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Posted April 17, 2020

Temporary Top Up for Low-Income Front Line Workers

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed particular demands on low-income workers in certain sectors, including those on the front-line in hospitals and nursing homes, those ensuring[...]

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Posted April 16, 2020

The Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) – FAQ (updated July 21, 2020)

On July 21st, House of Commons passed Bill C-20 which provides a substantial broadening and extension of the CEWS Program. The Program’s wage subsidy calculation[...]

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Posted April 9, 2020

Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) – Updated on April 17, 2020

The Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), which is designed to assist employed and self-employed workers, began receiving applications April 6, 2020. The CERB provides a taxable benefit[...]

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Employment, Human Rights and Labour

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Posted April 1, 2020

Records of Employment in the COVID Era

Employment and Social Development of Canada has issued specific directions to employers on how to complete Records of Employment where an employee has been directly[...]

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Employment, Human Rights and Labour

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Posted March 19, 2020

COVAID: Feds Announce COVID-19 Aid Package

On March 18th, 2020, the Federal Government announced a new $27B aid package (“COVAID”) to help individuals reeling from the financial impact of the virus.[...]

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Employment, Human Rights and Labour

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Posted March 19, 2020

COVID-19, Temporary Layoffs and Claims of Constructive Dismissal

Ontario’s Employment Standards Act, 2000 provides employers with the ability to place employees on a temporary layoff for a specific period of time.* However the[...]

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Employment, Human Rights and Labour

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Posted December 12, 2019

Employees Living with Cancer

I received a call the other day from a client, the owner of a local business, who had just learned that one of his employees[...]

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Employment, Human Rights and Labour

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Posted December 3, 2019

I’m on Salary. Does That Mean I Don’t Get Overtime?

Employees can be paid hourly, on commission, or receive a salary. Employees and employers often are curious as to overtime entitlement. Many assume that when[...]

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Posted October 31, 2019

Affirmative Action in University Admissions – What We Can Learn from Harvard

As an alumnus of Harvard College, I followed with interest the lawsuit challenging Harvard’s affirmative action practices in admissions. My time at the college transformed[...]