Canadian Employment Law Today

Top court overturns lower court decision using safety as justification for testing without cause; employee privacy trumps safety without proof of existing problem

WRONGFUL DISMISSAL

Jun 11, 2013

Emails sink employer in safety retaliation case

Internal emails revealed professional standards investigation was 'carefully chosen ruse' to get rid of employee after safety complaint

DISCRIMINATION

Jun 6, 2013

Ontario company guilty of age discrimination in emails with job applicant

Consultant misled applicant on status of application while younger candidates were interviewed

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Jun 3, 2013

Sexual harasser’s reinstatement overturned

Court disagrees with justification for reinstatement based on one victim’s threat and other’s statement she didn’t want harasser fired

UNJUST DISMISSAL

May 27, 2013

Arbitrator refuses to reinstate fired worker after unjust dismissal finding

Misconduct warrented suspension, not dismissal, but too much bad blood made a return to work untenable

ACCOMMODATION

May 23, 2013

British Columbia ambulance service failed to accommodate paramedic with MS

Manager also found personally liable for his own efforts at preventing paramedic's return to limited duties

Current Issue

Current Issue: May 29, 2013

Disabled worker wins reinstatement — after 10 years

School board worker, who was ready to return after 3 years, awarded more than $400,000

‘Crackhead’ comment cracks employment relationship

Company and owner must pay $30,000 after owner called sales agent with addiction history a ‘crackhead’ to his face and to clients

Unpaid internships a costly risk

Employers can find themselves in legal trouble if their interns are doing somebody’s job instead of learning

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Next Issue: June 26, 2013

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Onboarding recent immigrants in the workplace

Sue Sadler, senior director of services for Peel Region at ACCES employment in Ontario, talks about issues employers and immigrants face in onboarding, and what can be done to accommodate new immigrants

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Managing Terminations — Minimizing Employer Liability When Making Difficult Decisions

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Jennifer Hodgins & Ashley Brown, Sherrard Kuzz LLP

Date: Jun 24, 2013
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ET
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Accessibility in Ontario: Understanding Evolving Requirements under the AODA

Stay on top of the latest standards for employers under Ontario's Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act

Leah Simon and Lisa Bolton, Sherrard Kuzz LLP

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BLOGS

Employment Law : Jeffrey R. Smith

Going to safety extremes

Employee in U.S. fired after abusive ex-husband shows up at work

Canadian HR Law : Stuart Rudner

Tips on hiring, firing

Highlights from a recent radio interview