The Ontario Court of Appeal weighs in on sexual harassment and just cause
Termination of employment for cause can seem like an unbelievably high bar for an employer to meet. Fortunately, the Ontario Court of Appeal has released two decisions in the last year that have upheld terminations for cause in circumstances involving sexual harassment and assault. Hucsko v.…
View the post titled The Ontario Court of Appeal weighs in on sexual harassment and just causeCan an employee’s involvement in the Freedom Convoy protests result in their termination of employment?
As we all know, life’s events are constantly being photographed, posted, tweeted, and shared. It seems that keeping our private lives private, has become less and less of a reality as the years go by. As a result, keeping a separation between employees “on-duty conduct” and “off-duty conduct…
View the post titled Can an employee’s involvement in the Freedom Convoy protests result in their termination of employment?Return to the office: Struggling with employees unwilling or unable to return
About one year ago, I blogged on various employer considerations for both hybrid and entirely remote work, including location, duration, frequency, home office requirements, legal compliance, etc. See my remote work blog for details. It was already clear at that time that employers were goin…
View the post titled Return to the office: Struggling with employees unwilling or unable to returnImplementing a four-day workweek: Legal issues for employers to consider
So you’re having trouble finding and retaining top talent. Offering hybrid or remote work doesn’t work for you – or maybe it isn’t enough to keep competitive in this tight job market. You’re also hearing reports of employee burnout and have seen first-hand that the pandemic is causing employ…
View the post titled Implementing a four-day workweek: Legal issues for employers to considerIntervenor beware! – Brewers Retail v. Campbell
In Brewers Retail v Campbell, 2022 ONSC 2795, Justice Morgan dealt with costs in “procedurally unusual circumstances”: the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (“FSRA”), Ontario’s pension regulator, was granted intervenor status to oppose a consent motion for certification for settlement …
View the post titled Intervenor beware! – Brewers Retail v. CampbellHit and runs – your legal recourse
Being involved in a collision is a stressful event. It is compounded where the at-fault driver flees the scene and cannot be identified. In this situation, there are specific systems in place in Ontario to assist. There are three main avenues for assistance for victims of hit and runs, which…
View the post titled Hit and runs – your legal recourseMoore v. 7595611 Canada Corp. – What is a life worth?
What is a life worth? This is a question with which our legal system has grappled for a very long time. The answer is that a life is priceless, there is no amount of money that is worth a human life. Nevertheless, our Courts are tasked with the job of determining a value for the loss...
View the post titled Moore v. 7595611 Canada Corp. – What is a life worth?Liability in motor vehicle collisions—who is responsible to compensate the victim?
All motor vehicle injury lawsuits require careful analysis of two important concepts: 1) liability, and 2) damages. Liability is the state of legal of responsibility for which an at-fault person is accountable to an injury victim. Damages are the losses that a victim has or will suffer as a …
View the post titled Liability in motor vehicle collisions—who is responsible to compensate the victim?If we separate, will I get my down payment on the house back?
Let’s assume you and your spouse, whether common-law or married, own your home as joint tenants and you each paid an equal amount towards the down payment. If that’s the case, then if you separate you will each get your half of the down payment back when you sell the home and split the net...
View the post titled If we separate, will I get my down payment on the house back?Concert injuries: Who is responsible for the Astroworld tragedy?
When Travis Scott took the stage at the Astroworld Festival at NRG Park in Houston, Texas on November 5, 2021, the crowd surged forward and the “crowd crush” resulted in the death of ten people and injuries to hundreds more. To date, nearly 500 lawsuits have been commenced in relation to thi…
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