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Employment and labour law trends to watch for in 2020

By Andy Pushalik
  • Employment Standards
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Going, Going, (Mostly) Gone: Ontario Conservative Government Announces Targeted Rollback of Bill 148 Amendments to the Ontario Employment Standards Act and the Ontario Labour Relations Act

By Andy Pushalik and Meaghen Russell
  • Criminal Offences by Employees
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Webinar: Employment and Labour law trends to watch for in 2018

By Andy Pushalik
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Court Strikes Down Non-Compete Which Would Have Prevented Employee from Starting a Band in Mexico and Playing at a Staff Retreat in Cancun

By Andy Pushalik
  • Employment Standards

Posting Alert – Ontario Publishes Updated Version of Employment Standards Poster

By Andy Pushalik
  • Wrongful Dismissal

10 Employment Law Cases That You Should Remember from 2017 (in 280 characters or less)

By Andy Pushalik
  • Labour

A Truly Poisoned Work Environment – Arbitrator Upholds Discharge of Employee Who Spiked Office Water Cooler with Bleach

By Andy Pushalik
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Changing Workplaces Review to be Released May 22: Media Reports

By Andy Pushalik
  • Employment Standards

2016 Labour and Employment Law – A Year in Review (in 140 characters or less)

By Andy Pushalik
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Supreme Court of Canada to Federally Regulated Employers: No “Without Cause” Dismissals Under Canada Labour Code

By Andy Pushalik
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Join us May 1st for Dentons’ Spring Employment and Labour Law Update

Please join us on May 1st for a complimentary seminar /webinar on the following topics: July 1st Deadline Looming: How […]

By Andy Pushalik
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  • Occupational Health and Safety

Not Quite an Eye for an Eye – Judge rules that Employee’s “Kick in the Butt” Excuses Co-Worker’s Punch in the Mouth

Does a “kick in the butt” excuse a punch in the mouth? That was the question facing the Court in […]

By Andy Pushalik

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Smart risk strategies for federally regulated workplaces

Canada: On June 18, 2026, Dentons’ Employment and Labour team hosted a national webinar highlighting key developments shaping federally regulated workplaces and the practical risks employers need to address now. [...]

Bill C-31: Proposed restriction on non-competition clauses for federally regulated employers

On May 6, 2026, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-31, Budget 2025 Implementation Act, No. 2 (Bill C-31), which proposes amendments to the Canada Labour Code that would prohibit [...]

Working for or against you: Copyright ownership and the “course of employment”

Without explicit provisions in employment agreements, employers risk employees retaining copyright in works they create, even when employees secretly develop a competing product. Employers presumptively own copyright in works made [...]

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