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Clark Wilson LLP
Can an employer terminate an employee who is on sick leave? This is a question many employers have been grappling with lately and frustratingly the answer is usually not straight forward.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
On March 27, 2024, Bill 42, An Act to prevent and fight psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace (Act), was sanctioned by the Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec.
Fasken
The Alberta courts found that a private school discriminated against two students by not allowing them to pray at school. This decision is a good reminder...
Rubin Thomlinson LLP
Under Ontario's human rights jurisprudence, when an employee raises a complaint of discrimination, the employer has a duty to address that complaint. The employer's response to a complaint...
CCPartners
A concerning arbitration decision has been quashed on judicial review.
Miller Thomson LLP
A recent decision by the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal (the "Tribunal") has sent a clear message that it will not take sexual harassment in the workplace lightly.
MLT Aikins LLP
The Alberta Human Rights Commission recently upheld a Director's decision to dismiss a former employee's complaint as a result of the employee refusing to accept a fair and reasonable settlement offer.
Dentons
Un tribunal de l'Alberta a récemment ordonné que les renseignements recueillis et le dossier compilé par le conseiller en ressources...
Rubin Thomlinson LLP
Achallenging question that employers may face is how to respond to historical complaints of harmful behaviour when such complaints arise and cause conflict in the workplace.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
On March 27, 2024, the government of Québec sanctioned Bill 42, An Act to prevent and fight psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace...
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
On March 22, the National Assembly passed Bill 42, An Act to prevent and fight psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace...
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Le 22 mars dernier, l'Assemblée nationale a adopté le projet de loi no42 intitulé la Loi visant à prévenir et à combattre le harcèlement psychologique et la violence à caractère sexuel...
Langlois Lawyers, LLP
Dans cette affaire, le Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique (le « Syndicat »), qui représente des chauffeurs d'autobus...
Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
On April 2, 2024, the Ontario Divisional Court released its decision in Metrolinx v. Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1587, which was a judicial review of an arbitration decision rendered...
MLT Aikins LLP
The federal Pay Equity Act (the "Act") requires most Canadian federally regulated workplaces with 10 or more employees to develop and implement a pay equity plan and address any pay equity gaps...
Spring Law
But what counts as "workplace harassment" and what are an employer's obligations? This post will set out the basics.
Stewart McKelvey
Human rights legislation prohibits discrimination in specific contexts, including employment and the provision of services.
MLT Aikins LLP
April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day. It's an opportunity to take a moment to reflect on how to better understand and embrace this form of neurodiversity in the workplace.
Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP
The Ontario Labour Relations Board (the OLRB) has provided guidance on the extent of an employer's disclosure obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA)
Miller Titerle + Company
The recent enactment of British Columbia's Pay Transparency Act (the "Act") has piqued widespread interest from both employers and employees throughout British Columbia.
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