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 […]
Andy Pushalik
Full bioNot 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 […]
“Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.”
Employer avoids liability for harassing texts sent by rogue employee In an interesting decision, the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario […]
SCC Rules on Random Alcohol Testing at Pulp and Paper Mill
On June 14, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada released its highly anticipated decision in Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union […]
Ontario’s Pay Equity Commission Publishes Interpretative Guide to Pay Equity Act
Ontario’s Pay Equity Commission recently published an interpretative guide designed to help employers understand their obligations under the Pay Equity Act. Introduced […]
Reviewing Ontario’s Workplace Violence and Harassment Law
In this article, Andy Pushalik reviews employer’s duties as they relate to workplace violence and harassment in Ontario. On June […]
The Sweet Smell of Human Rights: Tribunal finds Employee Not Discriminated Against Due to Scent Sensitivities
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has ruled that an employee with a hypersensitivity to certain scents did not experience […]
Arbitrator Reinstates Sleepy Security Guard
An employer’s ambiguous disciplinary policy and lenient past disciplinary practice has caused it to lose an otherwise strong just cause […]
Employee Fails to Mitigate Damages by Turning Down Employer’s Replacement Job Offer
An Ontario Judge has confirmed that an employee’s duty to mitigate may well include taking a job that is offered […]
My Friends are Your Friends? U.S. Court Rules that an Employer’s MySpace “Friends” List Can be a Trade Secret
In a decision that may one day be cited by Canadian courts on the extent of an employer’s rights over its social […]
HR Professionals Bill Passes Second Reading
Ontario’s human resources professionals are one step closer to belonging to a true professional regulatory organization. On March 1, 2012, […]