Concussions: No Longer Just “Getting Your Bell Rung”
A concussion is a traumatic brain injury. It will most likely occur from a direct or indirect blow to the head, face, jaw, or at the junction of the skull and neck. Stated otherwise, a concussion is caused by either a direct blow to the head or to another body region resulting in an abrupt acceleration or...
Continue reading the post titled Concussions: No Longer Just “Getting Your Bell Rung”Vendor financing: Considerations for business sellers
Following a year focused heavily on concerns surrounding inflation, the Bank of Canada made its seventh rate increase of 2022 on December 7. After a period of cheap access to money fuelling robust M&A activity, some prospective buyers may be finding themselves in a more challenging position to finance a business purchase. These conditions may...
Continue reading the post titled Vendor financing: Considerations for business sellersSuing an Employer for Work Injuries: Lawsuits Vs. Workers’ Compensation
Ontario’s workers’ compensation legislation exists to provide workers with benefits if they are hurt during the course of their employment. The scheme is meant to efficiently and quickly replace the remedy a worker could receive from a lawsuit. Workers are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits regardless of how they are hurt or who caused the...
Continue reading the post titled Suing an Employer for Work Injuries: Lawsuits Vs. Workers’ CompensationRecovering Compensation in Injury Claims Against Bars, Taverns and Social Hosts
Maciej Pieoksz looks at the issue of personal injuries that are a result of alcohol in bars, tavers and other establishments. Maciej also gives tips to consumers and hosts on how to protect themselves. You are at a party with friends. You are drinking casually but are being encouraged to drink more and drink heavily...
Continue reading the post titled Recovering Compensation in Injury Claims Against Bars, Taverns and Social HostsRecovering Compensation for Attendant Care After a Motor Vehicle Collision
Individuals who are injured in a motor vehicle accident may have the right to receive funding for attendant care services required as a result of their injuries. Attendant care services include assistance provided for things such as personal care (grooming, dressing, bathing, toileting, personal hygiene), basic supervision and even meal preparation. Individuals who are injured in...
Continue reading the post titled Recovering Compensation for Attendant Care After a Motor Vehicle CollisionAre Family Members Entitled to Damages in a Personal Injury Lawsuit?
When asked, “are family members entitled to damages in a personal injury lawsuit?” the answer is generally, yes. Family members can be burdened with extraordinary challenges when a loved one is seriously injured or killed. The law in Ontario recognizes this, and grants certain rights to family members of people who are injured or killed due to...
Continue reading the post titled Are Family Members Entitled to Damages in a Personal Injury Lawsuit?Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Program
The COVID-19 pandemic separated many Canadian Citizens and Canadian permanent residents from their loved ones who reside outside of Canada. Most of them have been looking forward to getting an opportunity to sponsor their parents and grandparents to become permanent residents of Canada. The 2022 Parent Grandparent Sponsorship Program (PGP) ran in an almost identical...
Continue reading the post titled Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship ProgramFailing to Address Workplace Health and Safety Concerns Can be Costly for Employers
Ensuring workplace health and safety is always an important priority for employers, and is even more so now that Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (the “OHSA”) places obligations on employers with respect to workplace violence and harassment. As a recent case demonstrates, employers should be diligent regarding the development and implementation of their workplace...
Continue reading the post titled Failing to Address Workplace Health and Safety Concerns Can be Costly for EmployersUnions utilizing creative organizing strategies in the service sector
Employers should take note – Unions are using ever more creative means to engage potential members, especially in sectors with low rates of unionization. For example, the United Steelworkers are helping temporary foreign workers employed by a Tim Horton’s franchise in British Columbia in their application to the Human Rights Tribunal. The employees claim that their...
Continue reading the post titled Unions utilizing creative organizing strategies in the service sectorWinter Tires and Driving Tips
Are you ready for winter driving? Siskinds Associate Anna Szczurko has looked at the issue of safe winter driving and has a few important tips. A distinct wintery chill is settling into the Southwestern Ontario and London region as we approach our first winter storm of the season. It will not be long before we...
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