Don’t forget to review your Workplace Violence and Harassment Policies and Programs!
It has now been almost 1 year since Bill 168 came into force on June 15, 2010 and, as such, it is time to review and, if necessary, revise your workplace violence and harassment policies and programs. If you recall, Bill 168 amended Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act, thereby imposing significant additional obligations on...
Continue reading the post titled Don’t forget to review your Workplace Violence and Harassment Policies and Programs!An employment lawyer’s review of an AI-drafted employment agreement
Along with what feels like every other person on the planet, I’ve been experimenting with ChatGPT. For the uninitiated, ChatGPT is an AI chat bot developed by OpenAI. I’m hardly an expert on the subject, but ChatGPT does not appear to “think” the way humans do. It is incapable of subjective judgment. Essentially, it compares...
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New warnings for gastroparesis, severe stomach problems added to popular GLP-1 drugs
The Canadian product information for in-demand type 2 diabetes drugs Mounjaro and Trulicity has recently been updated with new warning language describing certain serious gastrointestinal risks, including gastroparesis (aka stomach paralysis). The updated warnings for Mounjaro and Trulicity come in the wake of new warnings for gastrointestinal issues being added to market-leading diabetes drug Ozempic...
Continue reading the post titled New warnings for gastroparesis, severe stomach problems added to popular GLP-1 drugsThe Federal Skilled Worker Program
The Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) Program is for skilled workers with foreign work experience who wish to immigrate to Canada permanently.
Continue reading the post titled The Federal Skilled Worker ProgramThe Federal Skilled Trades Program
The Federal Skilled Trades (FST) Program is for skilled workers who want to become a permanent resident based on being qualified in a skilled trade.
Continue reading the post titled The Federal Skilled Trades ProgramThe Canadian Experience Class
The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) Class is for skilled workers with Canadian work experience who wish to become permanent residents.
Continue reading the post titled The Canadian Experience ClassAnother noise lawsuit
A group of Calgary residents have launched another civil lawsuit, trying to force a local chicken processing plant (Lilydale) to slash noise and odour. The statement of claim asks the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench to order Lilydale to stop night-time trucking at its Hurst Road plant, limit odour pollution, and fully enclose chicken waste bins....
Continue reading the post titled Another noise lawsuitPublic Hearings Regarding the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, in London on July 17
Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, is currently working its way through the Ontario legislature and, if passed into law, would impose many new obligations on employers. For more details on those changes, please see our previous blog posts on the subject. Bill 148 is in the “committee stage” of the legislative...
Continue reading the post titled Public Hearings Regarding the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, in London on July 17Wind turbines and radiation emitting devices act
Does operating a wind turbine contravene the federal Radiation Emitting Devices Act? I don’t think so. Here are four (alternative) reasons: First, in my view, a wind turbine is not a “device” within the meaning of this Act. In legal terms, physical things are divided into what we call “personal property” and “real property”. A...
Continue reading the post titled Wind turbines and radiation emitting devices actImplementing 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 employees to re-evaluate their work-life balance. Several...
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