontario worker who says he was denied a disability accommodation at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic will have his human rights case reheard after the Ontario Superior Court …
-
FeaturedSexual Harassment
Jack Astor’s worker’s human rights complaint dismissed as filed too late, tribunal finds
A cook who alleged sexual harassment by her kitchen manager at a Jack Astor’s restaurant in Toronto has had her human rights application dismissed after the Human Rights Tribunal of …
-
Mental HealthSubscriber Content
PREMIUM Tribunal kills human rights bid by worker who alleged psychiatric diagnosis used to strip leadership role
A worker’s human rights application against an Ontario insurance agency has been dismissed after the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario found a parallel civil proceeding barred it from proceeding. The… …
-
FeaturedWorkplace News
Hamilton temp agency fined $100,000 for giving false records to employment inspector
A Hamilton temporary help agency has been fined $100,000 after pleading guilty to providing false records to an employment standards officer and obstructing an inspection. ML Staffing Solutions Inc., … …
-
FeaturedWorkplace News
Ontario proposes allowing retail stores to open on Family Day and Victoria Day
Ontario is moving to let retail businesses open on Family Day and Victoria Day, a change the province says will create a consistent, province-wide framework for holidays that currently vary …
-
FeaturedPrivacyWorkplace News
Ontario overhauls privacy and cyber security rules for schools, hospitals and public sector
Ontario is requiring hospitals, school boards and other public sector organizations to meet new cyber security standards under sweeping changes to the province’s access and privacy framework — the fir… …
-
Legal News
Queen’s University professor wins Ontario’s top legal writing honour for children’s justice work
A Queen’s University law professor whose research helped reshape how Canadian courts treat the voices of children has won Ontario’s highest award for legal writing. Nicholas Bala, a professor at …