A part-time worker for Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) in Toronto who didn’t attend an orientation session and ignored repeated communications from his employer for months — before resurfac… …
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Ontario tightening rules around mass layoffs to protect remote, precarious workers
By Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development | Ontario The Ontario government is working for workers by proposing updates to employment laws that would respond to more workers being remote …
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Workplace NewsWorkplace Violence
Peterborough Paramedics taking ‘zero-tolerance’ approach to violence against front-line workers
By Brendan Burke | Peterborough Examiner Peterborough County-City Paramedics is employing a zero-tolerance approach to violence against first responders after both a paramedic and a police officer were assaulted over the …
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FeaturedMental HealthRecommendedWrongful Dismissal
Secret recording made by fired Ontario resort GM highlighted ‘disturbing aspects’ of termination: Court
The general manager of an Ontario golf course and resort has been awarded seven months’ notice after serving slightly more than three years in his role. The Ontario Superior Court …
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By Ministry of the Attorney General, Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey announced the appointment of a new associate judge to the Superior Court of Justice, effective March 9, 2023. Associate …
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By Ministry of the Attorney General, Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey announced the appointment of three judges to the Ontario Court of Justice, effective March 9, 2023. Justice Frances Brennan was …
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FeaturedLegal NewsSexual HarassmentWorkplace Investigations
Defamation lawsuit against law firm, investigator following sexual harassment complaint at medical school dismissed
The Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Rubin Thomlinson LLP and one of its lawyers, Katharine Montpetit, following an investigation into a complaint of sexual harassmen… …
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FeaturedWrongful Dismissal
IBM manager awarded 27 months’ notice by Ontario court in wrongful dismissal case
The often cited “cap” of 24 months on reasonable notice damages has been exceeded by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a wrongful dismissal case involving a long-serving IBM …
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Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal has declined to hear a complaint from a man who said a Walmart pharmacist discriminated against him because he was black. The man filed a complaint …
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Arbitration/Labour RelationsFeaturedJust Cause
Toronto company justified in firing carpet thief: Court
Multy Home, a Toronto-based company that manufactures and sells rugs, was justified in firing a unionized worker who stole two carpets and provided a strange explanation for his actions, the …