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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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Employment, Human Rights and Labour

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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[...]

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Employment, Human Rights and Labour

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Posted October 10, 2019

Severance Denied for Disabled Plaintiff

Working notice of termination or pay in lieu (i.e. “severance”) is afforded to employees in order to provide them with enough income or time to[...]

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Employment, Human Rights and Labour

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Posted September 17, 2019

Can I Get My Job Back?

When a job is lost for reasons that an employee disagrees with, feels are unjust, or are in bad faith, what that employee sometimes wants[...]

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Employment, Human Rights and Labour

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Posted September 4, 2019

Termination Pay Pitfalls: What About Commission and Bonuses?

For non-salaried employees and their employers, termination entitlement can be a complicated matter. Sometimes employees’ entire pay structures are centered on bonuses and commissions. Upon[...]

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Employment, Human Rights and Labour

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Posted August 8, 2019

Cheating, Lying, Impaired, Fraudster….Surely This is Just Cause for Termination?

In nearly every situation where an employee has been terminated for just cause, both the employee and the employer are angry. Employers frequently express shock[...]

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Employment, Human Rights and Labour

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Posted July 24, 2019

Executive Comp: Share Purchase Documents Prevail in Exec Wrongful Dismissal Litigation

For many executives, a great portion of their remuneration is derived from company shares. In the context of wrongful dismissal litigation, the value of those[...]