Human Rights Tribunal Has No Jurisdiction to Hear Equity Partner’s Human Rights Complaint in British Columbia
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has unanimously held that the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal did not have jurisdiction […]
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Ontario Announces Summer Safety Inspection Blitz Of Crane Safety And Surface Mines And Quarries
The Ontario Ministry of Labour recently announced a summer safety inspection blitz targeting construction sites with mobile and tower cranes, […]
Preventing Heat Stress In The Workplace
As many places in Canada are sweltering under a summer heat wave, employers should assess the risk of heat exposure […]
Extension of Grow-in Benefits – The Rules have Changed
Plan sponsors with certain types of defined benefit pension (DB) plans must familiarize themselves with the new grow-in rules which […]
Cashing-out of Small Pension Benefits: The Rules have Changed
The rules for cashing-out or “unlocking” small pension benefit amounts have been overhauled. Effective July 1, 2012, it will be a […]
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 […]
Immediate vesting and locking-in
Ontario pension rules prior to July 1st, 2012 allowed employers to require Ontario members of pension plans to wait two […]
Overtime Class Actions: Ontario Court of Appeal Releases Trilogy of Judgments
Earlier today, the Ontario Court of Appeal released its highly anticipated trilogy of judgments in the high-profile overtime class action […]
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 […]
“Eleventh Hour Claim of Just Cause” Rejected by Court: Witnesses “Tailored” Evidence
An Ontario judge has rejected a just cause defence raised by an employer two and a half years after the […]
Ontario Human Rights Code to protect transgendered individuals
Ontario’s Human Rights Code, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary on June 15th, is being amended to protect transgendered people […]
Ministry blitz of temporary agencies
From June until the end of August, 2012, the Ontario Ministry of Labour will be undertaking proactive inspections of temporary […]